Historical information

The Bendigo Advertiser was first published in 1853. The Bendigo Independent was founded in 1866. In November 1918 the papers amalgamated and continued under The Bendigo Advertiser banner. The Bendigo Advertiser currently delivers news as a printed newspaper, digital paper and on its website and social media.

Physical description

Bendigo Advertiser Collection An old ledger belonging to The Bendigo Advertiser newspaper or The Bendigo The Bendigo Independent newspaper. The front cover is light brown coloured cardboard with a dark brown fabric cover which are both very damaged, the binding and the back cover are missing. Ther are 574 pages each is divided into six collum's with headings- Date, No, Description of Work, To whom Charged, No, ?, Price. The first entry is dated Aug 23 1890 and the last is Sep 26 1898. There are descriptions of various printing The newspaper did for other people. The ledger is in very poor condition.