The West Wyalong Advocate

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The West Wyalong Advocate is a weekly, English language newspaper published in West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia. It has previously been titled The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette.

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History

The West Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, 7 November 1900 The West Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, 7 November 1900.PNG
The West Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette, 7 November 1900

The paper began in 1900 as The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette was published by George R. Porter. This publication ceased in February 1928 and became The West Wyalong Advocate which it remains today. It also absorbed The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser at this time. [1]

In more recent times, drought and economic downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the paper changing from bi-weekly to weekly production. In 2020 the paper was offered for sale when the Bradley family of nearby Temora but a buyer was not found. In a front page story The West Wyalong Advocate announced its final issue would be published on 23 December 2020 and the paper would close. Evolution Mining, which has a gold operation at nearby Lake Cowal, consulted with owners, community stakeholders and Bland Shire Council to find a way to revive the paper while retaining its independence. This resulted in the formation of the West Wyalong Advocate Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation with an independent board of directors and many of the original staff. After a four-month hiatus, The West Wyalong Advocate was again published in May 2021. [2]

Digitisation

Issues of the paper from March 1928 to December 1954 have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program [3] project hosted by the National Library of Australia. [4]

Owners and editors

The West Wyalong Advocate was independently owned from 1986 to December 2020 by the Bradley family, who also owned The Temora Independent. From 2022 it was printed and published by Heatherbelle Vearing for The West Wyalong Advocate Foundation.

Editors of The West Wyalong Advocate have included Ron Cooper, Garry Shaw, Terence Cunningham and Heatherbelle Vearing. The paper is a member of the Country Press Association. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "SLNSW Catalogue". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Evolution Mining: The Revival of the West Wyalong Advocate Newspaper [2022 HSEC FINALIST] , retrieved 1 August 2022
  3. ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Trove Digitised Newspapers". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Members | Country Press New South Wales Inc. | Australia's oldest newspaper industry association Founded 1900". www.cpnsw.org.au. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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