''The Katoomba Times'' was established by George W. Spring in early 1889.

History

In early 1889, the year Katoomba became a municipality, Spring established ''The Katoomba Times'' which ran under his sole proprietorship until September 1890 when George P. C. Spring (Jun.) and

John Albert Southwood John Albert Southwood (1868 – 18 October 1945) was an Australian politician, newspaperman and trade unionist. He represented the South Australian House of Assembly multi-member seats of Wallaroo from 1912 to 1915 and East Torrens from 1915 to 1 ...

took over. Under a revamped banner the paper continued publication until 1894 when Spring and Southwood moved to South Australia. In October 1890 the paper relocated from its original office in Main Street “to more central premises, near The Carrington, and opposite the railway station”. It circulated between Hartley and Springwood.

Digitisation

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Katoomba Times, The Defunct newspapers published in Katoomba, New South Wales Newspapers on Trove

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