Yr Amserau

Yr Amserau Jan 15 1846

Yr Amserau (established in 1846 by William Rees and John Jones) was a bi-weekly Welsh language newspaper, distributed in North Wales and also in Welsh speaking parts of Merseyside. It covered local and national news, supporting radical and nonconformist principles The popular column (to which it may have owed its success) 'The Letters of an Old Farmer', covered topics such as religion, politics, education, and the Corn Laws. Associated titles: Baner ac Amserau Cymru (1859–1971). [1]

Welsh Newspapers Online has digitised many of the early issues of Yr Amserau from the National Library of Wales' newspaper collection.

References

  1. ↑ Yr Amserau at Welsh Newspapers Online, National Library of Wales



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