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Bell's Life... was a group of newspapers produced in Australia in the mid nineteenth century based upon the English publication Bell's Life in London
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Most publications lasted a short duration. The sub titles were usually sporting chronicle.
The Sydney and Melbourne papers were precursors of the Australasian Post.
Sydney
In Sydney, New South Wales it was known as Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer and a longer publication run of 1845 to 1872. Stories and articles from the Sydney paper were carried by other newspapers
Hobart
In Tasmania, the subtitle was more extensive sporting chronicle, agricultural gazette and country journal
Melbourne
In Melbourne, Victoria the publication was titled 'Victoria', rather than the city name
Adelaide
In Adelaide, South Australia, the publication only lasted for less than a year
Perth
The publication in Perth, Western Australia came later than other Australian versions in the 1890s, with an added phrase in the subtitle of society journal