This is a list of newspapers published in, or for, the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The Wheatbelt region, situated close to Perth, is home to a number of popular tourist destinations. Its primary industry is agriculture, and the region has a rich agricultural history. Recently, however, there has been an increase in mining and mineral processing. [1]
Title | Years of publication | Status |
---|---|---|
Advocate Community [2] | 2010–present | Current |
The Avon Argus and Cunderdin-Meckering-Tammin Mail [3] | 1925 - 1958 | Defunct |
Avon Echo [4] | 1959? - ? | Defunct |
The Avon Echo: York's community newspaper [5] | 1990 - 1997 | Defunct |
The Avon Gazette and Kellerberrin News [6] [7] | 1914 - 1916 | Defunct |
The Avon Gazette and York Times [8] [9] | 1916 - 1930 | Defunct |
Avon News Pictorial [10] | 1966 | Defunct |
Avon News Express [11] | 1964 - 1965 | Defunct |
The Avon Valley Advocate [12] | 1985–present | Current |
Avon Valley Gazette [13] | 2009–present | Current |
Avon Valley News [14] | 1961 - 1962 | Defunct |
Avon Valley News Express [15] | 1962 - 1964 | Defunct |
Avon Valley News-Express Sporting Magazine [16] | 1963 - 1964 | Defunct |
The Ballidu-Wongan Budget [17] | 1927 - 1941 | Defunct |
The Beverley Times [18] | 1905 - 1977 | Defunct |
Beverley-York Express [19] | 1979 - 1986 | Defunct |
The Bonnie Rock-Lake Brown-Mukinbudin Leader [20] | 1934 - 1939 | Defunct |
The Bruce Rock Post and Corrigin and Narembeen Guardian [21] [22] | 1924 - 1948 | Defunct |
The Bruce Rock Post and Corrigin Guardian [23] [24] | 1917 - 1924 | Defunct |
The Bruce Rock-Corrigin Post, Narembeen-Kondinin Guardian [25] [26] | 1948 - 1958 | Defunct |
Bruce Rock-Narembeen-Corrigin Post [27] | 1964 - 1977 | Defunct |
Central Districts Advertiser and Agriculture and Mining Journal [28] | 1893 - 1895 | Defunct |
The Central Districts Advocate [29] | 1922 - 1924 | Defunct |
Central Districts Gazette [30] | 1986 - 1995 | Defunct |
Central Districts Herald [31] | 1954 - 1958 | Defunct |
Central Districts Herald-Tribune [32] | 1958 - 1980 | Defunct |
Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate [33] | 1996–present | Current |
Central Midlands Advocate [34] | 1995 - 1996 | Defunct |
Central News-Express [35] | 1965 | Defunct |
Chittering Times [36] | 1995 - 2011 | Defunct |
Coastal Central Districts Gazette [37] | 1994 - 1995 | Defunct |
Coastline [38] | 2002 - 2003? | Defunct |
The Corrigin Broadcaster and People's Weekly [39] | 1930 - 1933 | Defunct |
Corrigin Chronicle and Kunjin-Bullaring Representative [40] | 1924 - 1943 | Defunct |
Corrigin News [41] | 1977 - 1985 | Defunct |
The Corrigin Sun [42] | 1929 - 1930? | Defunct |
Dampier Herald and Bencubbin Chronicle [43] | 1937 - 1943 | Defunct |
Dampier Herald and Nungarin Standard [44] | 1943 - 1958 | Defunct |
Dampier Herald [45] | 1928 - 1937 | Defunct |
Dowerin Guardian [46] | Defunct | |
The Dowerin Guardian and Amery Line Advocate [47] | 1927 - 1958 | Defunct |
Dumbleyung-Lake Grace-Newdegate Cultivator, Kukerin and Moulyinning Producer [48] | 1930 | Defunct |
The Eastern Districts Chronicle [49] [50] | 1877 - 1927 | Defunct |
The Eastern News Express [51] | 1964 - 1965 | Defunct |
Eastern Recorder and Avon Argus [52] | 1958 - 1971 | Defunct |
Eastern Recorder [53] [54] | 1909 - 1958 | Defunct |
The Farmers' Observer [55] | 1933 - 1935 | Defunct |
Goomalling Gazette [56] | 1946 - 1954 | Defunct |
Goomalling-Dowerin Mail [57] [58] [59] | 1910 - 1922 | Defunct |
Great Southern Leader [60] [61] | 1907 - 1934 | Defunct |
The Irwin Index - (and North Midlands Gazette) (and Victoria District Gazette) [62] | 1926 - 1967 | Defunct |
The Kondinin Wheatlander and Kulin and Karlgarin Gazette [63] | 1926 - 1927 | Defunct |
Kondinin-Kulin Kourier and Karlgarin Advocate [64] | 1926 - 1941 | Defunct |
Koorda Record [65] | 1934 - 1939 | Defunct |
Kulin Advocate and Dudunun-Jitarning Harrismith Recorder [66] | 1934 - 1940 | Defunct |
The Lake Grace and Districts Leader [67] | 1933 - 1934 | Defunct |
The Lake Grace Newdegate Cultivator and Dumbleyung and Kukerin Producer [68] | 1925 - 1930 | Defunct |
The Merredin Advertiser [69] | 1978 - 1980 | Defunct |
The Merredin Mercury and Bruce Rock-Corrigin Post [70] | 1958 - 1964 | Defunct |
The Merredin Mercury and Central District Index [71] | 1922 - 1958 | Defunct |
Merredin Mercury [72] | 1964 - 1977 | Defunct |
The Merredin Mercury [73] [74] | 1912 - 1921 | Defunct |
Merredin News Gazette [75] | 1962 - 1963 | Defunct |
