The city of Cardiff began to grow rapidly from 1830 due to the Industrial Revolution, as a series of new docks were built to handle the growing South Wales trade in iron and coal, bringing international seafarers into the city.[2] Despite this growth the city did not have its own dedicated newspaper, with The Silurian (published in Brecon)[3] and the Merthyr Guardian, both weekly newspapers with low readership, being the only news publications in the area.[4]
The Cardiff Times was the first Cardiff-based newspaper to be created, launched by Cardiff alderman David Duncan in October 1857.[4][5] In its early years it was supportive of the Liberal Party and liberal causes, declaring its mission to "deliver the borough from the degrading position of being a mere appanage of the Bute Estate",[4] a reference to Bute family, who controlled much of the city at that time.[6] In 1868, following the defeat of their local candidate in the general election and taking advantage of a significant reduction in the cost of newspaper production, the Conservative Party decided to launch their own rival paper, the Western Mail, controlled by the Bute trustees and circulating daily. Faced with growing competition from the Western Mail, Duncan launched a sister paper to the Times, called the South Wales Daily News in 1872. The Weekly Mail responded by launching its own weekly to rival the Cardiff Times.[4]
In 1886, the Times expanded its coverage such that in addition to liberal political issues, it also featured serialised fiction and contributions from poets and bards,[1] including William Abraham, better known by his bardic name "Mabon".[3]
The Cardiff Times stopped publishing on 1 September 1928,[5] before being revived in 1930 by the publisher Robert William John. It stopped publishing permanently in 1955.[3]
Referencesedit
^ ab"The Cardiff Times". National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^"History". Cardiff Harbour. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ abc"Silurian, Cardiff, Merthyr, and Brecon Mercury, and South Wales General Advertiser". British Newspaper Archive.
^ abcd. (Not)The Cardiff Museum. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ abGeorge Watson; Ian R. Willison (1972). The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. Vol. 4. CUP Archive. p. 399.
^"The Butes". Cardiff Castle. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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cardiff, times, welsh, newspaper, that, published, from, 1857, 1928, again, from, 1930, 1955, from, 1857, until, 1928, owned, duncan, sons, circulated, county, glamorgan, monmouthshire, carmarthenshire, pembrokeshire, cardiganshire, brecknockshire, radnorshire. The Cardiff Times was a Welsh newspaper that was published from 1857 to 1928 and again from 1930 to 1955 From 1857 until 1928 it was owned by Duncan amp Sons and circulated in the County of Glamorgan Monmouthshire Carmarthenshire Pembrokeshire Cardiganshire Brecknockshire Radnorshire Montgomeryshire and adjacent counties of England 1 It was a liberal newspaper published in English and for the first forty years its main content was news about liberalism Among its contributors were William Abraham Mabon 1842 1922 It had a sister paper the daily South Wales Daily News while the Western Mail and The Weekly Mail were its conservative supporting rivals The Cardiff TimesFront page of the earliest surviving copy dated 2 October 1858TypeWeekly newspaperOwner s Duncan amp Sons 1857 1928 Robert William John 1930 1955 Founder s David DuncanEditorBeriah Gwynfe EvansLaunched2 October 1858Ceased publication1928Relaunched1930 1955CityCardiffCountryWalesOCLC number751667788Media of WalesList of newspapersHistory editThe city of Cardiff began to grow rapidly from 1830 due to the Industrial Revolution as a series of new docks were built to handle the growing South Wales trade in iron and coal bringing international seafarers into the city 2 Despite this growth the city did not have its own dedicated newspaper with The Silurian published in Brecon 3 and the Merthyr Guardian both weekly newspapers with low readership being the only news publications in the area 4 The Cardiff Times was the first Cardiff based newspaper to be created launched by Cardiff alderman David Duncan in October 1857 4 5 In its early years it was supportive of the Liberal Party and liberal causes declaring its mission to deliver the borough from the degrading position of being a mere appanage of the Bute Estate 4 a reference to Bute family who controlled much of the city at that time 6 In 1868 following the defeat of their local candidate in the general election and taking advantage of a significant reduction in the cost of newspaper production the Conservative Party decided to launch their own rival paper the Western Mail controlled by the Bute trustees and circulating daily Faced with growing competition from the Western Mail Duncan launched a sister paper to the Times called the South Wales Daily News in 1872 The Weekly Mail responded by launching its own weekly to rival the Cardiff Times 4 In 1886 the Times expanded its coverage such that in addition to liberal political issues it also featured serialised fiction and contributions from poets and bards 1 including William Abraham better known by his bardic name Mabon 3 The Cardiff Times stopped publishing on 1 September 1928 5 before being revived in 1930 by the publisher Robert William John It stopped publishing permanently in 1955 3 References edit a b The Cardiff Times National Library of Wales Retrieved 5 March 2020 History Cardiff Harbour Retrieved 5 March 2020 a b c Silurian Cardiff Merthyr and Brecon Mercury and South Wales General Advertiser British Newspaper Archive a b c d Growing Prosperity Not The Cardiff Museum Archived from the original on September 5 2018 Retrieved 5 March 2020 a b George Watson Ian R Willison 1972 The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature Vol 4 CUP Archive p 399 The Butes Cardiff Castle Retrieved 5 March 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cardiff Times amp oldid 1216249034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
