South Western Times

Weekly newspaper in Western Australia

South Western TimesType| weekly

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Owner(s)| Seven West Media
Founded| 1888
City| Bunbury
Country| Australia

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The South Western Times is a weekly English language newspaper published for Bunbury and the South West region in Western Australia.

The newspaper was first published in 1888[1] and was originally titled the Southern Advertiser. The name was changed later the same year to the Southern Times and in 1917 it became the South Western Times.[2]

The newspaper also published an annual state pictorial feature with a goal of promoting the South-West, the South Western Times Illustrated Annual. The 1947 issue featured scenes of the Pemberton pool's carnival day, forestry and other industries.[3] The 1952 issue had prints of views in Collie and Denmark, content on cows, schools and fire controls.[4]

The distribution area includes many towns in the South West, including Bunbury, Boyanup, Capel, Donnybrook, Collie, Harvey, Balingup and Darkan. The paper is published every Thursday and in 2019 has a circulation of 6,300 and a readership of 19,000.[1]

## Title history

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Title  | Dates  | Volumes  | Notes

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Southern Advertiser  | 1888  | Vol. 1, no. 1 (3 January 1888) - v. 1, no. 33 (14 August 1888)  |
Southern Times  | 1888-1916  | Vol. 1, no. 1 (28 August 1888) - v. 29, no. 52 (30 December 1916)  |
South Western Times  | 1917-1929  | Vol. 1, no. 1 (4 January 1917) - v. 12, no. 154 (31 December 1929)  | Issues from 1917-1929 have been digitised and made available on Trove.[5]
South Western Tribune  | 1930-1932  | Vol. 1, no. 1 (4 January 1930) - v. 3, no. 8 (30 January 1932)  | Merged with Bunbury herald and Blackwood express, to become: South Western Tribune.
South Western Times  | 1932-current  | Vol. 3, no. 9 (3 February 1932)-current  | Issues from 1932-1954 have been digitised and made available on Trove.[6]

## See also

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* List of newspapers in Australia
* List of newspapers in Western Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b "Bunbury South Western Times". Seven West Media. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
2. ^ "Don't miss out on your special 125 year souvenir edition". South Western Times. The West Australian. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
3. ^ "South Western Times Annual: copies selling fast". The Blackwood Times. 21 November 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
4. ^ "A remarkably fine production: South Western Annual now available". The Blackwood Times. 17 October 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
5. ^ "South Western Times (Bunbury, WA : 1917 - 1929)". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
6. ^ "South Western Times (Bunbury, WA : 1932 - 1954)". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

## External links

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* Official website
* Digitised issues 1917-1929 on Trove
* Digitised issues 1932-1954 on Trove