The Times and Northern Advertiser

Former Local Newspaper in St Peterborough, South Australia

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The Times and Northern Advertiser (subtitled: Peterborough, South Australia) was a weekly newspaper published in Peterborough, South Australia from August 1887 to 1970.

## History

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Petersburg was a very small town in 1887 when the railway to Broken Hill was being built, and a decision had to be made whether the ore from the mines should be shipped from Port Augusta, Port Pirie or Port Adelaide. If it were to be Port Pirie, the line would pass through Petersburg. Anxious to improve the status of the town (particularly as against rival Terowie), mayor W. Thredgold approached Robert M. Osborne with a view to establishing a newspaper (Terowie had its Enterprise, founded by James O'Loghlin). The old Anglican church building would have been an ideal premises, but it could not be got ready soon enough, so an old iron shed near the mill crossing was made available. Osborne found a likely assistant in H. P. Colebatch (later Premier of Western Australia, Agent-general and, as Sir Hal, Senator for Western Australia).[1] The first issue of The Petersburg Times (subtitled: Orroroo Chronicle and Northern Advertiser),[2] was a single sheet (four pages), which appeared on 12 August 1887.[3] Barton Pullen was appointed the paper's agent and correspondent in Orroroo.[4] A new building was erected by Osborne in 1891 on the corner of Bismarck and Jervois streets.[5]

Managing editor of the Times from 1896 was James J. "Jim" Bennett (c. 1873 – 7 March 1900), who was succeeded by Kinso C. H. Ewins, of Burra.[6] In 1909 R. M. Osborne sold The Times and the Quorn Mercury to W. H. Bennett, brother of the late editor and had been successfully managing the Quorn Mercury for the previous nine years. The building, which was still owned by Osborne, was destroyed by fire 23 December 1909, at a great loss to Mr. Bennett,[7] who persisted, and built the paper into a thriving business.

Throughout its run, The Petersburg Times retained it name, although the subtitle evolved from Orroroo Chronicle and Northern Advertiser, to Terowie, Yongala, and Northern Advertiser, and finally Northern Advertiser. The change of name in May 1919 to The Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia was made in response to the government's wish to remove Germanic placenames, but was not done gladly.[8]

He founded the Booleroo Magnet and purchased the Orroroo Enterprise from Colonel Tom Hancock in 1928 and took over the Weekly Times of Adelaide. He installed up to date printing machinery, and had an excellent rapport with the business and sporting people of the area. When he died, the papers remained in the family, with W. H. Bennett's sons Harry and Jack in charge of the Orroroo and Peterborough businesses respectively.[9]

In 1946, the newspaper absorbed the Jamestown Star and Farmer's Journal (23 July 1903 – 28 June 1946).[10] In 1970 three other northern papers were taken over, with the Northern Review, and merged to become the Review-Times, which shortly became defunct.[11]

## Digitisation

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The National Library of Australia has made digitised copies of all issues of the Petersburg Times (1887–1919), and The Times and Northern Advertiser (1919–1950), and which may be accessed on-line through its Trove service.

## References

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1. ^ "Our Birthday". The Petersburg Times and Northern Advertiser. SA: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
2. ^ In July 1892 the paper's subtitle changed to Terowie and Northern Advertiser, then in December 1893 Terowie, Yongala and Northern Advertiser, then in September 1896 simply and Northern Advertiser.
3. ^ "Petersburg Times (SA : 1887 - 1919) - 12 Aug 1887 - p1". Trove. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
4. ^ "Our Fortieth Birthday". The Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia. National Library of Australia. 12 August 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
5. ^ "Progressive Petersburg". The Petersburg Times, Orroroo Chronicle and Northern Advertiser. SA: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
6. ^ "Purely Personal". The Southern Cross. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 16 March 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
7. ^ "Fire at Petersburg". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 24 December 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
8. ^ "Our New Title". The Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia. SA: National Library of Australia. 9 May 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
9. ^ "Peterborough Loses Mr. W. H. Bennett". The Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia. SA: National Library of Australia. 2 June 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
10. ^ The Jamestown star and farmer's journal. Jamestown [S. Aust.] : R.M. Osborne. 1903.
11. ^ "Times and Northern Advertiser". encore.slsa.sa.gov.au. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

## External links

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* The Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia (SA : 1919 - 1950) at Trove
* Petersburg Times (SA : 1887 - 1919) at Trove

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South Australia newspapers (chronological)

