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The Westralian Aborigine (also known as Westralian Aboriginie) was an independently run and managed Aboriginal newspaper in Western Australia.

The newspaper was established in early December 1953, with a monthly publication beginning January 1954 that ran until July 1957; the initial distribution was of 600 copies. [1] [2] [3]

The newspaper was managed and run by the Coolabaroo League. [4] [5] It was one of the few Aboriginal-run newspapers in Australia. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Newspaper For Aborigines". The Sydney Morning Herald (36, 181). New South Wales, Australia. 7 December 1953. p. 7. Retrieved 20 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Aborigines' Newspaper In West". Recorder (14, 159). South Australia. 18 January 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 21 April 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Westralian Aborigine, Paterson Brokensha, 1954, retrieved 13 December 2015 Noting that the NLA catalogue is referring to microfilmed copies from January 1954 to July 1957
  4. "Coolbaroo League | Kaartdijin Noongar". www.noongarculture.org.au.
  5. "Trove - Archived webpage". Trove.
  6. Rose, Michael; Rose, Michael, 1954- (1996), For the record : 160 years of Aboriginal print journalism, Allen & Unwin, ISBN   978-1-86448-058-0 CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) chapter 3 - 3. Transitional voices: Westralian Aborigine
  7. Coolbaroo League (1950), Westralian Aborigine, Coolbaroo League, retrieved 10 December 2015