Early Canadian Newspapers

LOCATION (CW = Canada West, Ontario; CE = Canada East, Quebec) - TITLE of PAPER (s)


AYLMER, CE, Times, Ottawa and Pontiac Advertiser,

AYR, CW, Observer

BARRIE, CW, Herald; Northern Advance

BEAVERTON, CW, Weekly Post

BELLEVILLE, CW, Hastings Chronicle; Intelligencer

BERLIN (KITCHENER), CW, Chronicle; Deutscher Canadier; Telegraph

BOWMANVILLE, CW, Canadian Statesman; Star

BRADFORD, CW, Chronicle

BRANTFORD, CW, Brant County Herald; Christian Messenger; Courier; Expositor

BRAMPTON, CW, Standard; Times

BRIGHTON, CW, Christian Banner; Weekly Flag

BROCKVILLE, CW, Monitor; Recorder

CALEDONIA, CW, Grand River Sachem

CARLETON PLACE, CW, Herald

CAYUGA, CW, Sentinel

CHATHAM, CW, Kent Advertiser; Planet; Provincial Freeman

COBOURG, CW, Star; Sun

COLBORNE, CW, Northumberland Pilot; Transcript

COLLINGWOOD, CW, Enterprise

CORNWALL, CW, Constitutional; Freeholder

DRUMMONDVILLE, CW, Reporter

DUNDAS, CW, Warder

DUNNVILLE, CW, Independent

ELORA, CW, Backwoodsman

FERGUS, CW, British Constitution; Freeholder

FONTHILL, CW, Welland Herald

GALT, CW, Dumfries Reformer; Reporter

GODERICH, CW, Huron Signal

GRANBY, CE, Eastern Townships Gazette

GUELPH, CW, Advertiser; Herald; Wellington Mercury

HAMILTON, CW, Banner; Canada Evangelist; Canada Zeitung (German); Canadian Journal of Homeopathy; Christian Advocate; Journal and Express; Spectator

INGERSOLL, CW, Chronicle

KEMPTVILLE, CW, Progressionist

KINGSTON, CW, British Whig; Chronicle and News; Commercial Advertiser; Daily News; Morning Herald

LINDSAY, CW, Advocate

LONDON, CW, Atlas; Canadian Free Press; Evangelical Witness; Free Press; Prototype

MARKHAM, CW, Economist

MILLBROOK, CW, Messenger

MERRICKVILLE, CW, Chronicle; Freemason's Magazine

MILTON, CW, Halton Journal

MONTREAL, CE, Argus; Bank-note Reporter; Canada Insurance Gazette; Canada Temperance Advocate; Canadian Mail; Canadian Naturalist and Geologist; Canadian Presbyterian; Canadian Railroad and Steamboat Guide; Commercial Advertiser; Farmer's Journal; Montreal Gazette; Grande Ligne Evangelical Register; Montreal Herald; Journal d'Agriculture; Journal de l'Instruction Publique; Journal of Education C.E.;Juvenile Presbyterian; La Minerve; La Patrie; L'Avenir; Le Pays; Liberal Christian; Lower Canada Jurist; Medical Chronicle; Missionary Record; Montreal Transcript; Montreal Witness; New Era; Pilot; Presbyterian; Semeur Canadien; True Witness

NAPANEE, CW, Reformer, Standard

NEW HAMBURG, CW, Neutrale

NEWBURG, CW, Index

NEWCASTLE, CW, Recorder

NEWMARKET, CW, New Era

NIAGARA, CW, Mail

OAKVILLE, CW, Sentinel

OMEMEE, CW, Warder

ORONO, CW, Day Dawn; Sun

OSHAWA, CW, Christian Offering, Vindicator

OTTAWA, CW, Bytown Gazette; Canada Military Gazette; Citizen; Railway and Commercial Times; Tribune

OWEN SOUND, CW, Times

PARIS, CW, Star

PEMBROKE, CW, Observer

PENETANGORE, Western Canadian Commonwealth

PERTH, CW, Bathurst Courier; British Standard

PETERBOROUGH, CW, Examiner; Review

PICTON, CW, Gazette; Times

PORT DOVER, CW, Express

PORT HOPE, CW, Atlas; Guide

PRESCOTT, CW, Conservative Messenger; Telegraph

PRESTON, CW, Zeitung

QUEBEC, CE, Canadien,(Le); Chronicle; Colonist; Courier du Canada; Gazette; Journal De Quebec; Mercury; Military Gazette of Canada; National(Le); Sinclair's Monthly Circular

RICHMOND, CE, County Advocate

RICHMOND HILL, CW, York Ridings Gazette

SANDWICH, CW, British Canadian; Maple Leaf; Windsor Herald

SARNIA, CW, Observer and Lambton Advertiser

SHERBROOKE, CE, Canadian Times; Gazette

SIMCOE, CW, Conservative Standard; Norfolk Messenger.

SOREL, CE, Gazette de Sorel

SOUTHAMPTON, CW, Morning Star

STANSTEAD, CE, Journal

STRATFORD, CW, Beacon; Examiner and Perth County News

STREETSVILLE, CW, Review

ST.CATHARINES, CW, Constitutional; Journal; Post

ST.HYACINTHE, CE, Le Courier

ST.JOHNS, CE, News, and Frontier Advocate

ST. MARYS, CW, Argus; Journal

ST. THOMAS, CW, Despatch

THOROLD, CW, Gazette

THREE RIVERS, CE, Ere Nouvelle; Inquirer

TORONTO, CW, Agriculturalist; Canada Church Chronicle; Canada Gazette; Canada Sunday School Advocate; Canadian Ecclesiastical Gazette; Canadian Independent; Canadian Journal; Catholic Citizen; Christian Guardian; Colonist; Der Benhachter (The Observer); Ecclesiastical and Missionary record; Echo, and Protestant Episcopal Recorder; Gospel Tribune; Toronto Globe; Journal of Education; Toronto Leader; Market Review and Weekly Price Current; Merchant's Magazine; Toronto Mirror; Toronto Patriot; Toronto Times; Toronto Weekly Message; Union Baptist; United Presbyterian Magazine; Upper Canada Law Journal

WATERLOO, CE, Advertiser

WATERLOO, CW, Farmer's Friend (German)

WHITBY, CW, Chronicle; Commonwealth; Ontario Reporter

WINDSOR, CW, Churchman's Friend

WOODSTOCK, CW, Gazetteer; Sentinel; Times


...A listing of additional papers published in 1869 will be forthcoming!


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