William Whitridge Roberts Whitridge (c. 1824 – 26 May 1861) was an Australian newspaper editor in the early days of

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History

Whitridge emigrated from England on the ''Panama'', arriving in South Australia in October 1850. A fellow passenger, with whom he was to found a lasting friendship, was

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, founder in 1852 of the

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. Whitridge worked for the ''Austral Examiner'' before taking a job as editor with the

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around 1859. He was a member of the Free Rifles corps and a foundation member of the

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and the

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. He was married and had a home "Kurltoparinga", Inman Valley (which served as the local church), then "Pine Villa",

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, where he died suddenly, aged 36. He had created a sufficient impression among art and literature lovers of Adelaide that a well-attended lecture was given in White's Assembly Rooms by W. Townsend for the benefit of his widow and family.

Family

He was married to Charlotte Elizabeth (ca.1821 – 7 March 1910) ; they had five children: *

William Oswald Whitridge William Oswald Whitridge (14 August 1853 – 12 February 1919) was an Australian Test cricket umpire. Whitridge was also an administrator with the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). Biography Whitridge was born on 14 August 1853 in Ke ...

(14 August 1853 – 14 February 1919) married Marie Eleanora Korber (ca.1858 – 26 September 1924) on 20 October 1880. Educated at AEI, he was a noted cricketer. *Elizabeth Ada Whitridge (31 May 1855 – 10 March 1837) married George Jacob Trevelion (ca.1854 – 12 August 1914) on 25 April 1877 *Edith Mary Whitridge (15 September 1856 – 9 September 1948) married Frederick Arthur Bowen (ca.1857 – 28 May 1938) on 26 January 1882. *Kate Askew Whitridge (17 November 1859 – 29 December 1945) married Henry Alfred Gooden (died 30 March 1904) on 21 November 1882 *Charles Fletcher Whitridge (24 April 1861 – 24 April 1906) secretary of the China Inland Mission.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitridge, William W. R. Australian newspaper editors 1824 births 1861 deaths