Maitland Mercury

It was originally a weekly newspaper, founded by Richard Jones, an English migrant from Liverpool who also served as treasurer of NSW for a brief period. The first issue was published as The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser on 7 January 1843.^[1] It has been a daily since 1894.^[2] when it was issued under two banners as The Maitland Daily Mercury^[3] during the week and The Maitland Weekly Mercury^[4] on Saturdays. From 1870 to 1873, Margaret Falls was the proprietor.^[5] In 1939 the weekly edition was absorbed into the daily and it became known as The Maitland Mercury.^[6] It was issued simply as The Mercury from 1960 to 1973^[7] when it reverted again to The Maitland Mercury.^[8]

Even when it was first published The Mercury was more than just a local newspaper reporting on local issues. It published national and international news, which was critical to the financial survival of the newspaper at the time, and it continues to do so.

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.^[9][10][11]

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• The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) at Trove
• The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1939) at Trove
• The Maitland Mercury (NSW : 1939) at Trove
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