Wellington Times
{{short description|Newspaper published in Wellington, NSW, Australia}}
{{about|the New South Wales newspaper|the newspaper published in Burnie, Tasmania from 1890|The Advocate (Tasmania)}}{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Wellington Times
| type = Weekly newspaper
| owners = Australian Community Media
| founder = Michael Conlan O'Halloran
| foundation = 1889
| language = English
| publishing_city = Wellington, New South Wales
| website = {{URL|wellingtontimes.com.au}}
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}
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The Wellington Times is a newspaper published in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia since 1889. The Wellington Times has also been published as The Wellington Times and Australian Industrial Liberator.
History
The Wellington Times and Australian Industrial Liberator was first published on 23 May 1889 by Michael Conlan O'Halloran to support the labour movement.{{sfnp|Kirkpatrick|2000|page=125}} In 1899 the name was shortened to the Wellington Times.{{cite web|title=Wellington times|url=http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/record=b1161425~S2|work=SLNSW catalogue|publisher=State Library of New South Wales|access-date=19 February 2014}} In 1927 the Wellington Times absorbed The Wellington Gazette.{{sfnp|Kirkpatrick|2000|page=191}}
In 1972 the Wellington Star was established as a competitor to the Times by Colin Lord. However the Star was incorporated into the Times in 1973 when the latter was purchased by Lord.{{sfnp|Kirkpatrick|2000|page=313}} The Times was purchased by Macquarie Publications in 1984 from Lord and is today published by Fairfax Regional Media.{{sfnp|Kirkpatrick|2000|page=305}}{{cite web|title=Wellington Times|url=http://www.fairfaxregionalmedia.com.au/detail.asp?state=NSW®ion=8&paper_id=62|publisher=Fairfax Regional Media|access-date=19 February 2014}}
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.{{cite web|title=Newspaper and magazine titles|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/about|work=Trove |publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=5 June 2013}}{{cite web|title=Newspaper Digitisation Program|url=http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=5 June 2013}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{cite book|last=Kirkpatrick|first=Rod|title=Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995 |isbn=9780646402703 |year=2000|publisher=Infinite Harvest Publishing|location=Canberra}}
External links
- {{Trove newspaper|660|Wellington Times|NSW : 1899 - 1954}}
- [http://www.wellingtontimes.com.au/ Wellington Times]
Category:Newspapers published in New South Wales