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TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 5 Jun 2009 16:00

Thank you Duncan, i will google these and it also gives me a rough idea off what to ask for at the library when i phone them, thanks again.

Researching:
Ayres,Turner,Stockwell, Hampshire,Berks and Dorset. Stokes-Hitchin,Hertfordshire

agingrocker

agingrocker Report 5 Jun 2009 01:34

Hi Kenzie
I'm not old enough to know about the 60's, but in the 70's the Medway paper was the Evening Post on Monday to Friday. This was part of the Kent Messenger Group, I can't remember if the Messenger was a paper then or just the parent company. In addition the Chatham Standard came out on Tuesday, and the Chatham News (which owned the Standard, now known as Medway News) came out on a Friday.
I'd be inclined to contact the Messenger and News for advice. If you can't find anything online let me know, we have the Messenger quite often now so I'll find a contact number.

Duncan

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 4 Jun 2009 14:04

Try the Medway Archoves again - I think they now have a searchable list of articles.

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 4 Jun 2009 13:53

Thank you for your help.

Researching:
Ayres,Turner,Stockwell, Hampshire,Berks and Dorset. Stokes-Hitchin,Hertfordshire

Choccy

Choccy Report 4 Jun 2009 11:55

By googling 'Kent Messenger Group' you will see that the company own most of the newspapers in the Kent area and more information might be obtained from them.

I think the Medway Gazette covered the Medway Towns in the 1960/70s and the Kent Messenger covered Maidstone.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 4 Jun 2009 10:57

I can't tell you about the newspapers for the area, but you will probably find back copies on microfilm at the nearest reference library for the area.

Kath. x

TinaElizabeth

TinaElizabeth Report 4 Jun 2009 10:26

Hi i needed some help in finding the best place to view the papers for the Maidstone, Strood and Gillingham areas of Kent. For the 1960 -1970 years. I tried the Medway Archives but they only had from 1966, (it was a few years back mind).
Also does anyone know what the main local paper was during this time?
Thank you.

Researching:
Ayres,Turner,Stockwell, Hampshire,Berks and Dorset. Stokes-Hitchin,Hertfordshire