The Cumberland News
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alternative: [The News]; [The Weekly News]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2012-10-09
issued: 1914-05-27
description: The Cumberland News was published in Cumberland, in the Comox Valley region of Vancouver Island, and ran from April 1899 to July 1916. Published by Walter Birnie Anderson, the News served the communities of Cumberland, Courtenay, and Comox Valley, and was eventually absorbed by another Cumberland-based paper, the Islander.
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note: Print Run: 1897-1915 Frequency: Weekly No paper between Oct. 1, - Nov. 1, 1904, and Apr. 26 - May 17 1905. Titled "The Weekly News" from 1897-01-05 to 1898-08-09 and on 1899-04-01 "The News" from 1899-08-13 to 1899-03-21 "The Cumberland News" from 1899-04-08 until end of publication.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Cumberland (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0177246
language: English
lat: 49.6166999
long: -125.0332999
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Cumberland, B.C. : Walter Birnie Anderson
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