The ''Yea Chronicle'' is a weekly newspaper that circulates on Wednesdays throughout the western region of the
Murrindindi Shire
The Shire of Murrindindi is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of and, in June 2018, had a population of 14,478. It includes the towns of Alexandra, ...
in
Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au ...
.
The newspaper started as ''The Yea Telegraph'' in October 1885. The name changed to ''The Yea Chronicle'' in 1890. An early owner was Frederick G. Purcell. It was later owned by Tom Dignam and who sold the paper to Ash and Fleur Long in 1984 and they in turn sold it to Geoff Heyes and Jenny Smith of Alexandra newspapers in May 1993. it has a circulation of 524.
See also
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List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia.
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.
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*{{trove newspaper, 124, Yea Chronicle, Yea, Vic. : 1891 - 1920
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''World War I Victorian newspapers''from the State Library of Victoria
Newspapers published in Victoria (Australia)
1885 establishments in Australia
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Weekly newspapers published in Australia