Whyalla newspaper archives

Loading browse data Prev column. Next column. Details Title The Whyalla news.. Publisher Canberra : National Library of Australia, Description 1 online resource : illustrations Notes Title from title screen.

Digitised as part of the "Digitised newspapers and more" which allows access to historic Australian periodicals. Also contains wills for citizens of British colonies.

Transcripts of lists of passengers arriving in South Australia. They record the name, age, ship sailed on, ports of arrival and departure and more for over , people. An index to almost 3, announcements relating to the granting of Australian citizenship published in the colony gazette. Details of over lacemakers who emigrated to South Australia from Calais in France. Details of passengers who sailed from England on the ship; with notes on the ship and its captain. Abstracts of around records detailing assisted immigration of agricultural workers to South Australia.

Entries include name, date of birth, occupation, address, names of guardians, details of arrival and more. Abstracts of announcements in newspapers regarding South Australian soldiers who fought and died in WWI. A list of over 1, of the colony's men who were involved in the Boer War.

Entries include name, birthplace, enlistment place, contingent and rank. A list of British troops who deserted their corps in South Australia, includes place of birth.

A list of of the colony's men who were involved in combating rebellion in China, including name and rank. A list of over 1. Abstracts of around 3, crimes committed in South Australia, extracted from the government gazette. Details of almost destitute women, including their name, age, residence, ship emigrated aboard, circumstances of their destitution and a reference to the source naming the woman. Transcripts of records relating to convicts transported to South Australia, including name, date of sentence, crime convicted of, length of sentence, details of conviction, name of ship transported on and a reference to original documents.

There are 28 different record types that are included in some form over the 35 years. The returns also include a list of the officers in these areas. A database of almost 3, landowners, listing name, street, place, acreage and price of land possessed. An index to and images of a variety of land grants for New South Wales, Australia. The format of these records varies, as does the degree of information recorded. Details can include the date and location of the grant, description, name of the grantee, amount paid, and names of witnesses.

A directory of owners and leasers of pastoral land in the colony, including details of the land. Digital images of documents recording the colonial administration of NSW. Letters and records of various events make up the majority of the collections: petitions by convicts for sentence mitigation, marriage permission requests, character memorials for potential settlers, land grant or lease applications, official visit reports, information about court cases, and lists of assigned servants.

Searchable books listing various facets of information about the colony and its settlements. It also includes lists of businesses and residents, with occupations and addresses. Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

An index to around 10, obituaries found in South Australian newspapers. Includes a reference to the newspaper and page of publication. A constantly-updated collection of abstract obituaries, inducing names of relatives. It contains over , entries. Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more. A history of South Australia, the City of Adelaide and the development of councils throughout the surrounding suburbs and country districts.

A searchable work covering important aspects of the state, such as law, government, schools, public works, mining, banking and more. A book containing details on the evolution of government entities in South Australia. A history of the colony, its early explorers, geography, aborigines, flora and fauna and more. It also includes biographies of notable inhabitants. Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

A publication describing the school system in the colony, details of schools, exam results, appointments and more. A two volume compilation of biographies and portraits of early agriculturalists in the state. A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly million individuals. Details on all the Anglican clergy, cathedrals, committees, societies and schools of New South Wales as well as Anglican clergy lists for all other states in Australia. Two searchable books containing brief biographies of great South Australian colonialists. Sketches and tracings relating to towns, villages, allotments, land in dispute, street, lands for public use, geographic features and similar items.

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland. A guide to tracing ancestors who practiced medicine in several English-speaking countries. In the newspaper moved to Kadina. Reporting covered Kadina and Wallaroo, and to a lesser extent also Moonta.

Initially the newspaper was outspoken, advocating free trade and independence from Britain. Its low opinion of politicians caused a Parliamentary debate about the newspaper's 'contempt of this House.

Local Methodism was reflected strongly, but space was also given to Roman Catholic news. Early issues occasionally contained articles in the Welsh language. The Wallaroo Wheatsheaf , Wallaroo. The War Cry , Adelaide more This was a national journal, but an Adelaide edition was published in some years between and The Warradale News-Review , Brighton more The newspaper contains articles by various members of the contingent.

It was printed in South Africa by Robinson and Co. The newspaper lists the more than officers and men of the Contingent, as well as other passengers. Articles describe aspects of life on board ship, and frequent humour about sea sickness.

The medical officer's young son, Alex Pentland, writes a child's description of the voyage on page one. Weekly Dispatch , Adelaide more This weekly newspaper was published by James Allen as an adjunct to the Adelaide Times. Very few issues of the Weekly Dispatch are held in the State Library. The Weekly Herald , Adelaide more This was a landmark newspaper, rooted in the Labor movement of the s.

