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{{Short description|Defunct newspaper of British India}}
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The '''''Bombay Courier''''' was an English language newspaper, first printed in 1790 in [[Bombay]], [[India]] by [[William Ashburner]]. It followed the [[Bombay Herald]], founded in 1789, and succeeded the [[Bombay Gazette]], founded in 1791. In 1847, it merged with the Bombay Telegraph to form the Telegraph and Courier.
 
[[File:Bombay Courier, 23 November 1816 (IA dli.granth.2457).pdf|thumb|The ''Bombay Courier'' edition of 23 November 1816]]
The '''''Bombay Courier''''' was an English language newspaper, first printed in 1790 in [[Bombay]], [[India]] by [[William Ashburner]]. It followed the ''[[Bombay Herald]]'' (later renamed the ''Bombay Gazette''), founded in 1789. In 1847, it merged with the ''Bombay Telegraph'' to form the ''Telegraph and Courier''.


==References==
==References==
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sn88063490/]
*[https://www.loc.gov/item/sn88063490/ Bombay courier.]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=G4YMAAAAYAAJ&dq=bombay%20courier&pg=PA31#v=onepage&q=bombay%20courier&f=false]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=G4YMAAAAYAAJ&dq=bombay+courier&pg=PA31 Glimpses of Old Bombay and Western India, with Other Papers]
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.207351/2015.207351.The-Gazetteer_djvu.txt]
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.207351/2015.207351.The-Gazetteer_djvu.txt]
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[[Category:History of Mumbai]]
[[Category:History of Mumbai]]
[[Category:English-language newspapers published in India]]
[[Category:Publications established in 1790]]
[[Category:1790 establishments in British India]]
[[Category:Publications disestablished in 1847]]
[[Category:1847 disestablishments in the British Empire]]
[[Category:1847 disestablishments in Asia]]

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The Bombay Courier edition of 23 November 1816

The Bombay Courier was an English language newspaper, first printed in 1790 in Bombay, India by William Ashburner. It followed the Bombay Herald (later renamed the Bombay Gazette), founded in 1789. In 1847, it merged with the Bombay Telegraph to form the Telegraph and Courier.

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