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[[The Friend]] is a South African newspaper published in Bloemfontein since 1899 | [[The Friend]] is a South African newspaper published in Bloemfontein since 1899 | ||
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==The origins: ''[[Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette]]'' == | ==The origins: ''[[Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette]]'' == | ||
Revision as of 09:17, 23 February 2022
The Friend is a South African newspaper published in Bloemfontein since 1899
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BEING EDITED
The origins: Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette
Originally published as Friend of the Sovereignty and Bloemfontein Gazette (June 1850- March, 1854), founded and edited by Richard Godlonton.
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.
The Friend
Revived and renamed The Friend after the war in 1901 by Barlow,
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/
Lizette Rabe. 2020. A Luta Continua: A history of media freedom in South Africa. Stellenbosch: African Sun Media: p. 98
