The Record of the Blue Mountains

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The Record of the Blue Mountains was a newspaper published in Katoomba, New South Wales from 1921 to 1925. [1]

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History

The Record of the Blue Mountains began in August 1921 as The Catholic News of the Blue Mountains, a monthly published by the Katoomba Catholic Club. Outgrowing its role as a parish bulletin and widening its appeal to include the non-Catholic community, the name was changed from July 1922 (Vol.1, No. 12). By July 1923 it had achieved a circulation of 6,000 readers between Bathurst and Sydney. While its editors included M. Curran, John F. Ryan and Bruce Milliss, the driving force behind The Record was Katoomba parish priest, Father St. Clair Joseph Bridge. A further name change occurred in April 1924, when the name was shortened to The Record Magazine. [2] Financial difficulties and pressure from the Church hierarchy to concentrate on parish affairs eventually forced Bridge to close The Record. The last issue, volume 4, number 6, appeared in January 1925. [2]

Though registered as a newspaper, The Record was, and saw itself as, more a magazine than a newspaper. In his autobiography, Serpent’s Tooth, Milliss’ son Roger describes the journal as consisting of “a minimum of low-key Catholic propaganda and a mass of inoffensive general features aimed to attract a broader readership and quell the prejudice of likely Protestant advertisers”. [1]

Digitisation

The Record of the Blue Mountains has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Blue Mountains Local Studies: Newspapers of The Blue Mountains". Blue Mountains Local Studies. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 "The Record magazine". State Library of New South Wales Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Newspaper and Magazine Titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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