Kimberley newspapers

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Items relating to the Nor-West Echo on display in the Broome Historical Museum Views of Broome Historical Museum, Broome, WA, Australia 25.jpg
Items relating to the Nor-West Echo on display in the Broome Historical Museum

A modest number of newspapers have been produced in, or for, the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Few are still being published today. Some of the newspapers reflect the economic interests of the region, but not to the same extent that is seen in Pilbara newspapers. There is some cross-over between newspapers distributed in both the Kimberley and the Pilbara.

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The Kimberley region has the second lowest population in Western Australia, accounting for approximately 6% of the state's population. [1] However, from 2009 to 2013 the Kimberley experienced above average population growth at 2.7%. [1] The low population numbers are reflected in the small number of Kimberley newspapers.

Titles

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TitleYears of publicationStatus
Broome Advertiser [2] 1992–presentCurrent
Broome Chronicle and Nor'west Advertiser [3] 1908 - 1912Defunct
Dampier Despatch [4] 1904 - 1905Defunct
The Derby News [5] 1887?Defunct
The Kimberley Echo [6] 1980–presentCurrent
Kimberley Times [7] 1982 - 1983Defunct
Kimberley Times [8] 2004 - 2006Defunct
North West Telegraph [9] 1983–presentCurrent
Northern Times [10] 1905 - 1983Defunct
Nor-west Echo [11] [12] 1912 - 1930Defunct
Nugget News [13] 1986 - 1987Defunct
The Ord River Bungle [14] 1984 - 1986Defunct
The Weekly News [15] 1931 - 1934Defunct
The Wyndham Gazette [16] 1930Defunct

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile of the Western Australian Population" (PDF). Workforce Planning and Development - Population. Department of Training and Workforce Development. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. "Broome Advertiser". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. 30 May 1992. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. "Broome Chronicle and Nor-west Advertiser". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. "Dampier Despatch". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. "The Derby News". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. 30 May 1887. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. "The Kimberley Echo". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. 30 May 1980. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. "Kimberley Times". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. 30 May 1982. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. "Kimberley Times". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. "North West Telegraph". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. 30 May 1983. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. "Northern Times". State Library of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. "Nor-west Echo". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  12. "Nor-West Echo (Broome, WA : 1914 - 1918)". Trove. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  13. "Nugget News". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. "The Ord River Bungle". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. 30 May 1984. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  15. "The Weekly News". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  16. "The Wyndham Gazette". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 16 May 2016.