The Daily Malta Chronicle and Garrison Gazette
Appearance
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Type | Weekly, later daily newspaper |
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Founded | 1884 |
Political alignment | pro-British (since 1901) |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | June 1940 |
Country | Malta |
The Daily Malta Chronicle and Garrison Gazette was an English-language daily newspaper in Malta, first issued on 14 November 1884, and running till June 1940.[1]
History
[edit]Originally a weekly newspaper intended as a general paper for British servicemen stationed in Malta, it later began to be issued daily. It took on a political stance after 1901, when it began to publish pro-British and imperialist contributions by Gerald Strickland.[2]
Its issue no. 1510, published on 26 June 1897 and price three pence, was printed on silk, commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria and reporting a day-by-day account of the local celebratory events, extending from Saturday to Tuesday, 19 to 22 June.[3]