Front cover of the Guyra Argus on 30 July 1902 | |
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Albert Michael Roche |
Publisher | Fairfax Media |
Founded | 1902 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Guyra, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Circulation | 800 [1] |
ISSN | 1321-5396 |
Website |
guyraargus |
The Guyra Argus is an English-language newspaper published weekly in Guyra, New South Wales. [1]
The Guyra Argus was first published in 1902 by Albert Michael Roche and was published under this title until 1957. [2] The newspaper reappeared under various other names, including the Guyra Guardian from 1959 to 1983, [3] when it was bought by Rural Press Ltd and incorporated into the Tablelands Times. A local community newspaper, called the Guyra Shire Chronicle, followed from 1983 to 1988. [4] [5] After this closed, a series of community meetings were held to determine the future of the newspaper and Geoffrey and Margaret Hovey, who had previously owned The Tenterfield Star were asked to launch a newspaper; they began publishing the Guyra Weekly News in 1989 and it remained in publication until 1992. [6] [5] Publication recommenced under the Guyra Argus masthead in 1993. [7]
The earlier edition of the Argus has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. [8] [9]
Front cover of the Guyra Argus on 30 July 1902 | |
Type | Weekly newspaper |
---|---|
Founder(s) | Albert Michael Roche |
Publisher | Fairfax Media |
Founded | 1902 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Guyra, New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Circulation | 800 [1] |
ISSN | 1321-5396 |
Website |
guyraargus |
The Guyra Argus is an English-language newspaper published weekly in Guyra, New South Wales. [1]
The Guyra Argus was first published in 1902 by Albert Michael Roche and was published under this title until 1957. [2] The newspaper reappeared under various other names, including the Guyra Guardian from 1959 to 1983, [3] when it was bought by Rural Press Ltd and incorporated into the Tablelands Times. A local community newspaper, called the Guyra Shire Chronicle, followed from 1983 to 1988. [4] [5] After this closed, a series of community meetings were held to determine the future of the newspaper and Geoffrey and Margaret Hovey, who had previously owned The Tenterfield Star were asked to launch a newspaper; they began publishing the Guyra Weekly News in 1989 and it remained in publication until 1992. [6] [5] Publication recommenced under the Guyra Argus masthead in 1993. [7]
The earlier edition of the Argus has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia. [8] [9]