The Northern Times
{{Short description|Newspaper published in Carnarvon, Western Australia 1905–1983}}
{{About|the newspaper from Carnarvon, Western Australia|the newspaper once published under that title in Newcastle, New South Wales|The Newcastle Sun}}
{{Distinguish|The Northern Territory Times|Northern District Times}}
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File:Northern Times Carnarvon WA 1905 - 1952 26 August 1905.jpg
The Northern Times was a newspaper published in Carnarvon, Western Australia from 1905–1983.{{cite web|title=Northern Times|url=http://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b1771363~S7|work=Catalogue|publisher=State Library of Western Australia|accessdate=29 November 2013}}
History
The Northern Times was published from 26 August 1905{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75545089 |title=The Northern Times |newspaper=Northern Times |location=Carnarvon, Western Australia |date=26 August 1905 |accessdate=3 December 2013 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} to 26 August 1983 in Carnarvon, Western Australia.
It absorbed the Geraldton-Greenough Sun{{Citation | title=Geraldton Greenough sun | publication-date=1957 | publisher=Country Newspapers | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37306554 | accessdate=10 December 2013 }} - the dates of the Greenough Sun are given as 1957 to 1973 - (On Microfilm. No. 275 (3 Jan. 1963)-no. 824 (8 Mar. 1973). Perth, W.A. at State Library of Western Australia. publication dates:- Vol. 1, no. 1 (3 Oct. 1957)-no. 824 (8 Mar. 1973) ) and changed title to the North West Telegraph.
It was established as "a paper for the North", with a distribution area covering Broome, Carnarvon, Kununurra, Meekatharra, Wyndham, Cue, Mount Magnet, Mullewa, Sandstone, Wiluna and Yalgoo and was published weekly. The editor was Hugh Bismarck Geyer.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian National Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.{{cite trove newspaper|254|title=Northern Times|accessdate=29 November 2013}}
See also
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Further reading
- A history of The Northern Times by Lauritz Andrew{{cite book|title=Northern Times|url=http://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b1574947~S7#.Upfpi8SVPEQ|work=catalogue| date=30 May 1973 |accessdate=29 November 2013}}
External links
- {{trove newspaper|254|title=Northern Times}}
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Category:1905 establishments in Australia
Category:Newspapers established in 1905
Category:1983 disestablishments in Australia
Category:Publications disestablished in 1983
Category:Defunct newspapers of the Gascoyne region of Western Australia