Berkshire Newspapers
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Berkshire Newspapers
Information about the titles of Newspaper and where they can be seen are listed in the Gibson Guide "Local Newspapers" compiled by Jeremy GIBSON, Brett LANGSTON & Brenda SMITH (Fedn FHS, 2nd edn, 2002)
British Library Newspaper Library at Colindale
Most Newspapers can be seen at the Colindale Newspaper Library in London. In many cases they can also be seen in the relevant Local Studies Library or Record Office.
The following information is taken from the British Library Newspaper on-Line Catalogue Details of these (and those of other Newspapers) should always be checked. Not all issues are held by the British Library. Be aware that some papers are variants of another area with only a few changed pages.
Abingdon Area
The Abingdon Herald, Oxford Times and Midland Counties Advertiser 1868-1870
continued as The Abingdon Herald and Wallingford Chronicle 1970
continued as The Reading and Abingdon Herald 1870
continued as The Abingdon and Reading Herald 1870-1883
continued as The Abingdon Herald 1883-1910
continued as The North Berks Herald 1910-1939
continued as North Berks Herald and Didcot Advertiser 1939-1960
continued as North Berks Herald 1961-1974
continued as Abingdon Herald 1974-
The Oxford Messenger and Oxonian Advertiser 1873
continued as The Oxford Messenger, Banbury, Abingdon & Witney Telegraph and Oxonian Advertiser 1874-1876
subsequently discontinued
The Abingdon Christian Record 1874
The Abingdon Monthly Messenger 1875
The Abingdon News and North Berkshire Times 1878-1879
subsequently discontinued
The Abingdon Express, Berks, Bucks, Oxon, Hants and Wilts Observer 1887-1888
Abingdon Free Press and Didcot News 1902-1916
Oxfordshire Free Press, etc 1906-1916
Didcot Advertiser 1961-1974
continued as Didcot Herald 1974-
Wallingford Herald 1961-
Wantage Herald 1962-1981
continued as Wantage & Grove Herald 1981-Courier 1984-1985
continued as South Oxfordshire Courier 1985-1995
continued as Courier (South Oxfordshire edition) 1995-
