The Northern Territory Times

The Northern Territory Times was a newspaper in Darwin established in 1873 and closed in 1932. The paper was called the Northern Territory Times and Gazette from 1873–1927 and then The Northern Territory Times from 1927-1932. For a while, The North Australian (1883-1889), existed as a rival publication proposing "an independent voice".[1]

History

Following the establishment of a settlement at Port Darwin in 1869, the Northern Territory Times and Gazette was set up in Adelaide and first published in 1873.[2][3] The printing press was shipped to Port Darwin on the Gothenburg. The first edition was printed in a government store at the camp at the foot of Fort Hill on 7 November 1873 by George Thompson Clarkson.[3] A week later the Northern Territory Times and Gazette moved to Mitchell Street.[3] Richard Wells was editor until his death in the wreck of the Gothenburg in 1875.[3] Editor and proprietor for a few years was Joseph Skelton (c. 1822 – 25 April 1884). The Northern Territory Times and Gazette continued publication until 1927,[3] when the title was shortened to the Northern Territory Times.[3] An amalgamation with the Northern Standard occurred in 1932.[3]

The Northern Territory of Australia Government Gazette (1873-present) was published in at least four different Northern Territory newspapers, which are still available online through Trove.[2][4] They were:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: Northern Territory". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Government Gazettes: Northern Territory". National Library of Australia. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "History of newspapers in the Northern Territory" (PDF). Northern Territory Library. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Northern Territory (1873). Government gazette. Darwin.

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


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