The Land (newspaper) explained

The Land
Type:	Weekly newspaper
Owners:	Australian Community Media
Founder:	NSW Farmers and Settlers Association
Editor:	Andrew Norris
Language:	English
Headquarters:	North Richmond, N.S.W.
Issn:	0023-7523

The Land is an English language newspaper published in Sydney and later in North Richmond, New South Wales by Australian Community Media. The newspaper commenced publication in 1911.

History

The Land first appeared in 1911 as a two penny broadsheet. It was founded by the Farmers' and Settlers' Association of New South Wales^[1] after losing their weekly Farmer and Settler. It was later published by Rural Press, which merged with Fairfax Media.^[2]

In 1930 Harry J. Stephens took up the post of editor; he had been from 1906 to 1920 the driving force behind the paper's chief competitor, The Farmer and Settler.^[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

External links

• The Land (website)

Notes and References

1. Harman. G. S.. Smith, R. F. I. . Smith, R. S. I. . "To Speak with One Voice": Australian Farm Organizations and the Quest for Unity. The Australian Quarterly. 1 January 1967. 39. 4. 66. 10.2307/20634165. 20634165.
2. News: Huxley. John. Rural life's champion notches up its ton. 22 May 2013. Sydney Morning Herald. 22 January 2011.
3. News: Personal . . Renmark, SA . 12 December 1930 . 16 April 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: Trove. National Library of Australia. 22 May 2013.
5. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 22 May 2013.