The ''Forbes Advocate'' is an English language newspaper published in
Forbes, New South Wales
Forbes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Newell Highway between Parkes and West Wyalong. At the , Forbes had a population of 9,319. Forbes is probably named after Sir Francis Forbes, first ...
,
Australia.
History
The ''Forbes Advocate'' was first published on 1 December 1911 by G.W. Brownhill and continues to this day.
The ''Advocate'' incorporated the ''
Forbes Times
The ''Forbes Times'' was an English language newspaper published in Forbes, New South Wales, Australia.
History
The ''Forbes Times'' was first published on 3 September 1870 by a Mr. J. Felt and ran until 31 March 1920 when it was incorporate ...
'' on 31 March 1920. In buying out the ''Forbes Times'', Brownhill both eliminated a competitor and reduced the costs involved in running the paper, as the scarcity and price of paper had dramatically increased in the post-war climate of Australia.
According to the Australian Community Media AdCentre run by Fairfax Media, "The strength of the Forbes Advocate lies in its commitment to covering local events from local government to community organisations, social and sporting events as well as tackling the issues that matter."
Digitisation
The ''Forbes Advocate'' has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
.
See also
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List of newspapers in New South Wales
References
External links
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* {{trove newspaper, 422, Forbes Times, NSW : 1912 - 1920
*
The Forbes Advocate' online.
Newspapers published in New South Wales