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South African Commercial Advertiser

South Africa's first independent newspaper, started publication on the 7th January 1824 but was not published between 5 May 1824 and 31 Aug.1825, or between 10 March 1827 and 3 Oct 1828, periods when the paper was suppressed by order of the governor at the Cape.

Extracts from South African Commercial Advertiser, transcribed by Sue Mackay from copies at the National Archives, Kew, London, held in the archives of the Colonial Office under the following references: CO53/1 (1824-1829), CO53/2 (1830-1832), CO53/3 (1833-1835), CO53/4 (1836-1838), CO53/5 (1839-1840), CO53/6 (1841-43), CO53/7 (1844-1846), CO53/8 (1847-1849), CO53/9 (1850-51), CO53/10 (1852-1853), CO53/11 (1854-1855), CO53/12 (1856).

The Internet Archive has a condensed version of the first eighteen editions from January 4 to May 5 1824

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South African Commercial Advertiser 1824 (partial) Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 7779
South African Commercial Advertiser 1825 (partial) Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 6848
South African Commercial Advertiser 1826 - 1 - March to September Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 11737
South African Commercial Advertiser 1826 - 2 - October to December Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 11619
South African Commercial Advertiser 1827 - January to March Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 11386
South African Commercial Advertiser 1828 - October to December Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 10500
South African Commercial Advertiser 1829 - 1 - January to March Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 8700
South African Commercial Advertiser 1829 - 2 - April to June Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 10284
South African Commercial Advertiser 1829 - 3 - July to September Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 8711
South African Commercial Advertiser 1829 - 4 - October to December Contributed by Sue Mackay Hits: 9191

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