Great Southern Leader Explained

Language:English
Publishing City:Pingelly and Narrogin, Western Australia
Publishing Country:Australia
Issn:2203-7225

The Great Southern Leader was a newspaper published in Pingelly and Narrogin, Western Australia from 1907 until 1934.

Editions

From its launch in 1907 until November 1909, two editions of the Great Southern Leader were published; the Pingelly-Cuballing edition and the Narrogin-Williams edition. In January 1908, these were renamed the Pingelly edition and the Narrogin-Williams-Cuballing edition.[1] The Pingelly-Cuballing edition incorporated The Pingelly Leader.[2]

History

The first issue of the Great Southern Leader featured a quote from the French writer Victor Hugo:

Of the inclusion of this quote and the accompanying byline, the Sunday Times remarked "Modesty is a pronounced characteristic of the Great Southern editor".[3]

Fire of 1926

The office and printing works of the newspaper at Narrogin were destroyed by fire on 1 February 1926, with the cost of the damage estimated to have been £5000 .[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great Southern Leader (Pingelly, WA : 1907 - 1934) . Trove . National Library of Australia . 15 May 2024.
  2. News: OURSELVES. . . 1 . 52 . Western Australia . 2 August 1907 . 15 May 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: The PRINTED WORD . . 502 . Perth . 18 August 1907 . 15 May 2024 . 1 (Third Section) . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: NOTES AND NOTICES . The Australasian (Metropolitan Edition) . CXX . 4023 . Melbourne . 6 February 1926 . 15 May 2024 . 46 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Big Fire . . 14 . 755 . Broome . 6 February 1926 . 15 May 2024 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Fire at Narrogin. . . XVI . 833 . Kellerberrin . 12 February 1926 . 15 May 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.