logologo-optometry

'The Age' Large Print Weekly

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Catalogue Number: 4410
'The Age' Large Print Weekly
Category: Papers
Sub-Category: Newspaper, newspaper clipping
Corporation: David Syme & Co.
Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1976
Edition: 1
Time Period: 1940 to 1999
Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Beaumaris, Victoria
Publisher/Manufacturer: Leonard J. Shaw for David Syme & Co.
Description Of Item: Tabloid newspaper 285 mm x 425 mm, 32 pages, black and white. Articles of news, a serial and information in large print (N.18 or larger) dated 11-18 August 1976.
Historical Significance: This is the first edition of a large print newspaper designed for people with low vision. It ran in weekly format from 11-18 August 1976 to 5-11 December 1979 and then as a daily newspaper from 19 December 1979 to 18 September 1982.
How Acquired: Donated by Colin Bates
Date Acquired: 31/7/2023
Condition: Good
Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 2 Drawer 4

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