The ''Northern Argus'', first published on 19 February 1869, is a newspaper printed in

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History

The ''Northern Argus'' newspaper (as distinct from the ''

Southern Argus The ''Southern Argus'' is a newspaper first published from March 1866 in Port Elliot, South Australia, and then in Strathalbyn from 1868 to the present. It is published on Thursdays. History The ''Southern Argus'' (as distinct from the ''Nor ...

'' published in Strathalbyn) was founded by Alfred Clode and his brother-in-law

Henry Hammond Tilbrook Henry Hammond Tilbrook (1848–1937) was a Welsh-born Australian landscape photographer, inventor and traveller, who later in life co-founded the ''Northern Argus'' newspaper in the Clare region of South Australia. Biography Tilbrook was born i ...

(c. 1848– 9 September 1937). The first issue was greeted with polite silence by other newspapers, most saying nothing more than it was "the same size as the ''

Wallaroo Times The ''Kadina and Wallaroo Times'' was a newspaper published in Kadina, and also serving the nearby Wallaroo, South Australia from August 1888 to August 1966. In 1968 the paper merged to form the '' Yorke Peninsula Country Times''. History Wi ...

''". The ''

Kapunda Herald ''The Kapunda Herald'' was a newspaper published in Kapunda, South Australia from 29 October 1864 to 25 January 1951. From 1864 to 1878 the masthead was subtitled ''"and Northern Intelligencer"''. It was published weekly, except for the period Feb ...

'' observed that it had been produced under difficulties, and would refrain from criticism. In 1870 Henry's brother Alfred Tilbrook (c. 1847 – 10 July 1913) was taken on and Clode left the partnership to found an English-language newspaper in Japan. Robert Kelly succeeded Clode as editor, to be followed by Robert's father William Kelly (6 February 1827 – 30 January 1913) when Robert left to become a minister of religion. William Kelly served as editor for 13 years (and was a longtime mayor of Clare), followed by Alfred Tilbrook. Henry retired in 1889; the partners then becoming his son Reginald Henry Tilbrook (16 December 1870 – 4 November 1944) and Alfred Tilbrook. Ownership and management of the business passed to Reginald's three sons: Eric Hammond Hanley Tilbrook (1895–1966), Maurice Henry Tilbrook (1897–1963), and Godfrey Vincent Tilbrook (1901–1975). The ''Blyth Agriculturist'' (6 November 1908 - 25 June 1969) was begun as an offshoot of the ''Northern Argus'' newspaper and ran until 1969, covering news for Blyth and nearby regions.

Distribution

Like other Rural Press publications, the newspaper is also available online.

Digitisation

Issues fro
Vol.1 No.1
of 19 February 1869 t
Vol.LXXXV No.5832
of 22 December 1954 have been OCR digitised from photographic copies by the

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References

External links

Northern Argus website
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