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==''[[Friend of the Free State and Bloemfontein Gazette]]''== | ==''[[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. | + | 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''== | ==''The Friend''== | ||
Revision as of 05:54, 4 November 2024
The Friend is a South African newspaper published in Bloemfontein since 1899
Contents
BEING EDITED
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.
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