Merredin Telegraph [76] | 1984 - 1986 | Defunct |
Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury [77] | 1987–present | Current |
The Midlands Advertiser [78] | 1907 - 1930 | Defunct |
Midlands Advocate and Times | 1957 - ? | Defunct |
The Midlands Advocate [79] | 1930 - 1980 | Defunct |
Midlands and Central Districts Herald [80] | 1980 - 1983 | Defunct |
Midlands and Central Districts Tribune [81] | ? | Defunct |
Midlands Telegraph [82] | 1983 - 1986 | Defunct |
Midlands Telegraph [83] | 1988 | Defunct |
Moora & Central Districts Gazette [84] | 1994 - 1995 | Defunct |
Moora Advocate [85] | 1993 - 1994 | Defunct |
The Moora Herald and Midland Districts Advocate [86] [87] | 1914 - 1930 | Defunct |
The Narembeen Observer [88] | 1928 - 1933 | Defunct |
Narrogin Advocate and Southern Districts Courier [89] | 1904 - 1906 | Defunct |
Narrogin Observer [90] | 1991–present | Current |
The Narrogin Observer [91] [92] | 1930 - 1983 | Defunct |
The Narrogin Observer and Williams District Representative [91] [93] | 1905 - 1930 | Defunct |
The New Mercury [94] | 1977 - 1980 | Defunct |
The Newcastle Herald and Toodyay District Chronicle [95] | 1902 - 1912 | Defunct |
News Express [96] | 1965 - 1966 | Defunct |
North Eastern Courier [97] | 1923 - 1958 | Defunct |
The Northam Advertiser News [98] | 1956 - 1959 | Defunct |
Northam Advertiser [99] [100] | 1895 - 1956 | Defunct |
Northam Advertiser [101] | 1959 - 1986 | Defunct |
The Northam Advertiser [102] | 1987 - 1988 | Defunct |
Northam Advertiser and Toodyay Times [103] | 1954 | Defunct |
Northam Courier [104] [105] | 1909 - 1922 | Defunct |
The Northam Independent [106] | 1996 - 1998 | Defunct |
Northam News [107] | 1947 - 1956 | Defunct |
Northam-Midlands Telegraph [108] | 1986 - 1988 | Defunct |
North-Eastern Courier [97] | 1923 - 1958 | Defunct |
The North-Eastern Wheatbelt Tribune [109] | 1926 - 1940 | Defunct |
Northern Valleys News [110] | 2011? - present | Current |
The Nungarin Standard [111] | 1934 - 1939 | Defunct |
Nungarin-Trayning Mail and Kununoppin Advertiser [112] [113] | 1917 - 1922 | Defunct |
The Observer [114] | 1984 - 1991 | Defunct |
The Phoenix [115] | 2016 - Current | Current |
The Pingelly Express [116] | 1905 - 1906 | Defunct |
The Pingelly Leader [117] [118] | 1906 - 1925 | Defunct |
The Pingelly-Brookton Express [119] | 1980 - 1981 | Defunct |
Pingelly-Brookton Leader [120] [121] | 1925 - 1979 | Defunct |
Pinnacle Express [122] | 2003–present | Current |
Pinnacle Papers [123] | 1980 - 2002 | Defunct |
Regional Observer [124] | 1983 | Defunct |
The Southern Argus and Wagin-Arthur Express [125] [126] | 1905 - 1924 | Defunct |
The Southern Cross Herald [127] | 1894 - 1896 | Defunct |
The Southern Cross Miner [128] | 1899 - 1902 | Defunct |
The Southern Cross News [129] | 1935 - 1957 | Defunct |
The Southern Cross Times and Hollow's Find Miner [130] | 1927 - 1932 | Defunct |
The Southern Cross Times and Palmer's Find Miner [130] | 1935 - 1937 | Defunct |
The Southern Cross Times [130] [131] | 1900 - 1921 | Defunct |
The Southern Cross Times [130] [132] | 1923 - 1927 | Defunct |
The Southern Cross Times [130] [132] | 1932 - 1935 | Defunct |
Southern Cross Times [130] [132] | 1937 - 1940 | Defunct |
The Toodyay Herald [133] | 1984–present | Current |
Toodyay Herald [134] [135] | 1912 - 1954 | Defunct |
The Wagin Argus and Arthur, Dumbleyung, Lake Grace Express [136] | 1924 - 2015 | Defunct |
Wandering Star [137] | 1974 | Defunct |
The Weekly Gazette [138] | 1924 - 1946 | Defunct |
The West Coast Advocate [139] | 1995 - 1996 | Defunct |
The Westonian [140] [141] | 1915 - 1920 | Defunct |
The Wheatbelt Mercury [142] | 1980 - 1987 | Defunct |
The Wheatbelt Tribune and Koorda Record [143] | 1940 - 1958 | Defunct |
The Wheatbelt Wheatsheaf and Dampier Advocate [144] | 1930 - 1939 | Defunct |
Wickepin Argus [145] [146] | 1910 - 1934 | Defunct |
The Wongan-Ballidu Budget [147] | 1941 - 1954 | Defunct |
The Wyalkatchem Wheatsheaf and Bencubbin Banner [148] [149] | 1922 - 1930 | Defunct |
The Yilgarn Merredin Times [150] [151] | 1921 - 1923 | Defunct |
The York and Districts Community Matters [152] | 1998? - present | Current |
The York Advocate [153] [154] | 1915 | Defunct |
The York Chronicle [155] | 1927 - 1959 | Defunct |
The York Chronicle [156] | 2000 - 2002 | Defunct |
The York Gazette and Quairading and Dangin Herald [157] | 1930 - 1931 | Defunct |
The York Leader and Quairading and Dangin Herald [158] | 1935 - 1947 | Defunct |
