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The Mount Lyell Standard was a Queenstown based newspaper in
Western Tasmania The West Coast of Tasmania is one of the Regions of Tasmania, regions of Tasmania in Australia. It is mainly isolated rough country and is associated with wilderness, mining and tourism. It served as the location of an early convict settlement ...
, that was contemporaneous with the ''
Zeehan and Dundas Herald The ''Zeehan and Dundas Herald'' (also seen as ''Zeehan Dundas Herald'') was a newspaper for the West Coast Tasmania community, based in Zeehan and Dundas from 1890 to 1922. It was published by William Lawrence Calder and Joseph Bowden, with ...
''. It was also known as the ''Mount Lyell Standard & Strahan gazette''. The newspaper operated between 1896 and 1902. The newspaper was quoted about developments in the mining operations in other newspapers. The newspaper was involved in court actions in 1902 and 1903. Editorial banners included Shakespearean quotes - such as: It was notable for carrying material related to the early Australian politician
King O'Malley King O'Malley (2 July 1858 not confirmed – 20 December 1953) was an American-born Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1901 to 1917, and served two terms as Minister for Home Affairs (1910–1913; 1915–16). ...
. Extracts from the paper, which was being published at a very busy time on the west coast, have been reprinted at various stages to reflect the conditions of the community.


See also

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List of newspapers in Tasmania This is a list of newspapers published in Tasmania in Australia through its history. From the founding as Van Dieman's Land, through the establishment of the Colony of Tasmania to the creation of a state of Australia as Tasmania in 1901 to the p ...


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Further reading

* Miller, E. Morris (1953) ''A Historical Summary of Tasmanian Newspapers'',
Tasmanian Historical Research Association The Tasmanian Historical Research Association is a Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart based Tasmanian historical group and publisher in existence since 1951. Earlier groups concerned about history and historical preservation occurred in the 1890s and 1920 ...
, Papers and Proceedings, vol.2, no.2, March 1953 Queenstown, Tasmania 1896 establishments in Australia 1902 disestablishments in Australia Defunct newspapers published in Tasmania {{DEFAULTSORT:Mount Lyell Standard and Strahan Gazette