The Evening Star was a daily (except Sunday) newspaper published in the twin towns of Boulder and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia from 1898 to 1921.
The Evening Star was a daily (except Sunday) newspaper published in the twin towns of Boulder and Kalgoorlie, Western Australia from 1898 to 1921.
The paper was initially printed and published by Osgood & Co. at the offices of The Evening Star, Burt Street, Boulder City and Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie.
The last editor was Dave Georgeson, who left the State on holiday shortly before the last issue went to press. [1] Georgeson was subsequently sub-editor of The Courier , Brisbane. [2]
The business of The Evening Star Co. Ltd was wound up in April 1921. [3]
Most issues from Vol. 1 No. 2 (22 March 1898) to Vol. 21 No. 7226 (26 February 1921) of The Evening Star have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia, and may be accessed vie Trove.
Kalgoorlie is a city in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, located 595 km (370 mi) east-northeast of Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. It is sometimes referred to as Kalgoorlie–Boulder, as the surrounding urban area includes the historic townsite of Boulder and the local government area is the City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder.
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