The ''Geraldton Guardian'' is a newspaper that was established in Geraldton, Western Australia, on 1 October 1906 to serve the Victoria and Murchison Districts. It was launched on principles of liberal democracy, state rights, nationalism and British preference.

History

Founding

The ''Geraldton Guardian'' was established by the proprietors, Constantine and Gardner, at the "Guardian Buildings", Marine Terrace, Geraldton, Western Australia. Edward Constantine, the senior partner of Constantine and Gardner was born in Cornwall, England but emigrated to South Australia with his parents at the age of three. Initially the ''Geraldton Guardian'' was published biweekly on Tuesday and Friday. It consisted of eight demy-folio pages printed on a demy Wharfedale machine. From 15 October 1907, publication changed to tri-weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It was now bring printed on a super double royal Wharfedale powered by a 5-horsepower engine.

Merged 1929

On 1 January 1929 the Guardian amalgamated with the other Geraldton newspaper, the '' Geraldton Express'' (established in 1878), and was published as ''The Geraldton Guardian and Express'', an evening daily.

Relaunched 1948

On 1 January 1948 it changed its name back to ''The Geraldton Guardian''.

Availability

Issues of the ''Geraldton Guardian'' (1906 - 1928) and (1948 - 1950) plus ''The Geraldton Guardian and Express'' (1929 - 1947) have been digitised as part of the

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. Hard copy and microfilm copies of the ''Geraldton Guardian'', ''The Geraldton Guardian and Express'' and ''The Geraldton Guardian'' are also available at the State Library of Western Australia.

References

External links

* Available at

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