Gibber Gabber

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

History

The Gibber Gabber began as a community magazine (or Woomera community newsletter) for Woomera residents.[2][3] The first issue of the newspaper was on 11 August 1950[4] and 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]

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]

References

  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.
  3. 1 2 3 "Welcome to Woomera - Study Guide". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. 1 2 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". Gibber gabber. 1950. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  9. "Gibber : Issue 1". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

Note: (*) refers to publications in the Northern Territory, which was part of South Australia from 1863-1910.

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