The ''Manning River Times'',
also published as ''The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales'',
is a twice weekly English language newspaper published in
Taree, New South Wales
Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of 26,381, and is the centre of a significant agricultural dis ...
, Australia.
History
The ''Manning River Times'' is currently published in
Taree, New South Wales
Taree is a town on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. Taree and nearby Cundletown were settled in 1831 by William Wynter. Since then Taree has grown to a population of 26,381, and is the centre of a significant agricultural dis ...
, by
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 ...
.
The newspaper is titled after the
Manning River
Manning River (Biripi: ''Boolumbahtee''), an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia. It is the only double delta river in the ...
which is a prominent river system near the town of Taree. The ''Manning River Times'' started publication in 1952 and is still published currently.
Previously to 1952 the newspaper was published as ''The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales''.
It was first published by William Burnham Boyce (1869-1968)
in 1896.
''The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales'' was published twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday up until 1954.
In 1954 under the title ''Manning River Times'' it expanded publication to 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
However the ''Manning River Times'' is currently published twice a week on Wednesday and Friday.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
.
See also
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List of newspapers in New South Wales
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List of newspapers in Australia
References
External links
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{{Australian Community Media
Fairfax Media
Newspapers published in New South Wales
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