The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser explained

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser was a newspaper published in Coraki, New South Wales, Australia from 1886 until 1942.

History

The Richmond River Herald was first published on 9 July 1886 by Louis Ferdinand Branxton Benaud, the great-uncle of Richie Benaud.^[1] The first issue was almost never printed as the office and newspaper plant had been in flames a few hours before it was due to be printed.^[2] Louis Benaud made a career out of advocating for Coraki's interests and in the third issue the Herald argued for Coraki's incorporation into a municipality.^[3]

The Richmond River Herald ceased publication on 26 June 1942.^[4]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.^{[5] [6]}

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. 2000. Infinite Harvest Publishing. Canberra. 128.
2. Book: Benaud, Richie. Over But Not Out. 2010. Hodder and Stoughton. London.
3. Kirkpatrick. Rod. The provincial press and politics: NSW, 1841-1930. Australian Studies in Journalism. 1999. 8. 112. 19 September 2013.
4. Web site: The Richmond River herald and northern districts advertiser. SLNSW catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 19 September 2013.
5. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
6. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.