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The ''Western Champion'' was a weekly English language newspaper published in
Parkes Champion-Post newspaper
The ''Western Champion'' was a weekly English language newspaper published in Parkes, New South Wales
Parkes is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the main settlement in the local government area of Parkes Shire. Parkes had a population of 11,224 as at 30 June 2018. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2 ...
, Australia.
History
The town ofParkes Parkes may refer to:
* Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation
Named for Henry Parkes
* Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town
* Parkes Observatory, a radi ...
had been served with many newspapers. The ''Western Champion'' began in 1893 and was published by M. J. Little. The editor in the late 1890s was Gordon Tidy
Gordon Tidy (7 January 1862 – 30 April 1953)In 1912 Tidy stated as a reason for returning from attempting the Catholic priesthood that he was 54, making his date of birth c. 1858 (Forbes Times, 1 May 1912). Registration documents and a 1939 c ...
.
After 33 years as the proprietor, William Giles also acquired the ''Parkes Post'' by September 1932. Working from their separate offices, the ''Champion'' would publish on a Friday, and the ''Post'' on the Tuesday. It ceased in 1934 and merged with the ''Champion Post'' to form the ''Parkes Post''. The paper consisted mainly of advertising and news columns once a month.
Today the newspaper operates as the ''Parkes Champion-Post''.
Digitisation
The various versions of the paper have been digitised as part of theAustralian Newspapers Digitisation Program
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project hosted by the National Library of Australia
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.
See also
*List of newspapers in New South Wales
This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia.
List of newspapers in New South Wales (A)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (B)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (C)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (D)
Li ...
* List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia.
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.
Daily newspape ...
References
External links
*{{Trove newspaper, 459 , Western Champion , Parkes, NSW : 1898 - 1934Parkes Champion-Post newspaper
Bibliography
*''Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995'' / by Rod Kirkpatrick, Canberra City, A.C.T. : Infinite Harvest Publishing, 2000 *''Looking good : the changing appearance of Australian newspapers'' / by Victor Isaacs, for the Australian Newspapers History Group, Middle Park, Qld. : Australian Newspaper History Group, 2007. *''Press timeline : Select chronology of significant Australian press events to 2011'' / Compiled by Rod Kirkpatrick for the Australian Newspaper History Group *''Australian Newspaper History : A Bibliography'' / Compiled by Victor Isaacs, Rod Kirkpatrick and John Russell, Middle Park, Qld. : Australian Newspaper History Group, 2004. *Newspapers in Australian libraries : a union list. 4th ed. Defunct newspapers published in New South Wales Newspapers on Trove