Huddersfield Publications
There have been a variety of publications that have been printed
and/or distributed in Huddersfield over the last 200 years and some
of the more important ones are listed below;
Please note that the publishing
dates of these journals are approximate and can be verified by the
Britsh Library.
The Huddersfield Boro' Advertiser which became
the Boro' Advertiser.
The Huddersfield District Chronicle which became
the Huddersfield District Chronicle and West Riding Weekly
News in 1960, then became the Huddersfield District
Chronicle again in 1975, then became the District Chronicle
in 1984 and finally was renamed the Huddersfield District
Chronicle from 1985 onwards.
The Halifax and Huddersfield Express and Weekly Advertiser
was published between February 1831 to December 1836. It continued
to be published as the Halifax Express; and Huddersfield,
Bradford and Wakefield Journal from January 1837 before
it was discontinued in February 1841.
The Halifax Guardian and Huddersfield and Bradford Advertiser
published between 1832 and 1847 before becoming the Halifax
Guardian and, finally, being incorporated with the Halifax
Evening Courier.
The Huddersfield "Rugby News" (the official
programme and guide of the Huddersfield C. & A.C. and Huddersfield
and District Leagues was published sometime around 1909 and 1910
and was then discontinued after a relatively short space of time.
The Huddersfield Chronicle made its appearance
from September 1984 to April 1985 before being discontinued.
The Huddersfield Chronicle and West Yorkshire Advertiser
was published between April 1850 to June 1916.
The Huddersfield Citizen was a publication by
the Huddersfield Labour Party and ran from 1935 to 1964.
The Huddersfield Co-Operative Citizen, published
by Huddersfield and District Co-Operative Society, only managed
one issue in September 1952.
The Huddersfield Ha'porth ran from March 1891
to December 1892 and then became the Huddersfield Ha'porth
and Comet from January 1893 to February 1893 and finally
became The Huddersfield Comet from March 1893 to
March 1894 before being discontinued.
The Huddersfield Daily Chronicle was published
from January 1871 to December 1915.
The Huddersfield District Advertiser was published
from January 1913 to April 1917 before being discontinued.
The Huddersfield Echo was published from October
1886 to December 1887 before being discontinued.
The Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner was published
from September 1851 to December 1860 before becoming the Huddersfield
Examiner and West Riding Reporter from December 1860 to
October 1953. Another name change saw it become the Huddersfield
Weekly Examiner and West Riding Reporter between November
1953 and January 1976 before becoming the Weekly Examiner
between January 1976 and December 1982.
The Huddersfield Daily Examiner is still being
published in the town having become a daily newspaper in 1871. Prior
to this it was a weekly publication which was printed as The Huddersfield
and Holmfirth Examiner, first issue dated Saturday, September 6th,
1851.
The Huddersfield Daily Chronicle was published
between January 1871 and December 1915.
The Huddersfield Observer was published from November
1867 to April 1871 before becoming The Huddersfield Weekly
News and South West Yorkshire Record from May 1871 to June
1904. It was then discontinued.
The Huddersfield Times and Patriotic Star was
published between July 1869 and November 1877.
The Yorkshire Factory Times ran from July 1889
to September 1910 and then changed its name to The Labour
Pioneer from November 1919 to June 1922. A further name
change saw it published as The Yorkshire Factory Times and
Workers Weekly Record from July 1922 to April 1926.
The Messenger was the journal of the Great Northern
St. Congregational Chapel and ran from May 1987 to December 1899.
North Ward Municipal & Guardians Gazette ran
from November 1904 to April 1905.
The Northern Pioneer ran from October 1881 to
July 1883 before being discontinued.
The Spear was a publication designed a a souvenir
of the Shakespeare Festivals held at the Theatre Royal between June
and July 1923.
The Voice of the West Riding ran from June 1833
to June 1834.
The Wakefield and Halifax Journal and Yorkshire and Lancashire
Advertiser was published in Wakefield but distributed in
Huddersfield. It ran from July 1819 to January 1831.
SOURCES
- Huddersfield Official Guide - 1932
- Old Huddersfield 1500-1800 by George Redmonds
- Official Handbook of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee,
June 22 1897
- The Story of Huddersfield by Roy Brook - First Published 1968
- The Chronology of Huddersfield by Enid and Gordon
Minter
- A Scrapbook of Huddersfield by Noel Spence
- Reminisces of Huddersfield 1891 by Joseph Broughton
- Jubilee History of the Corporation of Huddersfield
by Owen Balmforth
- The Public Records Office, Kew
- The British Library, London
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