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The Cowra Free Press was a semi-weekly English language newspaper published from 1878 to 1937 in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia. [1]

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History

The Cowra Free Press was established in 1878 by proprietor Joseph Charles Ryall, who remained associated with the paper until he died, aged 91, in 1935. The first issues of the paper were published at the office of The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser . [2] After Ryall's death, the paper was published by family members, with his son, R. J. Ryall as manager and editor. In April 1937 the paper was sold to Earnest Rowland Moulten and Mr R. J. Neve. [3] [4] [5] On 1 June 1937 the paper was renamed the Lachlan Leader "with which is incorporated the Cowra Free Press". [6] [7] The Lachlan Leader was absorbed by the Cowra Guardian in October 1943. [5]

Digitisation

The Cowra Free Press has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. [8] [9]

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References

  1. "Cowra free press : Canowindra, Woodstock, Mt. McDonald, Goolagong & Upper Lachlan advertiser". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. "The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser". Vol. LXVI, no. 7092. New South Wales, Australia. 8 August 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "COUNTRY NEWS. NEWSPAPER CHANGES HANDS". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 30, 977. New South Wales, Australia. 15 April 1937. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "The Lachan Leader". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 "MERGER OF TWO COWRA NEWSPAPERS". The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser . Vol. LXVIV, no. 7863. New South Wales, Australia. 21 October 1943. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  6. Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995. Canberra City, A.C.T.: Infinite Harvest. p. 194. ISBN   0646402706.
  7. "The Lachlan Leader". The Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer. New South Wales, Australia. 15 June 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "About Digitised Newspapers and more". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  9. "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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