The Longreach Leader Explained

The Longreach Leader is a newspaper published in Longreach, Queensland, Australia.

History

The first issue was published on 5 January 1923.^[1]

In early October 2021 the owners of the paper advised that production of the weekly paper would be suspended, after 98 years, due to financial losses primarily caused by shrinking advertising revenue. The last edition prior to the suspension will be published on Friday 15th October 2021. The publisher hopes to restructure the company and the newspaper and bring it back in a sustainable manner. ^[2]

Digitisation

The papers have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. News: Untitled . The Longreach Leader (Qld. : 1923 - 1954) . Qld. . 5 January 1923 . 17 June 2014 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Longreach's weekly print newspaper, The Longreach Leader, suspended after 98 years. . 7 October 2021 . 10 October 2021.
3. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove. 3 August 2015.
4. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. Trove. 3 August 2015.