Eyre Peninsula Tribune

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The Eyre Peninsula Tribune was a weekly newspaper published in Cleve, South Australia, founded in late 1910 and published from March 1911 to April 9, 2020. From 1911 to 1950 it was titled Eyre's Peninsula Tribune, reflecting a time when South Australia's peninsulas were referred to using possessives (e.g. Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser). It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, but now an Australian media company trading as Australian Community Media.

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History

Eyre's Peninsula Tribune was founded in December 1910, with the first issue released on 10 March 1911. [1] The newspaper was founded in Cowell by Charles Wallace, and after his death in 1912 it was managed by George Wallace, and in 1920 it was sold to E.R. Main. [2] In 1941, during wartime rationing, it subsumed the Kimba Dispatch (2 September 1927 - 9 May 1941), which had been founded as a subsidiary by Main. [3] On Thursday 15 May 1941, a subtitle (with which is incorporated the Kimba "Dispatch.") was added, [4] but in January 1951, the title was simplified to Eyre Peninsula Tribune.

After Main's death in 1959, the Tribune was taken over by the Port Lincoln Times , who also owned the Areas Express (1959-1960), combining the two under the Tribune title. [2] In 1963, R.C. Braund of the Port Lincoln Times assumed sole control the newspaper, and In 1982 it was taken over by Northern Newspapers Pty Ltd (winning the Ampol Award for the best country newspaper in Australia, with a circulation of under 5,000 the same year). [2] In 1991 it became owned by the New South Wales based Rural Press, formerly a part of Fairfax Media. [2]

In late 2018, Fairfax Media merged with Nine Network, [5] who then on-sold the newspaper, along with many other state and nationwide titles, to Tony Catalano, rebranding as Australian Community Media. [6] Port Lincoln Times and West Coast Sentinel were also purchased at this time. Restructures within the company stood down the Port Lincoln Times Editor, who oversaw editing for the Tribune. [7]

Initially citing a two-week Easter break, the Tribune printed its last copy on 9 April 2020. [8] Following in-company talks about the developing COVID-19 crisis, ACM later stood-down several non-daily newspapers indefinitely, along with several journalists. [9] In early 2021, it was decided to officially cease publication of the Tribune, along with several other smaller rural publications in South Australia, and many websites were subsequently shut down. ACM has never made an official statement in regards to this.

Following the cessation, the District Council of Cleve began talks with several independent publishers, and committed advertising funds to get a new newspaper started. [10] Several surrounding councils followed suit and a new publication, Eyre Peninsula Advocate, distributed its first edition in September 2021. It is run by Papers and Publications. [11]

Distribution

Its distribution included Cleve, Arno Bay, Butler, Cowell, Darke Peak, Elbow Hill, Kimba, Koppoio, Lock, Midgee, Port Neil, Rudall, Tumby Bay, Ungarra, Verrar, Wharminda, Yallunda Flat, and it was the oldest continually published newspaper serving the Eyre Peninsula region. [12]

Digitisation

Australian National Library carries images and text versions of the newspaper from 1911 to 1950, accessible using Trove, the on-line newspaper retrieval service, under the spelling Eyre's Peninsula Tribune. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us | Eyre Peninsula Tribune". www.eyretribune.com.au. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Eyre's Peninsula Tribune". www.samemory.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Kimba dispatch [newspaper: microform]. Kimba, S. Aust: F.R. Main. 1927.
  4. ↑ "Eyre's Peninsula Tribune (Cowell, SA : 1910 - 1950) - 15 May 1941 - p1". Trove. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fairfax Media shareholders approve Nine takeover bid". TheGuardian.com . 18 November 2018.
  6. ↑ Duke, Jennifer (30 April 2019). "Antony Catalano buys Nine's regional newspapers for $125m". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. ↑ "Country newspapers under the Australian Community Media banner to lose editors". ABC News. 17 December 2019 – via www.abc.net.au.
  8. ↑ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  9. ↑ "Country papers in multiple states set to shut down, staff brace for job cuts". ABC News. 14 April 2020 – via www.abc.net.au.
  10. ↑ "Re-birth, deaths and marriages: SA council looks to revive local paper with ad spend". ABC News. 6 August 2021 – via www.abc.net.au.
  11. ↑ "New advocate for the Eyre Peninsula". 8 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Eyre Peninsula Tribune - The Media Workshop". The Media Workshop. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Eyre's Peninsula Tribune (Cowell, SA : 1910 - 1950) - 10 Mar 1911 - p1". Trove. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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