The ''Narrandera Argus'', previously published as ''The Narandera Argus'' ''and Riverina Advertiser,'' is a weekly English language compact format newspaper published in Narandera, New South Wales (now officially "Narrandera").

History

First published in 1880, ''The Narrandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser'' was published until 1953 when it changed its title to ''Narrandera Argus'', which is still in publication. It was published by James Ashton from 1892 and later by Donald M'Neil Turner. A rival newspaper, the ''

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'', was established in 1886. This paper promoted protectionism while the ''Argus'' promoted free trade. The paper currently has a circulation of 2,000 across Narrandera, Leeton,

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, Coolamon,

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Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the

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project 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 ...

References

External links

Official website
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History

Digitisation

See also

References

External links