The Lyttelton Times vol.1 no.1

Maker
Lyttleton Times Co Ltd.
Production date
11 Jan 1851
 Description
The Lyttleton Times vol.1 no.1, Saturday, January 11 1851.

The Lyttelton Times was the first newspaper in Canterbury, New Zealand, publishing the first edition in January 1851. It was established by the Canterbury Association as part of its planned settlement of Canterbury and developed into a liberal, at the time sometimes seen as radical, newspaper. A successor paper, The Star, is published as a free bi-weekly newspaper.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyttelton_Times
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Object detail

Maker
Production date
11 Jan 1851
Media/Materials
Paper and sellotape
Measurements
286 x 189 mm
Production place
Lyttelton, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Collection
Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1967/49/1

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