Taralga Echo

Taralga Echo 1 November 1924

The Taralga Echo^[1] was a weekly English language newspaper published in Crookwell, New South Wales from 1924 to 1927.

History

The first issue of the Taralga Echo appeared on 1 November 1924, published by RJ Winning and Son. Previously, Robert John Winning had been involved in production of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sydney Mail,^[2] then in Cessnock with the Cessnock Express.^[3] In Crookwell, and in partnership with his son John, the Winnings published the Crookwell Gazette and the Taralga Echo.

The Echo was begun in 1924 with the specific aim of providing content for a Taralga-based readership.^[4] It advertised a circulation throughout the local districts of Bannaby, Burra Creek, Burrallier, Bright Hill, Chatsbury, Curraweela, Emu Flat, Guineacor, Greenmantle, Myrtleville, Newfoundland, Richlands, Stonequarry, Taralga, The Meadows, Wombeyan, Wearborough, Wowagin, Yalbraith and YorkBorough.^[5]

In January 1927, an editorial announcement advised that, due to economic necessity, a shared publication arrangement had been agreed to, between the Winnings’ sister papers of the Taralga Echo and the Crookwell Gazette, and rival paper, the Argyle Liberal, produced by WJ Morton.^[6]

Publication of an independent Taralga Echo ceased with its final issue on 4 November 1927. Content of interest to Taralga district readers would subsequently be incorporated into a larger-sized Crookwell Gazette.

Following the death of Robert John Winning on 6 Dec 1933, son John continued to publish the Gazette in Crookwell.^[7]

Digitisation

The Taralga Echo has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program hosted by the National Library of Australia.^[8][9]

See also

• List of newspapers in New South Wales
• List of Newspapers in Australia

References

1. "Taralga Echo". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
2. "OBITUARY.". Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 7 December 1933. p. 2 Edition: DAILY and EVENING. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
3. "Ex-Cessnock Pressman's Death.". The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder (NSW : 1913 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 8 December 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
4. "Advertising.". Taralga Echo (NSW : 1924 - 1927) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 1 November 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
5. "[No heading].". Taralga Echo (NSW : 1924 - 1927) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 1 November 1924. p. 1. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
6. "The Taragla Ehco.". Taralga Echo (NSW : 1924 - 1927) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 29 January 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
7. "OBITUARY.". Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW : 1881 - 1940) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 7 December 1933. p. 2 Edition: DAILY and EVENING. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
8. "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
9. "SLNSW catalogue". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

External links

• Taralga Echo (Crookwell, NSW) at Trove Digitised newspapers and more

Bibliography

• Holden, W Sprague 1961, Australia goes to press, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne.
• Mayer, Henry 1964, The press in Australia, Lansdowne Press, Melbourne.