The Northam Advertiser

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The Northam Advertiser
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Front page of The Northam Advertiser, No. 8, Vol. 2

The Northam Advertiser was a newspaper published in Northam, Western Australia. It was published from 1895 to 1986. Between 1956 and 1959, it was titled the Northam Advertiser-News. [1] [2] [3] The editorial stance of the newspaper after its founding was studied by a Graylands Teachers College student in the 1960s, [4] and the newspaper was involved in commentating upon the turbulent first ten years of the twentieth century in Western Australian politics following the "post-Forrest era". [5]

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Digitisation

Digitised editions of The Northam Advertiser from 1895 to 1915 and from 1948 to 1954 are available on Trove at the National Library of Australia. [6]

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References

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  2. Northam advertiser-news, A.C. Davis for Country Newspapers Pty Ltd, 1956, retrieved 20 June 2016
  3. Northam advertiser, The Advertiser, 1959, retrieved 20 June 2016
  4. Newman, Hilary (1964), The attitude of "The Northam advertiser" towards the Federation issue during the years from 1898 to 1901 , retrieved 21 December 2019
  5. "NORTHAM ADVERTISER". Morgans Courier . Western Australia. 4 November 1905. p. 2. Retrieved 21 December 2019 via Trove.
  6. "The Northam Advertiser". Trove . National Library of Australia . Retrieved 20 June 2016.