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Gibber Gabber is a weekly newspaper published in Woomera, South Australia; it has been published continuously by the Woomera Board since August 1950. [1]

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History

Gibber Gabber began as a local community magazine (or newsletter) for Woomera residents, [2] [3] with the first issue on 11 August 1950. [4] It is published weekly on Fridays by the Woomera Board, whose aim is to build the sense of community, given its remote location. [5] The newspaper's main office is on Banool Avenue, Woomera. [6]

Local themes covered by the newspaper include: [3] [7]

Distribution

The newspaper is distributed both in print form and also online. [3]

Digitisation

Microform versions of the newspaper from January 1991 are available from the State Library of South Australia and Australian National Library. [4] [8] Some more recent issues are also available at Issuu. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Newspapers in the Far North region of South Australia". www.jaunay.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ↑ Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: F-L". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Welcome to Woomera - Study Guide" . Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. 1 2 Gibber gabber. Adelaide, S.A: State Library of South Australia.
  5. ↑ - See issues of the Gibber Gabber here: http://www.woomera.com.au/community/gibber_gabber.htm
  6. ↑ "Gibber Gabber | Newspaper | Woomera". au.locale.online. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  7. ↑ "National Archives of Australia | SA Community History". community.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  8. ↑ "Gibber gabber". 1950. OCLC   223315998.
  9. ↑ "Gibber : Issue 1". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
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