The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal (WA : 1833-1847)
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The West Australian (often simply called The West) is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by ASX-listed West Australian Newspapers Holdings Ltd (ASX: WAN). The West is published in tabloid format, as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times, a News Limited publication. It is the second-oldest continuously-produced newspaper in Australia, having been published since 1833. The West is politically populist, with strong conservative leanings. It was described by former Prime Minister of Australia Paul Keating as the worst newspaper in Australia.[citation needed]
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- Perth gazette and Western Australian journal.
- Publisher
- Perth, W.A. : Charles Macfaull, 1833-1847.
- Description
- v. ; 38 cm.
- Notes
- Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 3 (Jan. 19, 1833)
From 15 Feb. 1840-7 Mar. 1840 the Perth gazette was not published due to the lack of a compositor. A small one-page sheet called "The Advertiser" was published instead.
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Ferguson no. 1694.
Also available on microfilm and online. Online issues available via the Australian Newspapers service. Address as at 30 Sept. 2009: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title6 - Life Dates
- Began with vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 5th, 1833) and ceased with no. 52 (Dec. 26, 1847).
- Later Title
- Perth gazette, and independent journal of politics and news 1835-5811
- Also Titled
- Advertiser 15 Feb. 1840-7 Mar. 1840.
- Place
- Australia Western Australia Perth.
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The National Library of Australia acknowledges the use of newspapers and microfilm owned by the State Library of Western Australia for the digitisation of this title.
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