Northam Courier

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Northam Courier
Founded16 November 1909 (1909-11-16)
Language English
Ceased publication12 May 1922 (1922-05-12)
City Northam, Western Australia
CountryAustralia
ISSN 2203-7756

The Northam Courier was a newspaper published in Northam, Western Australia from 1909 until 1922.

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History

The Northam Courier was the second newspaper published in Northam, the first being The Northam Advertiser . [1] Prior to its launch, the Northam Courier as a concept received a mixed response from other press outlets [2] [3] [4] but was said to have garnered liberal promises of support from the local community. [5]

The inaugural issue was published on 16 November 1909. [6] The Western Mail said of the first issue it "consists of six pages of well-balanced news and advertising matter, and has a distinctly presentable appearance". [7] On introducing the planned ethos of the paper, the Northern Courier said it had the "earnest hope, of winning the reputation of being literal, progressive, and fair". [8]

The paper's final issue was published on 12 May 1922. [6] [9]

Political affiliations

In its later years, multiple outlets described the Northam Courier as an organ of the Country Party, [10] [11] [12] an agrarian party formed in 1913. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "NEWS AND NOTES". Daily News (Third Edition). Vol. XXVIII, no. 10712. Perth. 4 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "BLANK VERSE AT NORTHAM". Sunday Times . No. 618. Perth. 7 November 1909. p. 1 (Second Section). Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "The Week's Summary". The Narrogin Observer and Williams District Representative . Vol. 5, no. 235. Narrogin. 2 October 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Local and General". Bunbury Herald . Vol. XIX, no. 3224. Bunbury. 30 October 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "NOTES OF THE WEEK". Western Mail . Vol. XXIV, no. 1240. Perth. 2 October 1909. p. 34. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  6. 1 2 "Northam Courier (WA : 1909 - 1922)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "NOTES OF THE WEEK". Western Mail . Vol. XXIV, no. 1248. Perth. 27 November 1909. p. 33. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "THE 'NORTHAM COURIER.'". Northam Courier. Vol. I, no. 1. Western Australia. 16 November 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1922". Goomalling-dowerin Mail . Vol. XIII, no. 982. Northam. 12 May 1922. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "The National Cabinet Proposal". Wickepin Argus . Vol. III, no. 318. Wickepin. 11 January 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "COUNTRY AND LIBERAL PARTIES". Kalgoorlie Miner . Vol. 22, no. 5450. Kalgoorlie. 28 June 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "The National Cabinet Proposal". The Geraldton Express . Vol. XXXVIII. Western Australia. 5 January 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ Abjorensen, Norman (30 October 2019). "Country politics, city impact". Inside Story. ISSN   1837-0497 . Retrieved 15 May 2024.


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