Front cover of the newspaper
Front page of The Murrumbidgee Irrigator for its first issue on 23 April 1915

The Irrigator, formerly The Murrumbidgee Irrigator, is a weekly newspaper published in Leeton, New South Wales, Australia, since 1915.[1]

History

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator was first published on 23 April 1915 only a few years after the establishment of the town.[2][3] Its circulation included Barellan, Brobenah, Darlington Point, Leeton, Mirrool, Whitton, Wilbriggie, and Yanco.[4] It changed hands a number of times. John Joseph Sullivan owned the paper early in its history, while it was later acquired by Rupert Henderson, who was first general manager of John Fairfax & Sons and later managing director.[5]

In November 2001, it was renamed The Irrigator[1] and remains in publication under this name.[6]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "The Murrumbidgee Irrigator". Catalogue. State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ "The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW : 1915 - 1954)". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Leeton". Heritage Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ "The Murrumbidgee Irrigator". 23 April 1915. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience: a history of the New South Wales provincial press, 1841-1995. Canberra: Infinite Harvest publishing. ISBN 0646402706.
  6. ^ "About Us". The Irrigator. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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