| Type | weekly |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Seven West Media |
| Founded | 1888 |
| City | Bunbury |
| Country | Australia |
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 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.
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. The 1952 issue had prints of views in Collie and Denmark, content on cows, schools and fire controls.
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.
Title history
| Title | Dates | Volumes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
See also
References
- ^ "Bunbury South Western Times". Seven West Media. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- "Don't miss out on your special 125 year souvenir edition". South Western Times. The West Australian. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- "South Western Times Annual: copies selling fast". The Blackwood Times. 21 November 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- "A remarkably fine production: South Western Annual now available". The Blackwood Times. 17 October 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- "South Western Times (Bunbury, WA : 1917 - 1929)". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- "South Western Times (Bunbury, WA : 1932 - 1954)". Trove. Retrieved 3 August 2024.