Place:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Date:

1876

Historical Information:

This image is part of the Colonial Office photographic collection held at The National Archives UK.

The first edition of The Advertiser rolled of the presses on July 12, 1858, when the settlement of South Australia was only 22 years old. Called The South Australian Advertiser, the newspaper consisted of four pages, each of seven columns, and sold at fourpence. It was edited, managed and published by Reverend John Henry Barrow.

Description:

Showing the Advertiser Buildings, Adelaide, South Australia. Original photo published 1876.

From the collection of:

The National Archives UK Flickr