1851–1900

* Port Lincoln Herald (1839-1840)
* Deutsche Zeitung für Süd-Australien (1851)
* Northern Star (1860–1863)
* Süd Australische Zeitung (1860–1874)
* Australisches Unterhaltungsblatt (1862-1916)
* Tanunda Deutsche Zeitung (1863-1869),
* Kapunda Herald and Northern Intelligencer (1864–1878)
* Wallaroo Times and Mining Journal (1865–1881)
* Mount Gambier Standard (1866–1874)
* Moonta Herald and Northern Territory Gazette (1869)*
* Gawler Times (1869–1873)
* Australische Deutsche Zeitung (1870-1874)
* Gumeracha Guardian and North-eastern Advertiser (1870)
* Guardian and Northern and North-eastern Advertiser (1871–1874)
* Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser and Miner's News (1872–1874)
* Northern Territory Times and Gazette (1873-1910)*
* Farmers' Weekly Messenger (1874–1878)
* Northern Guardian (1874)
* Gawler Mercury (1875–1876)
* Narracoorte Herald (1875–1948)
* South-Eastern Ensign (1875-1876)
* Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser and Miners' and Farmers' Journal (1875–1878)
* Northern Mail (1876–1877)
* Port Pirie Gazette and Areas News (1876–1884)
* Port Wakefield Times and Balaklava, Hoyleton, Blyth and Lochiel Advertiser (1876)
* Areas' Express (1877–1948)
* Burra News and Northern Mail (1877–1878)
* Port Augusta Dispatch (1877–1880; 1884-1885)
* South Eastern Star (1877–1930)
* Record (1878)
* Burra Record (1878–1977)
* Gawler Standard (1878–1885)
* Jamestown Review (1878–1881)
* Kapunda Herald (1878–1951)
* Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser (1878–1922)
* Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser (1880–1960)
* Port Augusta Dispatch and Flinders' Advertiser (1880–1884)
* Tatiara Mail and West Wimmera Advertiser (1880–1888)
* Agriculturist and Review (1881–1948)
* North Eastern Times and Terowie News (1881-1882)
* Wallaroo Times (1882–1888)
* North Australian (1883-1889)*
* British Australian Federal Standard and the North-Eastern Times (1884)
* Terowie Enterprise (1884–1891)
* Port Augusta Dispatch, Newcastle and Flinders Chronicle (1885–1916)
* Port Pirie Advocate and Areas News (1885-1895)
* Broughton Echo (1887-1888)
* Port Broughton Echo (1887)
* Petersburg Times (1887–1919)
* Teetulpa News and Golden Age (1887)
* Kadina and Wallaroo Times (1888–1966)
* Nhill and Tatiara Mail and West Wimmera Advertiser (1888–1895)
* Laura Standard (1889–1917)
* North Australian and Northern Territory Government Gazette (1889–1890)*
* Port Pirie Standard and Barrier Advertiser (1889–1898)
* People's Weekly (1890–1961)
* Millicent Times (1891–1905)
* Orroroo Enterprise (1892–1970)
* Renmark Pioneer (1892–1913)
* Yorke's Peninsula Plain Dealer (1894-1897)
* Nhill Mail (1895–1900)
* Port Pirie Advocate (1895–1898)
* Quorn Mercury (1895–1956)
* Plain Dealer (1897–1926)
* Pioneer (1898–1960)
* Port Pirie Advertiser (1898–1924)
* Port Pirie Recorder and North Western Mail (1898–1918)
* Southern Yorke's Peninsula Pioneer (1898)

1901–1950

* Port Augusta and Stirling Illustrated News (1901)
* Warrigal Review (1901)
* Southern Yorke's Peninsula Clarion (1902)
* Clarion (1902–1931)
* Exchange (1902–1942)
* Western Weekly News (1902–1904)
* Central Advocate (1903–1909)
* Jamestown Star and Farmer's Journal (1903–1946)
* Port Lincoln, Tumby and West Coast Recorder (1904–1909)
* Copper Age (1906–1908)
* Kangaroo Island Courier (1907–1951)
* Willunga Bulletin (1907)
* Barossa News (1908–1951)
* Byth Agriculturist (1908–1969)
* Denial Bay Starter (1908-1910)
* Hamley Bridge Express (1908)
* Owen's Weekly and Dalkey District Courier (1908)
* Pinnaroo Country News (1908–1922)
* Tatiara and Lawloit News (1908–1912)
* Broughton Star (1909–1912)
* Stanley Herald (1909–1941; 1947-1948)
* West Coast Recorder (1909-1942)
* Wooroora Producer (1909–1940)
* Crystal Brook Times (1910–1917)
* Eyre's Peninsula Tribune (1910–1950)
* Wakefield Sun (1910–1912)
* Ardrossan News (1911)
* Maitland Watch (1911–1969)
* Pinnaroo and Border Times (1911–1941)
* Wallaroo Wheatsheaf (1911–1918)
* Booleroo Times (1912-1913)
* Mannum Mercury and Farmer's Journal (1912-1917)
* North Western Star and Frome Journal (1912–1917)
* Petersburg Enterprise and Northern Advocate (1912)
* Streaky Bay Standard and West Coast Advertiser (1912)
* Victor Harbor Times and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot (1912–1930)
* Western People and Tumby Bay Times (1912)
* Frith's Bulletin (1913)
* Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record (1913–1942)
* Saturday Times (1913-1914)
* Sporting Telegraph (1913)
* Booleroo Magnet (1914-1915)
* Port Wakefield Monitor (1915–1941)
* South Australian Truth (1916-1964)
* Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier (1917–1948)
* Murrayville Pioneer and North Western Settler (1918–1927)
* Port Pirie Recorder (1918-1919)
* Wheatsheaf (1918–1921)
* Times and Northern Advertiser (1919–1970)
* Eudunda Courier (1922–1981)
* Lameroo Weekly News (1922)
* Yorke Peninsula Farmer (1923–1933)
* Northern Sportsman (1924–1931)
* Loxton Clarion and Murray Lands Guardian (1925–1928)
* Australische Zeitung (1927-1929)
* Lameroo Mail (1927)
* Kimba Dispatch (1927–1941)
* Mid–North Courier (1928–1942)
* Western Mail (1928-1930)
* Times Victor Harbor and Encounter Bay and Lower Murray Pilot (1930–1932)
* Challenger (1932–1934)
* Victor Harbor Times (1932–1986)
* Farmer (1933–1947)
* Junction News (1940-1946)
* Producer (1940–1941; 1946–1983)
* Pinnaroo Border Times (1941–1987)
* Coromandel (1945–1970)
* Junction News and Owen Post (1946–1967)
* Kingston Weekly (1946–1951)
* South Australian Farmer (1948–1968)
* County Light Times (1949-1951)
* Northern Review (1949–1970)
* Eyre Peninsula Tribune (1950–2020)

