 The original logo of the Geraldton Guardian | |
| Founder(s) | Edward Constantine, Frederick Gardner |
|---|---|
| Editor | Kate Campbell |
| Founded | 1906 |
| City | Geraldton |
| Country | Australia |
| ISSN | 1443-3346 |
The Geraldton Guardian is a newspaper that was established in Geraldton, Western Australia, on 1 October 1906 to serve the Victoria and Murchison Districts. It was launched on principles of liberal democracy, state rights, nationalism and British preference. [1]
The Geraldton Guardian was established by the proprietors, Constantine and Gardner, at the "Guardian Buildings", Marine Terrace, Geraldton, Western Australia. [2] Edward Constantine, the senior partner of Constantine and Gardner was born in Cornwall, England but emigrated to South Australia with his parents at the age of three. [3]
Initially the Geraldton Guardian was published biweekly on Tuesday and Friday. It consisted of eight demy-folio pages printed on a demy Wharfedale machine. [3] From 15 October 1907, publication changed to tri-weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. [4] It was now bring printed on a super double royal Wharfedale powered by a 5-horsepower engine.
On 1 January 1929 the Guardian amalgamated with the other Geraldton newspaper, the Geraldton Express (established in 1878), and was published as The Geraldton Guardian and Express, an evening daily. [5] [6]
On 1 January 1948 it changed its name back to The Geraldton Guardian. [7]
Issues of the Geraldton Guardian (1906 - 1928) and (1948 - 1950) plus The Geraldton Guardian and Express (1929 - 1947) have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program, [8] a project of the National Library of Australia in cooperation with the State Library of Western Australia.
Hard copy and microfilm copies of the Geraldton Guardian, [2] The Geraldton Guardian and Express [9] and The Geraldton Guardian [10] are also available at the State Library of Western Australia.
Geraldton is a coastal city in the Mid West region of Western Australia, 424 kilometres (263 mi) north of the state capital, Perth.
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The Geraldton Express was a newspaper established in Geraldton, Western Australia