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==Hicky's Bengal Gazette or The Original Calcutta General Advertiser==
*[http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/hbg '''1781'''] Many weekly editions from 1781. Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg
==Home News for India, China and the Colonies==
Initially published from 7 Jan. 1847 to 26 Dec. 1865 as ''Home News: A Summary of European Intelligence for India, China and the Colonies''. The title then changed to ''The Home News for India, China and the Colonies : A summary of European intelligence'' which was published until 30 Dec. 1898. "Despite being published in London, the ''Home News'' promised to convey ‘practical knowledge of the information most acceptable to the Indian public – especially as it regards the Civil and Military services.’"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200403213206/https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2020/03/30/new-titles-30-march-2020/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] March 30, 2020. British Newspaper Archive Blog (Scroll down)</ref>
''Home News for India...'' is available on [[findmypast]], category "Newspapers & periodicals", with the same contents also available on the British Newspaper Archive, both pay websites, (introduced 2020/03/25). The date range (at 2020/04/04) is 7 Jan. 1847 to Dec. 26 1865 with intention to increase to 1896, with details on a [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/home-news-for-india-china-and-the-colonies BNA page]. It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".
==Homeward Mail from India, China and the East==
''The Homeward Mail from India, China, and the East'' was first published on 1 January 1857, initially every two weeks, and weekly from 1876. The British Library holds copies to 9 May 1914. (Subsequently merged into ''The Indiaman : A weekly journal devoted to the affairs of India'', with BL holding 15 May 1914 to 2 Aug. 1917). From 11 May 1891 ''Homeward Mail'' incorporated ''Allen's Indian Mail''.
