The Western Star (Queensland)
The Western Star and Roma Advertiser, later published as the Western Star, is one of the longest continuously published newspapers[1] in outback Queensland. It was published in Roma from 27 March 1875 to 1948,[2] before continuing as the Western Star from 1948 to the present day.
History
The Western Star and Roma Advertiser was published by Francis Kidner[3] as a weekly newspaper from 1875 to 28 September 1878; a bi-weekly from 1 October 1878 to 1939, and as a weekly from 1940 to 1948. As the Western Star, it was published as a weekly from 1948 to 22 April 1949, before becoming bi-weekly once more.
From 11 January 1952, the Western Star declared itself to be 'the largest bi-weekly in Queensland'.[4][5]
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[6]
See also
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