LOCAL PERIODICALS
FALKLAND ISLANDS MAGAZINE
Series P/FIM
Monthly - 1889 to 1933
Periodical covering notable events, local news, births, deaths, marriages, bazaars and shipping.
THE PENGUIN
Series P/PNG
Six days a week - between 28 June and 20 August 1927 to 30 June 1938
Printed Monday to Saturday, inclusive. Began same time as local radio broadcasts. Covers local events but most reporting is of international events.
FALKLAND ISLANDS NEWS WEEKLY AND CHURCH BULLETIN
Series P/FIN
Weekly - June 1938 to December 1943
Covers church news, local social events, arrivals and departures from the colony and war news.
FALKLAND ISLANDS WEEKLY NEWS
Series P/FIW
Weekly - January 1944 to September 1949
Replaced the above and covered the same sort of information.
FALKLAND ISLANDS MONTHLY REVIEW
Series P/FMR
Monthly - December 1958 to April 1973
Recorded local events and items of general interest and advertisements.
ST MARY'S HERALD
Series P/STM
Monthly - May 1969 to February 1971
Church magazine also covering local news and information.
FALKLAND ISLANDS TIMES & FALKLAND ISLANDS MONTHLY REVIEW
Series P/FIT
Monthly - September 1973 to March 1982
Covered local news and events. From the May 1978 issue it was known just as The Falkland Islands Times.
WEEKLY NEWS
Series P/WEE
Irregular - 21 February 1974 to 29 May 1974
Covered local and overseas news.
FALKLAND ISLANDS MONTHLY REVIEW (MINI REVIEW)
Series P/FMR
Monthly - August 1975 to December 1976
Local news and information.
PENGUIN NEWS
Series P/PEN
Irregular then weekly - 3 October 1979 to current day
Covers local news and international news relevant to the Islands.
FALKLAND ISLANDS TIMES
Series P/FIT
Monthly - February 1986 to November 1986
Local news and information.
THE SOUTHERN STAR - NOT ON JCNA WEBSITE
Series P/TSS
Weekly, irregular then bimonthly - Circa1984 to unknown.
Produced by British Forces based in the Falklands and subtitled ‘The most southerly service newspaper in the world’ and later ‘The most southerly newspaper in the world’. Contains articles, cartoons, jokes and puzzles to do with military life in the Islands. The editors changed continuously with each new posting.
TEABERRY EXPRESS - NOT ON JCNA WEBSITE
Series P/TEA
Weekly - July 1989 to August 1999
Covers local news and international news relevant to the Islands.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND NEWS - NOT ON JCNA WEBSITE
Series P/TFI
Irregular - May 1996 to July 1999
Reproduced articles of overseas and local business news.
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
GOVERNMENT NEWS
Series P/MIG
Monthly - June 1989 to May/June 1990
Issued from the Secretariat and intended to keep the public informed of events, developments and new legislation and to receive back comments and observations on the Government programme.
THE WOOL PRESS
Series P/WOO - UNDER AGRICULTURE
First series quarterly - 1985 to 1986
Second series monthly - 1989 to 2010; 2011 onwards on the Department of Agriculture’s website.
The first Wool Press was published by the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) in conjunction with the Agricultural Research Centre (ARC) and only four issues were printed. relaunched in September 1989 by the Department of Agriculture. A farming orientated periodical coverING a wide range of topics of interest to those in farming as well as the wider community.
THE FIG TREE - NOT ON JCNA WEBSITE
Series P/MIG
Irregular - October 2001 to December 2007 (two year break from end of 2005; no volume 5)
Falkland Islands Government internal newsletter issued from Gilbert House for government employees and featuring articles about government departments and employees. Replaced in 2008 by The Voice.
THE VOICE - NOT ON JCNA WEBSITE
Series P/MIG
Irregular - May-June 2008 to unknown
Replaced The FIG Tree and produced by the Policy Unit as an internal newsletter for FIG staff. Published in Public Folders, the internal FIG web. Only 3 hardcopies held.
FALKLAND ISLANDS RELATED PUBLICATIONS
COLONIAL ANNUAL REPORTS
Series P/COL
Annual - circa 1842 to 1949. Suspended in 1939 and reintroduced in 1947. From 1950 issued bi-annually. Ceased with 1974/1975 issue.
Prepared from the Blue Books and published by HM Stationery Office, London. Were replaced by the Governor’s Annual Reports from 1976.
THE UPLAND GOOSE - NOT ON JCNA WEBSITE
Series P/UPL
Quarterly - 1971 to current day
Covers Falkland Islands stamps and associated subjects. Produced by the Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group.
FALKLAND ISLANDS NEWSLETTER - NOT ON JCNA WEBSITE
Series P/FIA
Irregular - 1976 to current day
Produced by the Falkland Islands Association in London with news on the Falkland Islands, local and abroad.
THE WARRAH
Series P/WAR
Irregular - 1981 to 2000
Members magazine produced by the Falkland Islands Trust, UK. They merged with the Falkland Islands Foundation early in 1991 and a formal launch of Falklands Conservation was held in London on 1 August 1991. The first newsletter under their new name was released November 1991. Replaced in 2001 by ‘Wildlife Conservation in the Falkland Islands’. Both publications deal with conservation issues in the Falkland Islands.
FIC BULLETIN - NOT ON JCNA WEBSITE
Series P/FBU
Monthly - August 1986 to February 1993
Written by Joan Spruce covers products and services offered by the Falkland Islands Company Ltd as well as little snippets of information on the Company and staff.
FALKLAND ISLANDS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BULLETIN
Series P/COC - UNDER TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Irregular - 1992 to 1998. From 1999 an email publication to members.
Monthly bulletin sent out to members of the Chamber of Commerce containing contact details of local businesses and brief descriptions of their products and/or services. Started as the Association of Businesses in the Falkland Islands, became the FI Chamber of Commerce in May 1993.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
Series P/WAR
Annual - October 2001 to July 2015. From January 2016 they are available on the Falklands Conservation website.
Produced by Falklands Conservation, UK. It was published irregularly and replaced in 2001 by an annual journal called ‘Wildlife Conservation in the Falkland Islands’. Local Falklands Conservation also produce a newsletter. Covers conservation issues in the Falkland Islands.
FALKLANDS FOCUS
Series P/FFO
Irregular - November 1983 to current day.
Produced by the Falkland Islands Government Office (FIGO) in London with news on the Falkland Islands, local and abroad.
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