On Saturday, 5 January 1833, one of the earliest Western Australian newspapers, The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal, was printed and distributed to the Swan River Colony. Edited by Charles Macfaull, Volume I, number I, was four pages long and cost one shilling. The Colony was still in its infancy (having only been established …
On Friday, 28 August 1914, the Western Mail was sold to West Australians for sixpence and, at 48 pages long, was a rather hefty newspaper for its time. Much to my joy, it was also a paper that was often filled with fabulous photographs. The start of the newspaper was dedicated to farming information and …
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be aware that this blog post may contain images or names of people who have since passed away. Courtesy of The Inquirer & Commercial News. Wednesday, 5 August 1863 saw the sale of the Western Australian newspaper, The Inquirer and Commercial News at a cost of sixpence. …
Courtesy of the Bunbury Herald. The front page (along with the stunning title above) featured the major news of the day with very limited advertising. One such article briefly touched on the smallpox scare in Melbourne around this time. On 14 July 1913 a steam ship, the Karoola, arrived in Melbourne from Sydney with about …
Along with being a big fan of historical advertising I’m also quite fond of historical cartoons. Unlike ads which are printed in order to sell a product, cartoons are often drawn depicting the issues of the day and give insight into the trials and tribulations of the ordinary working class man. Unfortunately without an extensive …
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