Orkney Herald

Orkney Herald

On this day - 15 May 1889

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Place of publication
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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Earliest issue: June 5, 1860
Latest issue: December 27, 1949

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Years covered
1860–1871, 1888–1949

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Total issues: 3830
Total pages: 27564

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Publisher
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This newspaper was added to our archives on January 15, 2015. The latest issues were added on February 28, 2019.

For this newspaper, we have the following titles in, or planned for, our digital archive:

1860–76 The Orkney Herald, and Weekly Advertiser and Gazette for the Orkney & Zetland Islands
1877–1940 The Orkney Herald, and Weekly Advertiser and Gazette for the Northern Counties.
1940–59 The Orkney Herald.

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