The Cumberland Free Press

The Cumberland Free Press was published by John Black and Company, located in Church Street, Parramatta.

[3] The first edition of the paper was issued on Saturday, 22 June 1895, with the masthead proclaiming that the newspaper was "devoted to the interests of and circulating extensively throughout the electorates of Parramatta, Granville, Sherbrooke, Ryde, Willoughby and Canterbury.

As a result, the owners began to publish The Cumberland Argus twice a week, introducing a Wednesday edition, to "faithfully and fully report the district's proceedings.

[11] In August 1993, Gosford Micrographics Pty Ltd filmed the issues of The Cumberland Free Press, covering Vol.

[12][13][14][15] The Cumberland Free Press has been digitised and is available on the National Library of Australia's Trove Australian newspapers and more website.

Masthead of The Cumberland Free Press , Vol. II, No. 104, Saturday, 5 June 1897, following the incorporation of the Ryde Electorate Press , in May 1897.