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''The Western Star and Roma Advertiser'', later published as the ''Western Star'', is one of the longest continuously published newspapers in outback
The Western Star
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Western Star and Roma Advertiser, The 1875 establishments in Australia Western Star Publications established in 1875 Roma, Queensland
''The Western Star and Roma Advertiser'', later published as the ''Western Star'', is one of the longest continuously published newspapers in outback Queensland
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, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
. It was published in Roma
Roma or ROMA may refer to:
Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
* Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
from 27 March 1875 to 1948, before continuing as the ''Western Star'' from 1948 to the present day.
History
''The Western Star and Roma Advertiser'' was published by Francis Kidner as a weekly newspaper from 1875 to 28 September 1878, a bi-weekly from 1 October 1878 to 1939, and as a weekly from 1940 to 1948. As the ''Western Star'', it was published as a weekly from 1948 to 22 April 1949, before becoming bi-weekly once more. From 11 January 1952, the ''Western Star'' declared itself to be "the largest bi-weekly in Queensland". Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned byNewsCorp
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, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication from 26 June 2020.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program of theNational Library of Australia
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See also
*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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References
Further reading
* *External links
The Western Star
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Western Star and Roma Advertiser, The 1875 establishments in Australia Western Star Publications established in 1875 Roma, Queensland