Northam is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, situated at the confluence of the Avon and Mortlock Rivers. It is the largest town and regional centre in the Avon Valley region of the Central Wheatbelt. It is located approximately 97 kilometres north east of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. At the time of the 2021 census, Northam had a population of 6,679.
The Wheatbelt is one of nine regions of Western Australia defined as administrative areas for the state's regional development, and a vernacular term for the area converted to agriculture during colonisation. It partially surrounds the Perth metropolitan area, extending north from Perth to the Mid West region, and east to the Goldfields–Esperance region. It is bordered to the south by the South West and Great Southern regions, and to the west by the Indian Ocean, the Perth metropolitan area, and the Peel region. Altogether, it has an area of 154,862 square kilometres (59,793 sq mi).
The Division of O'Connor is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It is one of Western Australia's three rural seats, and one of the largest electoral constituencies in the world.
The AvonLink is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Midland and Northam.
The Shire of Corrigin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 230 kilometres (143 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. Its seat of government is the town of Corrigin. The shire covers an area of 3,095 square kilometres (1,195 sq mi) and the economy, worth approximately $50 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep, with some supporting industries including a flour mill.
Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It is in the town of Merredin.
Bilbarin is a small town in the Shire of Corrigin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia were, in most cases, a network of railway lines in Western Australia that primarily served the Wheatbelt region.
Highways and main roads in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia form the basis of a road network, which is primarily used by the mining, agriculture, and tourism industries. Main Roads Western Australia maintains and controls these major roads, with offices based in Northam and Narrogin.
The Great Southern Herald is a weekly newspaper published in Katanning, Western Australia. It is distributed to communities in Katanning, Kojonup, Cranbrook, Gnowangerup and Lake Grace.
This is a list of newspapers published in, or for, the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.
The Avon Gazette and York Times is a defunct English language newspaper that was published weekly in York, Western Australia. The newspaper was first published as The Avon Gazette and Kellerberrin News between 10 July 1914 and 8 January 1916.
The Beverley Times is a defunct English language newspaper that was published weekly in the Wheatbelt town of Beverley, Western Australia, between 1905 and 1977.
The Australian is a defunct English language newspaper that was published monthly in Perth, Western Australia, between 1907 and 1908 under the patronage of the Australian Natives' Association (ANA).
This is a list of newspapers published in, or for, the South West region of Western Australia.
Brookton to Corrigin railway was a railway line in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, between Brookton and Corrigin.
The Merredin to Narrogin railway line was a railway line in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, between Merredin and Narrogin. The line was also known as the West Merredin to Narrogin via Corrigin railway.
The Avon Yard to Mullewa railway line is a 429-kilometre (267 mi) long railway line operated by Arc Infrastructure in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia, connecting the Avon Yard at Northam with Mullewa. The 104-kilometre (65 mi) section of the railway line from Perenjori to Dalwallinu is, as of 2024, not in operation, having closed in the late 1990s, while the sections north, Perenjori to Mullewa, and south, Dalwallinu to Northam, are.
The Goomalling to West Merredin railway line is a 183-kilometre (114 mi) long railway line operated by Arc Infrastructure in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, connecting Goomalling with West Merredin. Only the western part of the railway line, the 66-kilometre (41 mi) section from Goomalling to Wyalkatchem, is operational, while the 117-kilometre (73 mi) section from Wyalkatchem to West Merredin is not in use.
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