North Star and St. John's, Newfoundland News
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The North Star began publication under the title St. John's News and was intended to continue the St. John's Daily News after a two year hiatus in publication. It contained domestic news, reprints from the foreign press, legislative proceedings, farm and garden advice, poetry, editorials and advertisements. It was at first very Protestant and had a large section on religious affairs, but later became less obviously sectarian. The paper opposed Bennett and the Chronicle, and supported Carter. The North Star went on to support Whiteway and the railway.
Editor-Publisher:
Editor & proprietor: Robert Winton.
Information:
Place of publication: St. John's.
Dates of publication: July 27, 1872 - Sept. 24, 1881.
Frequency:
Weekly, July 27, 1872-July 5, 1873.
3 per week, Oct. 4-Nov. 13, 1873.
Weekly, Nov. 22, 1873-July 30, 1881.
Title varies:
St. John's News, Aug. 3, 1872-Jan. 18, 1873.
North Star and St. John's, Newfoundland, News, Feb. 1-July 5, 1873.
St. John's News, Oct. 4-Nov. 13, 1873.
North Star and St. John's, Newfoundland, News, Nov. 22, 1873-July 30, 1881.
Errata
Not Published
1872 Aug 24, 31, Nov 9, 30, Dec 7
1873 Jan 25, Feb 15, Apr 19, Jul 12, 19, 26, Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Sept 6, 13, 20, 27, Oct 25, 28, Nov 11, Dec 13
1879 Jan 4, 11, 18
1881 Mar 12, Aug 6, Sep 10
Missing Pages
1876 Sept 30, Nov 18 only three pages
1881 Sep 24 last issue available
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