Victor Harbor Times

Last updated

The Victor Harbor Times
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s) Australian Community Media
FoundedAugust 1912
Language English
City Victor Harbor, South Australia
Website victorharbortimes.com.au

The Times, also known as The Victor Harbor 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.

Contents

History

The newspaper was originally published as The Victor Harbor Times and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot, with the first edition published on Friday 23 August 1912 (its title used "Harbour" from 8 September 1922). [1]

On 16 May 1930, the title was briefly altered to The Times Victor Harbour and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot. [2]

From 15 April 1932 to 22 March 1978, it was published weekly (variously on a Friday (1932-1973), Thursday (1973) and Wednesday (1974-1978)) and called Victor Harbour Times. Between 30 March 1978 and 31 December 1986 it was called Victor Harbor Times. [3] From 7 January 1987, the header was simplified further.[ citation needed ] For 11 years, from 1 August 1984 to 17 November 1995, it was published bi-weekly. The newspaper then started publishing Thursdays from 5 June 1997.[ citation needed ]

Ownership and locations

From 1922, the business operated from a building purpose-built for residence and business by Peter and Ivy Milnes. The Milnes family continued to run the paper until 1986, when it was bought by the Wilson family. Rural Press purchased it later, and eventually Fairfax (SA Regional Media) became the owners. [4]

In May 2017, the newspaper sold its 95-year old office at 13 Coral Street, moving 100m south, into Stuart Street, Victor Harbor. [4] By 2023 it had moved again, to 2 Coral Street. [5]

Other publications

On the Coast is a monthly publication first begun as a quarterly in December 1989 by Country Publishers. [6] In October 1990, it absorbed The District Telegraph (issued February 1988-July 1990), a publication of the Willunga Council. [7] By 1992 it was a small monthly newspaper published by The Times to serve the Fleurieu Peninsula. [8] It is posted and delivered to Sellicks, Aldinga Beach, McLaren Vale, McLaren Flat, Maslin Beach, Moana, Seaford and Willunga (and available at general stores in Aldinga, Old Noarlunga, Mt. Compass, McLaren Vale, Sellicks, Seaford, Seaford Rise, Maslins Beach, and Willunga Library). [9] [10]

The Times also published the Great Southern Star (21 November 1995 – June 1999), a free local newspaper with content covering the whole of the Fleurieu Peninsula. [11]

Location and distribution

As of 2023 the newspaper continues to be published weekly as The Times and includes a digital edition. [12] Its address is 2 Coral St. [5]

The Times serves towns including Victor Harbor, Port Elliot, Middleton, Goolwa, Strathalbyn, Myponga, Normanville, Yankalilla, and Cape Jervis. [13]

Awards

The Times won the 2007 Best SA Country Newspaper over 6000 circulation award.[ citation needed ]

Digitisation

The National Library of Australia has digitised photographic copies of most issues of The Victor Harbor Times and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot from Vol I, No. 1 of 23 August 1912 [14] to Vol. XIX No. 920 of 9 May 1930 [15] and its successor The Victor Harbour Times from Vol XXI, No. 1019 of 15 April 1932 [16] to Vol. 74 No. 3,478 of 31 December 1986. [17] These copies may be accessed via Trove.

On the Coast is available in microfiche and physical formats in the State Library of South Australia. [6] [7]

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 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">Railways in Adelaide</span> Regional rail network

The rail network in Adelaide, South Australia, consists of four lines and 89 stations, totalling 132 km (82 mi). It is operated by Keolis Downer under contract from the Government of South Australia, and is part of the citywide Adelaide Metro public transport system.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rail transport in South Australia</span> Rail transport in South Australia

The first railway in colonial South Australia was a line from the port of Goolwa on the River Murray to an ocean harbour at Port Elliot, which first operated in December 1853, before its completion in May 1854.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">City of Onkaparinga</span> Local government area in South Australia

The City of Onkaparinga is a local government area (LGA) located on the southern fringe of Adelaide, South Australia. It is named after the Onkaparinga River, whose name comes from Ngangkiparinga, a Kaurna word meaning women's river. It is the largest LGA in South Australia, with a population of over 170,000 people in both urban and rural communities and is also geographically expansive, encompassing an area of 518.3 km2. The council is headquartered in the Noarlunga Centre with area offices situated in Aberfoyle Park, Woodcroft and Willunga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivor Hele</span> Australian artist

Sir Ivor Henry Thomas Hele, CBE was an Australian artist noted for portraiture. He was Australia's longest serving war artist and completed more commissioned works than any other in the history of Australian art.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Seaford line</span> Railway line in Adelaide, South Australia

The Seaford line is a suburban commuter line in Adelaide, South Australia.

