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''The Avon Valley and Wheatbelt Advocate'' (abbreviated to Avon Advocate or Avon Valley Advocate) is a newspaper published in Northam,
Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
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History

In the 1980s Northam residents Steve Altham and Ray Adams established up the Advocate in opposition to the Northam Advertiser which they believed had lost its local focus after becoming part of the
Sunday Times ''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of N ...
group. It was acquired by
Rural Press Australian Community Media (ACM) is a media company in Australia responsible for over 160 regional publications. Its mastheads include the '' Canberra Times'', '' Newcastle Herald'', '' The Examiner'', '' The Border Mail'', '' The Courier'' and ...
in 1992, which later became part of
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References

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