Gibber Gabber

Gibber Gabber is a weekly newspaper published in Woomera, South Australia; it has been published continuously by the Woomera Board since August 1950.[1]

History

Gibber Gabber began as a local community magazine (or newsletter) for Woomera residents,[2][3] with the first issue on 11 August 1950.[4] It is published weekly on Fridays by the Woomera Board, whose aim is to build the sense of community, given its remote location.[5] The newspaper's main office is on Banool Avenue, Woomera.[6]

Local themes covered by the newspaper include:[3][7]

The Woomera community
Indigenous Australia, health and the environment
Border protection - such as Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre
Rail transport - national, as well as Central Australia Railway, Northern Australian Railway, and the Trans-Australian Railway
Space technology and the space race - e.g. Defence Science and Technology Group and the RAAF Woomera Range Complex
Nurrungar and satellite tracking stations - Joint Defense Facility Nurrungar
The Cold War - local atomic bomb testing at Maralinga
Science fiction from the Cold War era - including reports of unidentified flying objects

Distribution

The newspaper is distributed both in print form and also online.[3]

Digitisation

Microform versions of the newspaper from January 1991 are available from the State Library of South Australia and Australian National Library.[4][8] Some more recent issues are also available at Issuu.[9]

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References

"Newspapers in the Far North region of South Australia". www.jaunay.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: F-L". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
"Welcome to Woomera - Study Guide". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
Gibber gabber. Adelaide, S.A: State Library of South Australia.
- See issues of the Gibber Gabber here: http://www.woomera.com.au/community/gibber_gabber.htm
"Gibber Gabber | Newspaper | Woomera". au.locale.online. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
"National Archives of Australia | SA Community History". community.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
"Gibber gabber". 1950. OCLC 223315998.
"Gibber : Issue 1". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

External links

Official website (outdated)
Online issues (at Issuu.com)

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[1] "Newspapers in the Far North region of South Australia". www.jaunay.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

[2] Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: F-L". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

[:1-3] "Welcome to Woomera - Study Guide". Retrieved 2018-04-21.

[:0-4] Gibber gabber. Adelaide, S.A: State Library of South Australia.

[5] - See issues of the Gibber Gabber here: http://www.woomera.com.au/community/gibber_gabber.htm

[6] "Gibber Gabber | Newspaper | Woomera". au.locale.online. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

[7] "National Archives of Australia | SA Community History". community.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

[8] "Gibber gabber". 1950. OCLC 223315998.

[9] "Gibber : Issue 1". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-04-22.