Don Dorrigo Gazette
The Don Dorrigo Gazette, previously published as the Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate, is a weekly English language newspaper published in Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia.[1]
History
The newspaper was established as the Don Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Advocate on 8 January 1910[1] by brothers Roy and Reginald Vincent.[2]
Production
The paper continues to be produced by a hot-metal typesetting, printed on a Heidelberg Zylinder Automat press, and is the last known newspaper in Australia to be produced by these means.[2] Its current editors are Michael and Jade English who in around 2006, took over from Michael's father John who had been working for the newspaper since 1961.[2][3]
Quotes
Articles from the Gazette have been quoted in other regional newspapers:
- "The Only Hope". Daily Observer (Tamworth, NSW : 1917 - 1920), 8 May 1920, p. 1.
- "Capitalists and 'Chickenguzzlers'". The Gloucester Advocate, 1 April 1922, p. 1.
- "Why Import Timber to Australia?". Bunyip, (Gawler, SA : 1863 - 1954), 11 November 1949, p. 4.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[3][4]
See also
External links
- The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate (NSW : 1910 - 1954) at Trove
- Pictures: The Don Dorrigo Gazette Shows Off Its Pre-WW2 Press. (3 Mar 2010), ProPrint.
References
- 1 2 "Don Dorrigo Gazette". State Library of New South Wales Catalogue. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 Huxley, John (1 March 2010). "News fit to print - hot-metal typesetting paper turns 100". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2015."The "Don Dorrigo Gazette."".
- 1 2 "Newspaper Titles". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ↑ "Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program | National Library of Australia". www.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-06-04.