Dubbo Dispatch Explained

The Dubbo Dispatch was a newspaper published in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia from 1865 until 1971. It has also been published as the Dispatch and the Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent.

History

The Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent was first published in 1865 by Thomas Martin Manning in the Furney building in Dubbo. The newspaper would remain in the Manning family until 1920.^[1]

In 1932, the newspaper briefly merged with the Western Age to form the Dispatch. However, in 1933 the two newspapers split into the Western Age and the Dubbo Dispatch.^[2] The Dubbo Dispatch would continue to be published until 1971 when it was acquired by The Daily Liberal.^[3]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of newspapers in Australia
• List of newspapers in New South Wales

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dubbo Timeline. Macquarie Regional Library. 16 October 2014.
2. Web site: Western Age. SLNSW catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 16 October 2014.
3. Brown. Malcolm. A leading light in the expansion of rural media. Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 2006. 16 October 2014.
4. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
5. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013. 2 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702090621/http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program. dead.