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Wigan Star And Advertiser

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Wigan Star And Advertiser
Wigan Star And Advertiser
Photo: Mick
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Item #: 23965
Banner heading of Wigan Star And Advertiser, a short lived newspaper published circa 1891 to 1895.

Comment by: Colin Harlow on 25th September 2013 at 19:13

Very much short lived Mick, Where was it printed and published and who was the proprietor?

Comment by: Mick on 26th September 2013 at 00:03

Colin - it was a broadsheet consisting of four pages, much of which were given over to advertising and serial stories. Each issue hald about one page of news - both local and further afield.
The only info I can find re ownership etc, is the following notice on the rear page of each issue:-
"Printed for and published by The Wigan Star and Advertiser Company, at their offices, 31 King St, Wigan, in the County of Lancaster".

Comment by: fred foster on 27th September 2013 at 06:58

Wasn't the Wigan Examiner offices in King Street? Could this have been the fore runner of that paper?

Comment by: Mick on 27th September 2013 at 10:57

Fred - the Wigan Examiner was already in existence (first published in the early 1850s), and their office was between the Court cinema and the corner of King St and Rodney St.
The business address given for the Wigan Star (31 King St) is on the opposite side of the street; either in the 'Turnkey building' or next door to it - Alker & Ball solicitors now occupy numbers 29 to 33 King St.

Comment by: RON HUNT on 27th September 2013 at 14:05

Just had a book dealers list and he has a bound volume of THE WIGAN STAR for sale at £100

Comment by: Mick on 27th September 2013 at 17:06

Ron - if that's the list published by a certain Blackpool dealer, I am now the owner of that book.

Comment by: RON HUNT on 27th September 2013 at 18:00

That's saved me some money then<g> I already have a bound copy of old 19th century Observers...

Comment by: Colin Harlow on 28th September 2013 at 20:21

The Wigan Examiner was based at 62 King St, it was founded by the Renick family in 1852, the paper ran until June 1961. Many of the employees went to work for the Wigan Observer at Rowbottom Square.

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