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It's not every day that a newspaper reaches its bicentenary
knowing that, barring a short bout of yellow fever, |
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and under the same banner. The story of the Gibraltar
Chronicle is not very different from the story of modern
Gibraltar itself... |
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THE BIRTH OF A NEWSPAPER
On 4 May 1801, a bulletin headed, "Continuation of the
Intelligence from Eygpt received by His Majesty's ship
Flora in three weeks from Alexandria," was printed |
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the Garrison Library press and sold by H. and T. Cowper,
book sellers and stationers opposite Bell Lane. It was
first published as The Gibraltar Chronicle on 15 May 1801,
when the leading articles revealed the wonderful spirit
which animated those stirring times, but also foresaw,
with surprising accuracy, the pitfalls which would surround
the editor of a small paper in a small community.
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El nacimiento de un periodico... |
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The following is Charter of the Gibraltar Chronicle and
its breach is challengeable |
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Court of Gibraltar... |
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