''Darlington Review'' is the local monthly newspaper for
Darlington, Western Australia
Darlington is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Mundaring on the Darling Scarp, bisected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River.
Location
About one kilometre to the west of Darlington and lower on the Darling Scarp ...
.
It is possibly one of the longest lasting community newspapers of its sort in
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 ...
, having commenced in 1954.
There were a number of Darlington newspapers in the early 1950s, but they resolved to the one newspaper.
In the early 1950s most issues had limited editorial comment, but would include gardening notes, petrol station roster times, and community notes. Most articles were very short and advertising was limited. Also there were welcome notes to new residents, who were named.
Earlier "social gossip" about Darlington was published in ''
The Western Mail'' in the 1930s, but in the ''Review'' in the 1950s gossip was sparse. Various groups and associations put in brief articles.
The ''Review'' had a preponderance of retired army majors involved with
Gestetner
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produced editions, and the editors and logo changed fairly regularly until the long-standing editorial position of
Trea Wiltshire
Trea Wiltshire is a Western Australian based writer.
She has worked at University of Western Australia in its publication ''Uniview''. Hong Kong
She had lived in and written books about Hong Kong:
* (1971) ''Hong Kong; an impossible journey t ...
, being the longest serving editor for the ''Review''.
Other magazines have existed in the
Perth Hills
Perth Hills is a term used primarily for marketing purposes to identify the part of the Darling Scarp and hinterland east of the scarp that lies within the Shire of Mundaring, City of Swan, and the City of Kalamunda and as part of the constit ...
- most for a much shorter duration:
* ''Hills Gazette'' (1973-1990)
* ''Mundaring Magazine'' (2001-2006)
The ''Review'' is one of the sponsors of the
Darlington Arts Festival, and the Darlington Village website.
Notes
References
* Eliiot, Ian ''Mundaring - A History of the Shire''. 1983.
* Spillman, Ken ''Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring''. 2003.
External links
* {{official website, https://www.darlingtonvillage.org/darlington-review/
Darlington, Western Australia
Newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia