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175 years old

Geelong Advertiser … can’t research without it!
24 Nov 2015

Geelong Advertiser … can’t research without it!

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Just 175 years and 3 days ago the first edition of the Geelong Advertiser was published – November 21, 1840 in fact.  It is Victoria’s OLDEST morning newspaper.  The banner for the Geelong Advertiser includes the words “Fortis est veritas” … Continued

175 years old, Geelong Advertiser

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