Willunga is a town located to the south of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Onkaparinga. It is 47 km by road from the Adelaide city centre and 12 km from the coast at Aldinga Bay. Willunga is within the McLaren Vale wine-growing region. In the 2021 census, Willunga had a population of 3,604.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Southern Football League (South Australia)</span>

The Southern Football League (SFL) is an Australian rules football league in South Australia. The League was formed, as the Southern Football Association, in 1886. The league is a not-for-profit organisation.

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

McLaren Vale is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of the Adelaide city centre and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the municipal seat at Noarlunga Centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sellicks Beach, South Australia</span> Suburb of City of Onkaparinga, South Australia

Sellicks Beach, formerly spelt Sellick's Beach, is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located within Adelaide metropolitan area about 47 kilometres (29 mi) from the Adelaide city centre. It is an outer southern suburb of Adelaide and is located in the local government area of the City of Onkaparinga at the southern boundary of the metropolitan area. It is known as Witawali or Witawodli by the traditional owners, the Kaurna people, and is of significance as being the site of a freshwater spring said to be created by the tears of Tjilbruke, the creator being.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port Willunga, South Australia</span> Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia

Port Willunga is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is known as Wirruwarrungga or Ruwarunga by the traditional owners, the Kaurna people, and is of significance as being the site of a freshwater spring said to be created by the tears of Tjilbruke, the creator being.

Southern Times Messenger is a weekly suburban newspaper in Adelaide, part of the Messenger Newspapers group. The Southern Times' area stretches from Lonsdale in the north, through to Sellicks Beach in the south, and covers the southern suburbs, accessible from the city via Main South Road and the more recently constructed Southern Expressway. The newspaper generally reports on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of Morphett Vale, Noarlunga, Reynella and Aldinga. It also covers the City of Onkaparinga council. It has a circulation of 57,690 and a readership of 95,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aldinga Football Club</span> Australian rules football club

The Aldinga Football Club is an Australian rules football club that was a foundation member of the Southern Football Association in 1886. From 1927 to 1932, Aldinga won a record 6 premierships in a row in the Southern Football Association. In 1901 Aldinga was involved in a brief merger with the Sellick's Hill F.C. to form the Hills United Football Club.

The Willunga Football Club is an Australian rules football club first formed on 29 May 1874, making it the second oldest constituted football club in South Australia behind Port Adelaide.

<i>The Southern Argus</i> South Australian newspaper

The Southern Argus is a newspaper first published from March 1866 in Port Elliot, South Australia, and then in Strathalbyn from 1868 to the present. It is published on Thursdays.

Leon Edmond Mazure, generally known as Edmond Mazure, was a French winemaker, known for his work in South Australia.

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.

Victa Cinema is a state heritage-listed cinema in the town of Victor Harbor, South Australia. The original building was designed by noted cinema architect Chris A. Smith and opened in 1923, but was extensively damaged by fire and rebuilt in 1934 to designs by F. Kenneth Milne. This reconstructed building is thought to be one of the first buildings in South Australia created in a style known as streamlined architecture. Its ownership changed from its first private owner, to National Pictures, to Ozone Theatres in 1928, before being taken over by Hoyts in 1951. After partial closure in the 1960s it was run by a series of independent operators, with an extra screen being added in 1998 and later renovations in 2005. Since 2020 it has been owned by the City of Victor Harbor.

References

  1. ↑ "The Victor Harbor Times and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot (SA : 1912-1930)". Trove. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Times Victor Harbour and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot (SA : 1930 - 1932)". Trove. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Victor Harbour Times (SA : 1932 - 1986)". Trove. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 Simmons, Michael (19 May 2017). "Victor Harbor News". The Times. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Contact". The Victor Harbor Times. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. 1 2 Willunga (S.A. : District), ed. (1989). On the coast [newspaper: microform]. Victor Harbor, S. Aust: Country Publishers.
  7. 1 2 Willunga (S.A. : District), ed. (1988). The District Telegraph [newspaper: microform]. Willunga, S. Aust: The Council].
  8. ↑ Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: O-R". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "On the Coast | SAcommunity - Connecting Up Australia". sacommunity.org. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Internet, Chirp. "Mclaren Vale local newspapers | Australian Newspaper Directory - Newspapers.com.au". www.newspapers.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  11. ↑ Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: F-L". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Home". The Times. Victor Harbor. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "About Us". www.victorharbortimes.com.au. The Times. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  14. ↑ Vol I, No. 1 of 23 August 1912
  15. ↑ Vol. XIX No. 920 of 9 May 1930
  16. ↑ Vol XXI, No. 1019 of 15 April 1932
  17. ↑ Vol. 74 No. 3,478 of 31 December 1986
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.