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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

The “North Otago Times”

The “North Otago Times” (Archibald Frew and George Glen, proprietors), Thames Street, Oamaru. Telephone 25; P.O. Box 64; Bankers, Bank of New Zealand. Private residence, Mr. Frew, Avon Street; Mr. Glen, Test Street, This journal was founded under the name of the “Oamaru Times,” by Mr. Frank Pinkerton, in 1864. Several years later the paper was purchased by the Oamaru Times Company, and in 1870, Messrs W. J. Steward and Co. became proprietors and changed the and Co. became proprietors and changed the name to the present title. Messrs Frew and Glen, who were associated with Mr. Steward in the firm, became sole owners in 1884. The “North Otago Times” is a four page sheet of thirty-two columns. It is issued every morning, and circulates extensively in the districts lying between Waimate and the Horse Range. The paper is well supported. Politically, the “Times is opposed to the Seddon Government. The office of the paper is centrally situated in Thames Street, and the plant comprises a Northumbrian printing machine, two Platen machines, and full jobbing fonts.