''The Swan Express'' was a weekly English language newspaper published in

Midland, Western Australia Midland is a suburb in the Perth metropolitan region, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Gr ...

History

''The Swan Express'' was published from 1 December 1900 until 8 November 1979. It was printed by William Heller at 184 Barrack St, Perth, and published at The Crescent,

Midland Junction Midland is a suburb in the Perth metropolitan region, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of G ...

. It was established by Frederick Davis, who had previously worked as the second in charge at ''The Sunday Chronicle''. Davis owned and edited the newspaper for 8 and a half years before he sold the business to Herbert James Lambert, who took control on Monday 3 April 1909. Lambert was an experienced journalist and had previously worked as sub-editor at the ''Morning Herald''. During World War I, Lambert ran the soldiers' camp newspaper, ''Camp Chronicle: the soldier's paper'', and he later went on to become editor of ''

The West Australian ''The West Australian'' is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia. It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, ''The Sunday Times''. It is the second-oldest continuousl ...

''. ''Camp Chronicle'' was published at Blackboy Hill army camp, recording the day-to-day events of the camp. The newspaper contained personal paragraphs, anecdotes and matters pertaining to the life of a soldier. The weekly newspaper served the eastern suburbs of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, including Midland (then known as Midland Junction), which in 1900 was a major railway junction.

Availability

Issues of ''The Swan Express'' (1900–1954) and the ''Camp Chronicle'' (1915–1918) have been digitised as part of the

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of the

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in cooperation with the

State Library of Western Australia The State Library of Western Australia is a research, education, reference and public lending library located in the Perth Cultural Centre in Perth, Western Australia. It is a portfolio agency of the Western Australia Department of Culture and t ...

. Microfilm and hard copies of ''The Swan Express'' and the ''Camp Chronicle'' are also available at the State Library of Western Australia.

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