''The Avon Gazette and York Times'' is a defunct English language newspaper that was published weekly in
York, Western Australia
York is the oldest inland town in Western Australia, situated on the Avon River, east of Perth in the Wheatbelt, on Ballardong Nyoongar land,King, A and Parker, E: York, Western Australia's first inland town, Parker Print, 2003 p.3. and is ...
. The newspaper was first published as ''The Avon Gazette and Kellerberrin News'' between 10 July 1914 and 8 January 1916.
History
''The Avon Gazette and York Times'' was first distributed on 10 July 1914, under its original moniker ''The Avon Gazette and Kellerberrin News'', by The Avon Printing & Publishing Company on Massingham Street,
Kellerberrin. E. W. Buckley, former editor of the ''Eastern Recorder'', was the founder and managing editor of the newspaper.
''The Avon Gazette and Kellerberrin News'' was established to represent the interests of local farmers and facilitate communication between the farming and business communities of
Bruce Rock
Bruce Rock is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately east of Perth and southwest of Merredin, Western Australia, Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock.
His ...
,
Dowerin, Kellerberrin,
Meckering,
Merredin,
Trayning and
Quairading.
The newspaper ran articles on agriculture, mainly wheat production, local and federal politics, and local business and trade. Other news included weather reports, advertisements and social events.
On January 15, 2016 the ''Avon Gazette and Kellerberrin News'' merged with the ''York Times'' to form ''The Avon Gazette and York Times''. This development saw the removal of The Avon Printing & Publishing Company offices from Massingham Street to
Avon Terrace, York
Avon Terrace it is the main street of the town of York, Western Australia, and is lined with heritage buildings.
Avon Terrace west side walking north from the Town Hall to Ford Street
*The Imperial Hotel, York, Imperial Hotel (1886) was the ...
. Distribution of the newspaper shifted to
Northam,
Toodyay and York.
The newspaper continued to circulate until 1 August 1930.
Availability
Issues of ''The Avon Gazette and Kellerberrin News'' (1914-1916) and ''The Avon Gazette and York Times'' (1916-1930) have been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program
Trove is an Australian online library database owned by the National Library of Australia in which it holds partnerships with source providers National and State Libraries Australia, an aggregator and service which includes full text documen ...
, a project of the
National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
in cooperation with the
State Library of Western Australia
The State Library of Western Australia is a research, education, reference and public lending library located in the Perth Cultural Centre in Perth, Western Australia. It is a portfolio agency of the Western Australia Department of Local Gover ...
.
Hard copy and microfilm copies of ''The Avon Gazette and Kellerberrin News''
and ''The Avon Gazette and York Times''
are available at the State Library of Western Australia.
See also
*
List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is the most-read newspaper in Australia, with over eight million readers as of 2021.
Top 10 newspapers by circulation
The following is a list of the top 10 newspapers ...
*
List of newspapers in Western Australia
External links
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References
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York, Western Australia
Newspapers established in 1914
Publications disestablished in 1930
Newspapers on Trove
Defunct newspapers of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia