Port Fairy Gazette Explained

The Port Fairy Gazette was an English language newspaper published in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia.

History

The Port Fairy Gazette was owned by Henry James Richmond from the mid 1890s, and by Edward Hanley from 1908 to 1934. His sons Vincent and Frank took over publication in the 1930s, and their brother Hugh later became editor.^[1]

During its publication history, the title of the newspaper alternated between the Port Fairy Gazette and the Gazette.^[2] It also absorbed a number of smaller newspapers including the Port Fairy Times & Macarthur news and the Port Fairy News.^{[1] [2]}

The Gazette ceased publication in 1989.^[3]

Digitisation

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

See also

• List of newspapers in Australia

References

1. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. The bold type : a history of Victoria's country newspapers, 1840-2010. The Victorian Country Press Association. 2010. 9780977556229. Ascot Vale, Victoria.
2. Web site: Port Fairy gazette (1890). State Library of Victoria. 12 February 2015.
3. Web site: Gazette (Port Fairy, Vic. : 1989). 12 February 2015. State Library of Victoria.
4. Web site: AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER DIGITISATION PROGRAM. National Library of Australia. 12 February 2015.
5. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 12 February 2015.