''The Inquirer'' was a

newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as poli ...

published in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Western Australia between 5 August 1840 and 27 June 1855, by Francis Lochée. It was a competitor to the Perth Gazette. ''The Inquirer'' was established by Francis Lochée and William Tanner, with the first issue published on 5 August 1840. Lochée became sole proprietor and editor in June 1843, when Tanner, dissatisfied with its progress, withdrew his support. Lochée retained ownership of the paper until he gained employment with the Western Australian Bank, and sold it to Perth lawyer and journalist Richard West Nash, who also acted as editor, publisher and printer. In November 1846 Nash was appointed Acting Advocate General, with the stipulation (by Acting Governor F. C. Irwin and Acting Colonial Secretary

George Fletcher Moore George Fletcher Moore (10 December 1798 – 30 December 1886) was a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and "one fthe key figures in early Western Australia's ruling elite" (Cameron, 2000). He conducted a number of exploring ...

) that he dissociate himself from the ''Inquirer'', a longtime critic of the Government. He passed control of the paper to its compositor Edmund Stirling, but for the time being retained ownership. Then in May 1847 he sold the operation to Stirling. Robert John Sholl was editor of ''The Inquirer'' from 1849, then left to establish in February 1855, with financial support from

George Leake George Leake (3 December 1856 – 24 June 1902) was the third Premier of Western Australia, serving from May to November 1901 and then again from December 1901 to his death. Leake was born in Perth, into a prominent local family. Studying la ...

, a new weekly, ''The Commercial News and Shipping Gazette''. In July 1855 ''The Inquirer'' merged with ''The Commercial News and Shipping Gazette'' to form '' The Inquirer & Commercial News'', which was published between 1855 and 1901.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inquirer Defunct newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia Weekly newspapers published in Australia Newspapers established in 1840 Publications disestablished in 1855 1840 establishments in Australia 1855 disestablishments in Australia