Good Morning,Can any lister possibly assist with this request?Regards,Rod g From: [email protected] Sent: 2014/03/24 08:41:46 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: FW: The Friend The FriendDear Rod and Cindy Don’t know if this will reach you but if it does, I’m trying to find out the name of the editor of the Friend just prior to the Boer War. Would be deeply grateful for any help. It’s for a book I am writing set around that time. Many thanks Joanna Strangwayes-Booth

Hope this helps Kind regards Nikki (website address at bottom) The Cooperative Africana Microform Project(CAMP)is pleased to announce the availability of microfilm of The Friend, from Jan 2, 1937-June 30, 1950. Published in Bloemfontein, this newspaper was one of the most widely read titles in the Orange Free State. The Friend began publishing in Bloemfontein as The Friend of the Sovereignty on June 10, 1850, edited by Thomas White and Robert Godlonton (proprietor and owner of Graham’s Town Journal). With the independence of the Free State in 1854, the weekly paper became known as The Friend of the Free State & Bloemfontein Gazette. Originally published in both English and Dutch, in 1894 it began publishing in English only, while affirming its commitment to "fighting for the interests of everyone without regard to race or color." On March 16, 1896, the first daily edition of the paper appeared under the title “The Friend.” During the Boer War, the publication was commandeered by Lord Roberts in order to produce a paper for British troops following the British capture of the town in March 1900. War correspondents editing the title during its brief run under British control included Perceval Landon and F.W. Buxton, with contributions from such noted authors as Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling. Following the departure of British troops, the paper resumed publication under its original proprietor, whose sentiments reflected a pro-Boer attitude. http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-afresearch&month=0612&week=b&msg=rGSqyFg7ajBdQWonA2aDgg&user=&pw= -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 5:49 AM To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: [ZA-EC] The Friend Good Morning,Can any lister possibly assist with this request?Regards,Rod g From: [email protected] Sent: 2014/03/24 08:41:46 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: FW: The Friend The FriendDear Rod and Cindy Don’t know if this will reach you but if it does, I’m trying to find out the name of the editor of the Friend just prior to the Boer War. Would be deeply grateful for any help. It’s for a book I am writing set around that time. Many thanks Joanna Strangwayes-Booth ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.932 / Virus Database: 3722.1.1/6731 - Release Date: 03/22/14 11:45:00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.932 / Virus Database: 3722.1.1/6742 - Release Date: 03/24/14 20:25:00