It partially continued J. The Herald under editor William Wedd discussed working-class rights, the mix of politics and religion, women's rights and unionism. Sports, drama, music and literature were included in its coverage. An interesting serial story described the heroine being rejected by her lover due to her labour involvements. The newspaper was obviously a success, moving to daily production in as the Daily Herald. Weekly Mail , Adelaide more The Weekly Mail was published by Frederick Sinnett as an adjunct of his daily Telegraph, Adelaide's first evening paper.

Only two issues are known to have survived. These contain the usual news items - in particular a large section of court reports, as well as advertisements and editorial comment. The 16 May issue contains an article expressing concern about the projected cost of building the Adelaide Town Hall, and an editorial against spending money on gas-light decorations to celebrate the marriage of the Prince of Wales. The Weekly News , Adelaide more This newspaper was published by auctioneer and printer Caleb Gurr.

The Weekly Times , Port Adelaide more Weekly Times Messenger , Port Adelaide more It became part of the Messenger Press. Weekly Trading Post , Adelaide more The Weekly Trading Post, under various titles, was a popular source of classified advertisements, concentrating on secondhand goods, for forty years.

It was overtaken by the Internet. The Welfare-Times , Adelaide more It combined two older titles, the Unley Welfare and the Western Times. The West Adelaide News , Adelaide. David Drysdale of the Port Augusta Dispatch established this newspaper. Initially he used many syndicated articles, but also published news reports, sport results and agricultural articles. In its early years there was news from a multitude of towns and settlements on the Peninsula.

Subsequently these men established the rival Port Lincoln Times. Restrictions to labour and paper during the Second World War caused the Recorder to close in In it was taken over by Rural Press, now a subsidiary of Fairfax Media. West Suburban Echo , Adelaide more This small newspaper was produced through the Hilton Progressive Association. Its news coverage concentrated on news items for the suburb of Hilton, in particular news of this Association, reports of the West Torrens District Council, sport, and original humorous articles and letters.

The West Torrens Gazette , Hindmarsh more This began as a magazine format, but from July was printed as a broadsheet newspaper. Covering news from the West Torrens district, and including photographs, the newspaper included strong coverage of the West Torrens Football Club. The newspaper also gave much space to reporting the first months of the First World War. The West Torrens Gazette , Plympton. West Torrens News , Adelaide.

Western Districts Local , Allenby Gardens more Its geographical coverage was the western suburbs of Adelaide, in particular Findon, Beverley and Flinders Park. The Western Mail , Ceduna more The Western Mail concentrated on news for the town of Ceduna, in particular the movement to build the local hospital. News, obituaries, social notes, a children's column and pages of motoring, radio and agricultural information were included.

This newspaper lasted only three issues. The newspaper contained Tumby Bay news, local council and sporting club news, and tips for farmers. The first issue included a commemorative single page supplement with photographs, one depicting Wade's printing office. The Western Times , Adelaide more This was a free newspaper, published by Wahlqvist Press in Pirie Street. The content was mostly short news items and advertisements for local businesses, with sporting news on the back page.

Longer 'interest' articles on the front page, included a series of melodramatic South Australian history articles. Front page headline news included the disappearance of year-old Vernon Pretty, son of the mayor of Thebarton. This was the first newspaper for the expanding communities of the Eyre Peninsula at the beginning of the 20th century.

The aim was to cover news for the whole of the Eyre Peninsula, but Port Lincoln received most coverage. A 'local' column contained news from the various small towns but Streaky Bay and Franklin Harbour had more frequent reports. Sports reports most often covered tennis and cricket. Interestingly, in the issue of 18 October , the Franklin Harbour correspondent refers to the completion of the dog-proof fence.

West-Side Messenger , Port Adelaide. Whyalla News , Whyalla. Whyalla Times , Whyalla. Willunga Bulletin , Willunga more The Willunga Bulletin was really a four-page advertisement for the American based Dr Sheldon's medicines.

The broadsheet was printed so that any title could be added to the front with local agent's advertisements placed on the back. In this case the local agent was Matthew Goode who ran a general store at Willunga from about until the s. The four pages are filled with short jokes, articles about uses for the medicines, and a competition for children.

The Woodville Times , Woodville more This grew out of a Woodville Council newsletter named Topical Tabs. Eventually this newspaper was taken over by Messenger Press. The Wooroora Producer , Balaklava more In James Walker established the Central Advocate. At this time the newspaper was re-named the Wooroora Producer, and later became simply The Producer. It was suspended during the Second World War, but reopened in Roger Manuel and his wife Margaret purchased the newspaper in In it was renamed the Plains Producer.

The newspaper has won the BankSA Award for the best newspaper with a circulation under 5, in , , , and Its area of coverage extends form Snowtown in the north to Virginia in the south. The Workers' Weekly Herald , Adelaide more