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Mildly agree, and changing Southern Australian to The Southern Australian has been on my "to do" list for years. Every banner had the definite article.
Doug butler (
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06:15, 19 February 2018 (UTC)reply
Disagree with "overwhelming bulk of its existence". The newspaper ran from 1838 to 1851. A simple comparison of dates shows that the first name (1838-1844 - issues 1-570) seems a shorter time than the updated (1844-1851 - issues 571-1268). Further, the link provided is only for issues published in 1839, and not the entire 13-year run of the publication. A better link might be:
this one (but as with most sites, both are dealt with separately).
JabberJaw(talk)01:19, 23 February 2018 (UTC)reply
Comment - Arguments re ambiguity for geography and place-names can be made each way for both titles (Southern Australian / South Australian). But Australia's "national paper"
The Australian exists despite the potential for confusion because that is the name in use, which is also part of the focus here. I also have no issue with using the definite article (the), in fact I understand I support it, as shown in my rationale.
JabberJaw(talk)01:19, 23 February 2018 (UTC)reply
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