The ''Northern Daily Leader'', previously published as ''The Tamworth Daily Observer'', ''The Daily Observer'' and ''The Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser'', is a daily newspaper produced in the city of

Tamworth, New South Wales Tamworth is a city and administrative centre of the north-eastern region of New South Wales, Australia. Situated on the Peel River (New South Wales), Peel River within the local government area of the Tamworth Regional Council, it is the largest ...

, Australia. The paper publishes stories related to the Tamworth,

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and North West Slopes regions. It also publishes stories about state and national events. Its online website also publishes many of the stories featured in the newspaper.

History

The newspaper began in 1876 as semi-weekly under the title ''The Tamworth Observer and Northern Advertiser'' published by George Hooke & Joseph Smith. In 1910 it changed its name to ''The Tamworth Daily Observer'' under the new publisher Albert Joseph for his company Tamworth Newspapers Co.. Joseph had struck a deal with G A Codrington, the proprietor of the competing newspaper ''Tamworth News'', to form one daily newspaper. Under the agreement Codrington dissolved his paper and became managing director of ''The Tamworth Daily Observer''. The paper underwent two more changes of title under Joseph's publication, first to ''The Daily Observer'' in 1917 and then to ''The Northern Daily Leader'' in 1921, which it remains today.

Distribution

The ''Northern Daily Leader'' is distributed to the city and local region of Tamworth and the towns and villages of

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, Walcha, Manilla, Bingara, Barraba, Nundle, Murrurundi,

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, Uralla,

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, Caroona,

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, Wallabadah, Curlewis, Kootingal, Moonbi, Attunga, Carroll,

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, Currabubula, Sulcor, Bective, Somerton, Duri.Northern Daily Leader
Rural Press Sales It has a weekly readership of 35,929.

Ownership

The paper is owned by

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Digitisation

This newspaper has been partially digitised as part of the

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project hosted by the

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