''The Whyalla News'' is a

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serving the town of

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since 1940. It was later sold to

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, previously owned by

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, but now an Australian media company trading as

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History

''The'' ''Whyalla News'' was first published on 5 April 1940 by Jock Willson and trading as Northern Newspapers. In 1950, the newspaper's editor was J. E. Edwards. As of January 2015, the newspaper's editor is Eli Gould. Gould was preceded by Kate Bilney. In November 1960, the ''Whyalla News'' became a biweekly newspaper, before it became a triweekly in October 1968. The newspaper chronicled the development of the town from its infancy as a BHP company town through the establishment of the

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, autonomous local government in 1970, and the closure of the shipyard in 1978. Other Northern Newspapers holdings included the ''

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'', the ''Spencer Gulf Pictorial'' (1970-1992), the '' Recorder'', the '' Flinders News'', '' Eyre Peninsula Tribune'', the '' Barossa Herald,'' and the '' Times,'' as well as a printing company. In 1991, it was sold to

, which merged with

in 2006–2007.

Distribution

Today, its reportage includes any news relevant to the people of Whyalla and neighbouring towns of Cowell, Kimba and

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. During the half-year ending December 2015, average circulation was 2,559. Like other Rural Press publications, the newspaper is also available online.

References

External links

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