''The Beverley Times'' is a defunct English language newspaper that was published weekly in the Wheatbelt town of Beverley, Western Australia, between 1905 and 1977.

History

''The Beverley Times'' first circulated on 22 July 1905 and was published by the manager Henry Courtney at The Beverley Times Newspaper and General Printing Office on Vincent Street, Beverley, for the proprietor Chas Dawson,

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. Initially the newspaper shared its office space with the local

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who ran services in the front of the building, however in 1908 the building was sold to Athol Thomas who opened a news agency and continued to print ''The Beverley Times'' in the rear of the building. The newspaper's creation was both a business venture and an effort to support the interests of the district of Beverley and provide residents with a forum for personal expression and discussion. News reported in ''The Beverley Times'' focused on the district of Beverley and included articles on agriculture and farming, broader topical issues, housing reports, sporting events, obituaries, advertisements and classifieds. The newspaper was first published weekly on Saturdays until 28 February 1925 then weekly on Friday until 26 March 1970, then weekly on Thursday until 21 October 1976 and fortnightly on Thursdays until 4 November 1976. ''The Beverley Times'' contained the ''Avon Valley News-Express'' supplement between September 1962 and March 1964. ''The Beverley Times'' was last published on 11 August 1977. That edition attributes the suspended to "illness of the editor", however the Shire of Beverley attributes its collapse to the inability of local businesses to compete with those in

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, as a result of improvements in transport and communication links.

Availability

Issues of this newspaper from 1905 to 1977 have been digitised as part of the

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in cooperation with the

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. Hard copy and microfilm copies of this newspaper are also available at the State Library of Western Australia.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beverley Times Defunct newspapers published in Western Australia Newspapers established in 1905 Publications disestablished in 1977 Newspapers on Trove 1905 establishments in Australia 1977 disestablishments in Australia

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