Place of publication
Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Earliest issue: January 3, 1844
Latest issue: December 30, 1998
Years covered
1844 to 1998 (with some gaps)
Total issues: 5087
Total pages: 74066
Publisher
Reach PLC
This newspaper was added to the British Newspaper Archive on April 3, 2013. The latest issues were added on October 24, 2023.
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