SummaryBefore Pae Korokī and Papers Past, the New Zealand Room librarians would note topics of interest in an alphabetised card catalogue, this is their selection for local newspaper the Tauranga Advertiser, from the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources between 1885 and 1889.Main Body
1885: The proprietor of the Advertiser, a weekly paper, wrote to Council asking for a share of the advertising. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 May 1885.
1887
Tauranga Advertiser circulating in Tauranga, Katikati, Te Puke, Rotorua, Whakatāne, and Bay of Plenty. Printed and published by James Galbraith, Hamilton Street, Tauranga. Bay of Plenty Times, 6 January 1887.
James Galbraith has disposed of the Advertiser to concentrate on his legal business. Bay of Plenty Times, 6 June 1887.
1889: Auckland solicitor, G Johnston, advertises his connection with the Advertiser. Bay of Plenty Times, 2 January 1889.
Print copies:
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries hold 1 issue, Volume II, number 56, 4 February 1887.
Alexander Turnbull Library hold 2 issues: 23 December 1886 and 6 January 1887.
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