1951–present

* Barossa and Light Herald (1951–2005)
* Berri Community News (1951–1962)
* Border Guardian (1952-1953)
* Mannum and District Recorder (1955–1960)
* Nuriootpa and District Community Diary (1955-1956)
* Loxton Community Newsletter (1956–1960)
* River News (1956–2020)
* Seasider (1956–1963)
* Chronicle: South East edition (1957–1969)
* K.I. Courier (1957–1968)
* Areas Express (1959-1960)
* Mount Barker Courier (1960–1983)
* Loxton News (1960–2020)
* Whyalla Times (1960)
* Moonta People's Weekly (1961–1966)
* Murray Plains Recorder (1961–1964)
* S.Y.P. Pioneer (1961–1969)
* Berri News (1962–1963)
* South–East Kingston Leader (1962–2001)
* South Coast News (1965)
* Gilbert Valley News (1965-1967)
* Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta Times (1966–1968)
* Islander (1967–1982)
* Junction and Gilbert Valley News (1967-1969)
* South Coast Sports News (1969)
* Yorke Peninsula News–Pictorial (1969–1970)
* Coromandel Times (1970-1976)
* Review Times (1970–1977)
* Spencer Gulf Pictorial (1970-1992)
* Bridge Observer (1971-1976; 1983-1984)
* Northern Observer (1971)
* Port Pirie Star (1971-1972)
* Review-Times: City edition (1972-1973)
* Southern Review (1972-1973)
* Desert Sun (1973-1974)
* Scope (1973–1982)
* Review–Times–Record (1977–1989)
* Coober Pedy Times (1982–2001)
* Islander News Pictorial (1982–1987)
* Mannum Mercury (1983-1984)
* Bridge Mercury (1984)
* Eyre Peninsula Rural Chronicle (1987–1990)
* Northern Sun (1988–2002)
* South-West Post (1988-1989)
* Adelaide Hills and South-west Post (1989)
* Burra Broadcaster (1991-2006)
* SA's Country Trader (1992-1993)
* Local Trading Post [Clare] (1993-1994)
* Local Trading Post [Mt Gambier] (1994)
* Green Triangle Trading Post (1994-1995)
* Country Trading Post (1994–1995)
* Great Southern Star (1995–1999)
* Rural Trading Post (1995–2002)
* Peterborough Times (2003–2006)
* Roxby Downs Sun (2003–2015)
* Mid North Broadcaster (2006–2013)

Current

* Border Watch (1861–)
* Bunyip (1863–)
* Southern Argus (1866–)
* Northern Argus (1869–)
* South Eastern Times (1906–2020; 2022–)
* Border Chronicle (1908–)
* West Coast Sentinel (1912–)
* Transcontinental (1914–)
* Leader (1918–)
* Recorder (1919–)
* Port Lincoln Times (1927–)
* Murray Valley Standard (1934–)
* Whyalla News (1940–)
* Murray Pioneer (1942–)
* Pennant (1946–2020; 2022–)
* Naracoorte Herald (1948–)
* Gibber Gabber (1950–)
* Yorke Peninsula Country Times (1968–)
* Lakelander (1976–)
* Two Wells and Districts Echo (1978–)
* Courier (1983–)
* Plains Producer (1983–)
* Border Times (1987–)
* Islander (1987–)
* Victor Harbor Times (1987–)
* Flinders News (1989–)
* On the Coast (1989–)
* Paroikiako Vema (1994-)
* Coastal Leader (2001–)
* Coober Pedy Regional Times (2001–)
* Herald (2005–)
* Burra Broadcaster (2013–)
* Naracoorte Community News (2020–)
* SE Voice (2020–)
* Eyre Peninsula Advocate (2021–)

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