| Type | weekly |
|---|---|
| Owner | Seven West Media |
| Founded | 1888 |
| City | Bunbury |
| Country | Australia |
The South Western Times is a weekly English language newspaper published for Bunbury and the South West region in Western Australia.
The newspaper was first published in 1888 [1] and was originally titled the Southern Advertiser. The name was changed later the same year to the Southern Times and in 1917 it became the South Western Times. [2]
The newspaper also published an annual state pictorial feature with a goal of promoting the South-West, the South Western Times Illustrated Annual. The 1947 issue featured scenes of the Pemberton pool's carnival day, forestry and other industries. [3] The 1952 issue had prints of views in Collie and Denmark, content on cows, schools and fire controls. [4]
The distribution area includes many towns in the South West, including Bunbury, Boyanup, Capel, Donnybrook, Collie, Harvey, Balingup and Darkan. The paper is published every Thursday and in 2019 has a circulation of 6,300 and a readership of 19,000. [1]
| Title | Dates | Volumes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Advertiser | 1888 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (3 January 1888) - v. 1, no. 33 (14 August 1888) | |
| Southern Times | 1888-1916 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (28 August 1888) - v. 29, no. 52 (30 December 1916) | |
| South Western Times | 1917-1929 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (4 January 1917) - v. 12, no. 154 (31 December 1929) | Issues from 1917-1929 have been digitised and made available on Trove. [5] |
| South Western Tribune | 1930-1932 | Vol. 1, no. 1 (4 January 1930) - v. 3, no. 8 (30 January 1932) | Merged with Bunbury herald and Blackwood express, to become: South Western Tribune. |
| South Western Times | 1932-current | Vol. 3, no. 9 (3 February 1932)-current | Issues from 1932-1954 have been digitised and made available on Trove. [6] |