![]() Masthead of the last issue of the Colonial Times, 22 August 1857 ________ | |
Type | Thrice-weekly newspaper |
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Editor | Andrew Bent |
Founded | 1825 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 1857 |
Headquarters | Hobart |
The Colonial Times was a newspaper in what is now the Australian state of Tasmania. It was established as the Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser in 1825 in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land [1] [note 1] by the former editor of the Hobart Town Gazette, and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser, Andrew Bent. [2] The name was changed to Colonial Times in 1828. [2] In 1857 the title was absorbed into the Hobart Town Mercury. [3]
![]() Masthead of the last issue of the Colonial Times, 22 August 1857 ________ | |
Type | Thrice-weekly newspaper |
---|---|
Editor | Andrew Bent |
Founded | 1825 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 1857 |
Headquarters | Hobart |
The Colonial Times was a newspaper in what is now the Australian state of Tasmania. It was established as the Colonial Times, and Tasmanian Advertiser in 1825 in Hobart, Van Diemen's Land [1] [note 1] by the former editor of the Hobart Town Gazette, and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser, Andrew Bent. [2] The name was changed to Colonial Times in 1828. [2] In 1857 the title was absorbed into the Hobart Town Mercury. [3]