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Front page of the Southern Star on 6 June 1900

The Southern Star was a bi-weekly English language newspaper published on Wednesday and Saturdays in Bega, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

L to R: Trevor Prescott, Alf Prescott, Walter Archibald Smith (Editor), Bill Jardine, Arthur MossSouthern Star newspaper office, Carp Street

Newspaper history

The newspaper began in 1900 when Tarlington and Smith bought the Bega Gazette from William Henry Braine immediately changing the name to The Southern Star.[2] The newspaper merged with the Bega Standard and Bega Budget to form Bega District News on 2 October 1923.[1]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "State Library of New South Wales". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country conscience. Canberra City, A.C.T.: Infinite Harvest Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 0646402706.
  3. ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program". AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER DIGITISATION PROGRAM. National Library of Australia. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.


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