The Nowra Leader

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The Nowra Leader was an English language newspaper published between 1909 [1] and 1969 [2] in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. It continued The Leader and Shoalhaven District Newspaper [3] and was merged with the Nowra and Shoalhaven News to form the Nowra News Leader. [4]

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The Nowra Leader, 3 September 1909 The Nowra Leader, 3 September 1909.pdf
The Nowra Leader, 3 September 1909

History

The Leader and Shoalhaven District Newspaper was founded by Thomas Charles Kennedy. It was first published in 1893 and ceased publication on 27 August 1909. [3] It was continued by The Nowra Leader, which was launched on 3 September 1909 by publisher Herbert James Connolly. [5] After Connolly's death in 1944, his sister Florence A. Connolly ran the paper until it was acquired by Stan Lord in late 1953. Lord later sold his interest in the paper to his nephew, Colin Lord. [4] In 1969, Maxell Newton paid Colin Lord $110,000 for the paper, which he merged with the Nowra and Shoalhaven News on 3 November 1969 to form the bi-weekly Nowra News Leader. [2]

Digitisation

The Nowra Leader has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.

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References

  1. "The Nowra Leader". Trove. National Library of Australia. 1909. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience. Canberra City, A.C.T.: Infinite Harvest. p. 286. ISBN   0646402706.
  3. 1 2 "The Leader and Shoalhaven District Newspaper". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience. Canberra City, A.C.T.: Infinite Harvest. pp. 308–309. ISBN   0646402706.
  5. "The Nowra Leader". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2016.