The Northern Champion Explained

The Northern Champion was a bi-weekly newspaper published in Taree, New South Wales, Australia from 1912 until 1961.

History

The Northern Champion was first published on 2 February 1912 by David A. Cowan.^[1] Mary Lucy Cowan (1872-1950) became proprietor and manager of the Northern Champion after the death of her brother David Cowan in 1922.^[2] In 1961 the Northern Champion was absorbed into the Manning River Times.^[3]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of newspapers in Australia
• List of newspapers in New South Wales

Notes and References

1. The Northern Champion. 2 February 1912. 1. 1. 1. The Bega Budget (NSW : 1905 - 1920) - 30 Sep 1905 - p1 . 26 June 2013.
2. Book: Kirkpatrick, Rod. Country conscience : a history of the New South Wales provincial press 1841-1995. 2000. Infinite Harvest Publishing. Canberra. 239.
3. Web site: Manning River Times. SLNSW Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. 26 March 2014.
4. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove . National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.
5. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. National Library of Australia. 5 June 2013.