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Great Southern Leader

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Great Southern Leader
Founded9 August 1907 (1907-08-09)
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication2 November 1934 (1934-11-02)
CityPingelly and Narrogin, Western Australia
CountryAustralia
ISSN2203-7225

The Great Southern Leader was a newspaper published in Pingelly and Narrogin, Western Australia from 1907 until 1934.

Editions

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From its launch in 1907 until November 1909, two editions of the Great Southern Leader were published; the Pingelly-Cuballing edition and the Narrogin-Williams edition. In January 1908, these were renamed the Pingelly edition and the Narrogin-Williams-Cuballing edition.[1] The Pingelly-Cuballing edition incorporated The Pingelly Leader.[2]

History

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The first issue of the Great Southern Leader featured a quote from the French writer Victor Hugo:

This is more than necessary, it is urgent, therefore we publish it.[3]

Of the inclusion of this quote and the accompanying byline, the Sunday Times remarked "Modesty is a pronounced characteristic of the Great Southern editor".[4]

Fire of 1926

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The office and printing works of the newspaper at Narrogin were destroyed by fire on 1 February 1926, with the cost of the damage estimated to have been £5000 (equivalent to $449,813 in 2022).[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Great Southern Leader (Pingelly, WA : 1907 - 1934)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ^ "OURSELVES". The Pingelly Leader. Vol. 1, no. 52. Western Australia. 2 August 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Ourselves". Great Southern Leader (Narrogin-Williams Edition). Vol. 1, no. 1. Western Australia. 9 August 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The PRINTED WORD". Sunday Times. No. 502. Perth. 18 August 1907. p. 1 (Third Section). Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "NOTES AND NOTICES". The Australasian (Metropolitan Edition). Vol. CXX, no. 4023. Melbourne. 6 February 1926. p. 46. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Big Fire". Nor-west Echo. Vol. 14, no. 755. Broome. 6 February 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Fire at Narrogin". The Eastern Recorder. Vol. XVI, no. 833. Kellerberrin. 12 February 1926. p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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