Cowra Guardian

The ''Cowra Guardian'', also published as ''The Guardian, The Cowra Gobbler, Cowra Guardian, Canowindra Star, The Canowindra Star and Eugowra News, Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder ''is a weekly newspaper published in Cowra, New South Wales, Australia since 1885.

History

The ''Cowra Guardian'' began as the ''Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder'' (1885-1943), a provincial newspaper and rural guide, published by S. A. Stevenson. It continued as the ''Cowra Guardian'' (1943-1980). It was renamed ''Cowra Gobbler'' from 1980-1984 before reverting to the ''Cowra Guardian''. The ''Cowra Guardian'' absorbed a number of papers including the ''Lachlan Leader'' on 22 Oct 1943 and the ''Canowindra Star'' on 4 February 1972. The ''Canowindra Star'' was published from 900to 1971. It was named ''The Canowindra Star and Eugowra News'' from 1903-1925 before reverting to the ''Canowindra Star''.

Provincial newspapers were an important outlet for the concerns of rural communities. In 1919 the proprietor of the ''Cowra Guardian'', J. J. Sullivan articulated the needs of rural families at the annual conference of the NSWCPA.{{Cite web, url = http://library.sl.nsw.gov.au/search~S2?/XCountry+conscience&searchscope=2&SORT=DZ/XCountry+conscience&searchscope=2&SORT=DZ&extended=1&SUBKEY=Country+conscience/1%2C91%2C91%2CE/frameset&FF=XCountry+conscience&searchscope=2&SORT=DZ&1%2C1%2C#, title = Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995, date = 2000, accessdate = 6 February 2015, website = State Library of New South Wales, publisher = Canberra City, A.C.T. : Infinite Harvest Publishing, last = Kirkpatrick, first = Rod

The ''Cowra Guardian'' was acquired by Macquarie Publications in the 1980s.

See also

* List of newspapers in Australia
* List of newspapers in New South Wales

References

External links

Cowra Guardian
(official website)

Newspapers published in New South Wales
Weekly newspapers published in Australia