The Southern Star (newspaper, Bega, New South Wales)

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Front page of the Southern Star on 6 June 1900

The Southern Star was a bi-weekly English language newspaper published on Wednesday and Saturdays in Bega, New South Wales, Australia. [1] It was previously published as The Bega Gazette and County of Auckland Advertiser, and The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser. [2]

Contents

L to R: Trevor Prescott, Alf Prescott, Walter Archibald Smith (Editor), Bill Jardine, Arthur Moss, Southern Star newspaper office, Carp Street The Southern Star was founded by W A Smith in 1900 - 1923. Alf Prescott was oldest working printer in state. Worked until he was 90 years old. Southern Star newspaper later became the Bega District News - Bega, NSW.jpg
L to R: Trevor Prescott, Alf Prescott, Walter Archibald Smith (Editor), Bill Jardine, Arthur Moss, Southern Star newspaper office, Carp Street

Newspaper history

The Bega Gazette and County of Auckland Advertiser, also known as The Bega Gazette, was a weekly newspaper first published in December 1864 by proprietor R. W. Sharpe. [3] On 1 July 1865 the masthead changed to The Bega Gazette and Eden District or South Coast Advertiser. [4] In 1900 Tarlington and Smith bought The Bega Gazette from William Henry Braine immediately changing the name to The Southern Star. [5] The newspaper merged with the Bega Standard and Bega Budget to form Bega District News on 2 October 1923. [1]

Digitisation

The Bega Gazette and County of Auckland Advertiser, The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser, and The Southern Star have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "State Library of New South Wales". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. "The Bega gazette and Eden district or southern coast advertiser". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  3. "The Bega Gazette and County of Auckland Advertiser, February 25, 1865, p. 1". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  4. "The Bega Gazette and Eden District or Southern Coast Advertiser, 1 July 1865". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  5. Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience. Canberra City, A.C.T.: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 212. ISBN   0646402706.
  6. "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. "Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program". AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER DIGITISATION PROGRAM. National Library of Australia. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.