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| − | [[The Friend]] is a South African newspaper published in Bloemfontein since | + | [[The Friend]] is a South African newspaper published under various names in Bloemfontein since 1850. |
| − | ==The origins== | + | ==The origins: ''[[Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette]]'' == |
| − | + | The Free State's first newspaper - the ''[[Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette]]'' - was founded and edited by Richard Godlonton in June 1850, lasting under this name till March, 1854. | |
| − | + | ==''[[Friend of the Free State and Bloemfontein Gazette]]''== | |
| + | In August 1854, when the Free State gained its independence from England, the publication was renamed ''[[Friend of the Free State and Bloemfontein Gazette]]'' (published by Barlow Bros. & Co.), publishing articles in English, [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]] till 1894, thereafter in English only till 1899, when the control of the publication was taken over by Lord Roberts, as military commander of the British Forces occupying the city during the [[Anglo-Boer War]]. | ||
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| + | ==''The Friend''== | ||
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| + | After the war, the newspaper was revived in 1902 by Barlow and renamed ''[[The Friend]]'', to become one of two daily newspapers published in Bloemfontein, the other being the [[Afrikaans]] daily, ''[[Die Volksblad]]''. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
Julian Ralph. 1901. ''War's brighter side : the story of "The Friend" newspaper'' edited by the correspondents with Lord Roberts's forces, March-April, 1900. New York : D. Appleton and Co. ([[The Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/warsbrightersid00robegoog/page/n16/mode/2up]) | Julian Ralph. 1901. ''War's brighter side : the story of "The Friend" newspaper'' edited by the correspondents with Lord Roberts's forces, March-April, 1900. New York : D. Appleton and Co. ([[The Internet Archive]][https://archive.org/details/warsbrightersid00robegoog/page/n16/mode/2up]) | ||
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| + | Lizette Rabe. 2020. ''A Luta Continua: A history of media freedom in South Africa''. Stellenbosch: [[African Sun Media]]: p. 98[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=RGoDEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=The+Friend+of+the+Sovereignty+and+Bloemfontein+Gazette&source=bl&ots=tHSi0IiEjq&sig=ACfU3U2b5YYkGw8un6ypvoTkRT_wUlNa9g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN77y-tpX2AhVJPcAKHffHCMsQ6AF6BAgTEAM#v=onepage&q=The%20Friend%20of%20the%20Sovereignty%20and%20Bloemfontein%20Gazette&f=false] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:05, 4 November 2024
The Friend is a South African newspaper published under various names in Bloemfontein since 1850.
Contents
The origins: Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette
The Free State's first newspaper - the Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette - was founded and edited by Richard Godlonton in June 1850, lasting under this name till March, 1854.
Friend of the Free State and Bloemfontein Gazette
In August 1854, when the Free State gained its independence from England, the publication was renamed Friend of the Free State and Bloemfontein Gazette (published by Barlow Bros. & Co.), publishing articles in English, Dutch and Afrikaans till 1894, thereafter in English only till 1899, when the control of the publication was taken over by Lord Roberts, as military commander of the British Forces occupying the city during the Anglo-Boer War.
The Friend
After the war, the newspaper was revived in 1902 by Barlow and renamed The Friend, to become one of two daily newspapers published in Bloemfontein, the other being the Afrikaans daily, Die Volksblad.
Sources
Julian Ralph. 1901. War's brighter side : the story of "The Friend" newspaper edited by the correspondents with Lord Roberts's forces, March-April, 1900. New York : D. Appleton and Co. (The Internet Archive[1])
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2274042
https://www.loc.gov/item/sn88088613/
https://www.eggsa.org/newspapers/index.php/the-friend
Lizette Rabe. 2020. A Luta Continua: A history of media freedom in South Africa. Stellenbosch: African Sun Media: p. 98[2]
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to South_African_Venues,_Companies,_Societies,_etc
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
