The Bunbury Herald

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The Bunbury Herald (1892-1919)
The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express (1919-1927)
Bunbury Herald.jpg
Front page of the first issue of The Bunbury Herald, 1892
TypeWeekly
Founder(s)Stephen J Cusack
Founded1892
Ceased publication1929
City Bunbury
CountryAustralia
ISSN 2200-4181

The Bunbury Herald, also published as The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express, was a bi-weekly English language newspaper published in Bunbury, Western Australia. After a merger with South Western Times, it became the South Western Tribune. In 1997 a weekly newspaper named Bunbury Herald was established by Seven West Media.

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History

The Bunbury Herald was first issued on 28 September 1892 as a weekly publication; it later moved to a tri-weekly format. The newspaper was founded and edited by Stephen J Cusack. [1]

Cusack was proprietor of the newspaper until he sold it, due to his failing health, on 1 October 1899. [2] Editorship was taken over by George William Keith. [3]

The Bunbury Herald continued as The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express, which ran from 16 August 1919 to 20 December 1929. It was printed by Sidney Charles Merriott. [4] In 1929 The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express merged with the South Western Times to become the South Western Tribune. [4]

Availability

Issues of The Bunbury Herald (1892–1919) and The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express (1919–1929) have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program, [5] a project of the National Library of Australia in cooperation with the State Library of Western Australia.

Hard copy and microfilm copies of The Bunbury Herald, [6] The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express [4] and Bunbury Herald [7] are also available at the State Library of Western Australia.

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References

  1. ↑ Battye, James Sykes (1985). The Cyclopedia of Western Australia. Carlisle: Hesperian Press. p. 509. ISBN   0859050726 . Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Death of Mr. Stephen Cusack, J.P." Bunbury Herald. WA: National Library of Australia. 15 November 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Twentieth century impressions of Western Australia. Perth: P.W.H. Thiel & Co. 1901. p. 175.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Australian Newspaper Digitisaton Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Bunbury Herald". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bunbury Herald". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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