The Western Champion

The Western Champion was a newspaper published initially in Blackall and later in nearby Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia.

Front page of The Western Champion, Saturday 6 September 1879

History

The newspaper was initially published under the name The Western Champion from 1879 to 1891 by J. Monahan and William Henry Campbell.[1]

The newspaper was published under the name The Western Champion and General Advertiser for the Central-Western Districts from 1892 to 1922 by William Henry Campbell, Charles John James and Frederic Robert James.[2]

The newspaper was published under the name The Western Champion from 1922 to 1937 by William Henry Campbell, Charles John James and Frederic Robert James.[3]

Digitisation

The papers have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[4][5]

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References
  1. The western champion, J. Monahan and WH Campbell, 1879, ISSN 2200-8411
  2. The Western champion and general advertiser for the central-western districts, Charles John James for proprietors, Campbell, James and James, 1892, ISSN 1839-6844
  3. The western champion, William Henry Campbell, Charles John James and Frederic Robert James, 1922, ISSN 1839-6852
  4. "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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