Uniting was a weekly English language broadsheet newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was first published in 1892 as The Methodist, and subsequently for about a year as The Methodist and Congregationalist, before continuing as Forward.
History
editIssue No. 1 of Vol. 1 of The Methodist was first published on 2 January 1892 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church.[1] At this time it incorporated the newspaper The Weekly Advocate. The publishers aimed their publication at Methodists within New South Wales, but hoped to gain a wider audience.[2] Issue No. 1 of Vol. 1 of
The Methodist briefly changed its title to The Methodist and Congregationalist in 1976 before being retitled as Forward in 1977.[3] The title changed to Uniting in 1982 and ceased publication in 1987.[4]
Digitisation
editThe paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Methodist". SLNSW catalogue. State Library of NSW. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Looking Forward". The Methodist. 1 (1): 7. 2 January 1892. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "The Methodist and Congregationalist". SLNSW catalogue. State Library of NSW. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Unitint". SLNSW catalogue. State Library of NSW. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.