The Twillingate Sun
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The Twillingate Sun printed local and foreign news, legislative proceedings, serial fiction and advertisements. It claimed to be politically independent in 1886, but supported Whiteway the Liberals, especially in the fall election of 1894. In 1929, it supported Squires and in 1948 was neutral on Confederation. The Sun ceased publication due to financial reasons in 1953.
This newspaper's description was sourced from Suzanne Ellison's Historical Directory of Newfoundland and Labrador Newspapers.
Dates of Publication:
June 24, 1880 - Jan 31, 1953
Suspended Publication:
Jan 16 - Feb 15, 1947
Frequency:
Weekly
Editor and proprietor:
Jabez P. Thompson, June 24, 1880 - 1895 or 6
George Roberts, 1895 or 6 - 1910
William B. Temple, 1910 - 1921
Stewart Roberts, 1921 - Jan 9, 1947
Ernest G. Clarke, Feb 22, 1947 - Jan 31, 1953
Issues on the DAI:
24 June 1880 to 31 January 1953
Title variants
Twillingate Sun and Northern Weekly Advertiser, June 24, 1880 - August 10, 1912
Twillingate Sun, Oct 19, 1912 - Jan 31, 1953
Issues by Year
The Twillingate Sun did not publish on the years: 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1906, and 1907