The Pioneer (South Australia)

Last updated

The Pioneer
Owner(s)Ben L. Wilkinson
LaunchedJanuary 21, 1898 (1898-01-21)
Ceased publication1969
City Yorketown, South Australia
Country Australia
ISSN 2204-8200

The Pioneer was a weekly newspaper published in Yorketown, South Australia from March 1898 until June 1969, when it absorbed the Maitland Watch and was renamed to Yorke Peninsula News Pictorial. For thirty years an opposition newspaper, the Clarion (7 June 1902 - 21 May 1931), existed in the town too.

Contents

History

The Southern Yorke's Peninsula Pioneer was first published on 21 January 1898, and sold at a discounted price due to its late appearance. [1] It was originally owned and established by Ben L. Wilkinson, and later helped by his brother Richard, in Yorketown. [2] In Issue 10, on 25 March that year, the newspaper adopted a simpler title, The Pioneer.

In 1969, the newspaper absorbed the Maitland Watch (22 December 1911 - 26 June 1969), and became the short-lived Yorke Peninsula News Pictorial (3 July 1969 - 28 May 1970), which was then incorporated into the Yorke Peninsula Country Times from June 1970. [3]

Digitisation

With the exception of a few missing issues, the newspaper digitisation program of the National Library of Australia has digitised photographic copies of The Pioneer from its inception to 24 December 1954. [4] The State Library of South Australia carried microform copies of the newspaper (shelved as S. Y. P. Pioneer) from its inception to December 1960. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victor Harbor, South Australia</span> City in South Australia

Victor Harbor is a town in the Australian state of South Australia located within the City of Victor Harbor on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide. The town is the largest population centre on the peninsula, with an economy based upon agriculture, fisheries and tourism. It is a highly popular tourist destination, with the area's population greatly expanded during the summer holidays, usually by Adelaide locals looking to escape the summer heat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yorke Peninsula</span> Region in South Australia

The Yorke Peninsula is a peninsula located northwest and west of Adelaide in South Australia, between Spencer Gulf on the west and Gulf St Vincent on the east. The peninsula is separated from Kangaroo Island to the south by Investigator Strait. The most populous town in the region is Kadina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yorke Peninsula Council</span> Local government area in South Australia

The Yorke Peninsula Council is a local government area in South Australia. Its boundaries include most of the Yorke Peninsula. The council seat is at Maitland; the council also maintains branch offices at Minlaton and Yorketown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yorketown, South Australia</span> Town in South Australia

Yorketown is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the southern Yorke Peninsula about 91 kilometres (57 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 70 kilometres (43 mi) south of the municipal seat of Maitland. At the 2016 census, the locality had a population of 969 of which 642 lived in its town centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maitland, South Australia</span> Town in South Australia

Maitland is a town in South Australia known as the "heart of Yorke Peninsula" due to it being near the centre of the region. By road, it is 168 km west of Adelaide, 164 km south of Port Pirie and 46 km north of Minlaton. At the 2016 census, Maitland had a population of 1,029.

The Yorke Peninsula Football League (YPFL) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Yorke Peninsula region of South Australia, Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League. The league was known as the Yorke Valley Football League until 1996, having previously absorbed the Yorke Peninsula Football Association in 1961, and the Southern Yorke Peninsula Football League in 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wardang Island</span> Island in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia

Wardang Island, also known as Waralti is a low-lying 20 km2 island in the Spencer Gulf close to the western coast of the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. It acts as a natural breakwater, protecting the former grain port of Port Victoria and providing a sheltered anchorage. After European colonisation it was used for the grazing of sheep, for rabbit disease research, was quarried for lime to supply the lead smelter at Port Pirie and is currently leased to the island's traditional owners: the Narungga. The much smaller Goose Island and the other rocks and islets in the Goose Island Conservation Park lie off the northern end. Anyone seeking to visit the island must obtain prior permission from the Point Pearce Community Council.

<i>Kadina and Wallaroo Times</i>

The Kadina and Wallaroo Times was a newspaper published in Kadina, and also serving the nearby Wallaroo, South Australia from August 1888 to August 1966. In 1968 the paper merged to form the Yorke Peninsula Country Times.

The Times is a newspaper published weekly in Victor Harbor, South Australia since August 1912. Its title has, as with most regional newspapers, undergone a series of name changes and simplifications over its history. It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, but now an Australian media company trading as Australian Community Media.

Daniel Merddyn Scott Davies was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Yorke Peninsula from 1933 to 1941 as an independent.

Henry Lamshed was a farmer and politician in colonial South Australia.

The District Council of Central Yorke Peninsula was a local government area in South Australia from 1969 to 1997. The council seat was at Maitland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County of Fergusson</span> Cadastral in South Australia

County of Fergusson is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia which spans Yorke Peninsula south of Price. It was proclaimed in 1869 by Governor Fergusson after whom the county was named.

The Hundred of Dalrymple is a cadastral unit of hundred in South Australia on the southern Yorke Peninsula. It is one of the 16 hundreds of the County of Fergusson. Proclaimed on 20 June 1872, it is officially thought to be named after Dalrymple, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Yorke Peninsula Country Times is a weekly South Australian newspaper, which was first published on 4 September 1968. It was formed by the merging of Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta Times and South Australian Farmer, representing numerous former publications dating back to 1865.

The District Council of Minlaton was a local government area in South Australia from 1888 to 1997 seated at Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula.

The Eyre Peninsula Tribune was a weekly newspaper published in Cleve, South Australia, founded in late 1910 and published from March 1911 to April 9, 2020. From 1911 to 1950 it was titled Eyre's Peninsula Tribune, reflecting a time when South Australia's peninsulas were referred to using possessives. It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, but now an Australian media company trading as Australian Community Media.

The West Coast Sentinel is a weekly newspaper published Thursdays in Ceduna, South Australia. It was founded in mid-1912, and has been published continuously since then. It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, but now an Australian media company trading as Australian Community Media.

The Port Lincoln Times is a newspaper published weekly in Port Lincoln, South Australia. It was first printed in August 1927, and has been published continuously ever since. It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, but now an Australian media company trading as Australian Community Media.

The Pennant is a weekly newspaper published in Penola, South Australia, from July 1946. Along with The Border Watch, it was most recently owned by the Scott Group of Companies. After 74 years of publishing, however, the newspaper was discontinued on 21 August 2020. However, in March 2022 the newspaper was relaunched with funding after an 18-month hiatus.

References

  1. ↑ "General News". The Pioneer. Vol. I, no. 1. South Australia. 21 January 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: O-R". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Kym., Tilbook (2012). South Australia : through our eyes. Country Press Association of S.A. Eastwood: Country Press SA. ISBN   9780646561295. OCLC   780448507.
  4. ↑ "Trove". Trove. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  5. ↑ The pioneer [newspaper: microform]. Yorketown, S. Aust: Benjamin Lodwick Wilkinson. 1898.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.