The ''West Coast Sentinel'' is a weekly newspaper published Thursdays in Ceduna, South Australia. It was founded in mid-1912, and has been published continuously since then. It was later sold to

Rural Press Australian Community Media (ACM) is a media company in Australia responsible for over 160 regional publications. Its mastheads include the ''Canberra Times'', ''Newcastle Herald'', '' The Examiner'', ''The Border Mail'', '' The Courier'' and t ...

, previously owned by

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, but now an Australian media company trading as

Australian Community Media Australian Community Media (ACM) is a media company in Australia responsible for over 160 regional publications. Its mastheads include the ''Canberra Times'', ''Newcastle Herald'', '' The Examiner'', '' The Border Mail'', '' The Courier'' and ...

History

The ''West Coast Sentinel'' (subtitled: "circulating throughout the Great West Coast. Eyre's Peninsula") began publication in Streaky Bay on Friday 28 June 1912. At the time, its publishers hoped that the paper's reach would extend beyond its initial region stating, "...although the journal is to be published at Streaky Bay it will serve the whole West Coast, and endeavor to safeguard interests and foster development of the smallest, equally the largest town or settlement". On 25 April 1925, the title of the newspaper was simplified to ''West Coast Sentinel'', with a subtitle that read "A Weekly Paper alive to the needs of the West Coast." and a subtitle that read: "The only paper published on the great West Coast of S.A." In 1930, due to pressures from the Great Depression, the newspaper absorbed the ''Western Mail'' (13 July 1928 - 25 December 1930), which was printed by A.C. Lawrie. In addition, the newspaper also printed the short-lived ''Eyre Peninsula Rural Chronicle'' (1987–1990), and a sister publication, the ''Peninsula Farmer'', in conjunction with the ''

Port Lincoln Times The ''Port Lincoln Times'' is a newspaper published weekly in Port Lincoln, South Australia. It was first printed in August 1927, and has been published continuously ever since. It was later sold to Rural Press, previously owned by Fairfax Media, ...

''. Alongside many other rural publications in Australia, the newspaper was a member of Fairfax Media Limited.

Distribution

The newspaper is published every Thursday, a print run of approximately 3,000 copies which are sold across the

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Originally called Eyre’s Peninsula, it was named af ...

and Far West including: Ceduna, Streaky Bay, Wudinna, Elliston,

Yalata Yalata is an Aboriginal community located west of Ceduna and south of Ooldea on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain in South Australia. It lies on the traditional lands of the Wirangu people, but the settlement began as Yalata Mission in the ...

, Nundroo, Penong, Thevenard, Smoky Bay, Port Kenny, Venus Bay, Wirrulla, Poochera, Minnipa, and Kyancutta. It has a claimed average weekly readership of 5,600. Like other Rural Press publications, the newspaper is also available online.

Digitisation

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carries images and text versions of the newspaper from 1912 to 1954, accessible using

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, the on-line newspaper retrieval service.

References

External links

West Coast Sentinel website

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