The Corowa Free Press

Front Page of The Corrowa Free Press, Friday, January 7, 1876.


The Corowa Free Press was a weekly English language newspaper published in Corowa, New South Wales, Australia, between 1875 and 1828.

History

The Corowa Free Press was first launched by James Crauford Leslie and John William Hutchinson Wyse on 8 October, 1875.[1][2] James Crauford Leslie (1848-1907) was born in Scotland and emigrated to Melbourne, Australia with his family in 1854.[1] In 1874 after being decorated for his involvement in the Maori Wars, he moved to Wahgunyah, Victoria to manage The Chronicle which served the cross-border towns of Wahgunyah and Corowa in New South Wales.[1] After The Chronicle folded in September 1875, Leslie crossed the border to set up The Corowa Free Press.[1] Wyse left the paper in 1880 and Leslie was the sole proprietor until his death on 20 February, 1907.[1]

In 1887 James Crauford Leslie was fined fifty pounds in default of 6 months imprisonment on a charge of criminal libel.[1] In 1900 the NSW Country Press Association (NSWCPA) was formed by country press proprietors in reaction to the failure of politicians to amend the libel laws of NSW and Leslie became its first president.[1] Leslie was also instrumental in the formation of the Australian Provincial Press Association.[1]

After James Crauford Leslie died, his wife Mary Isabella took over the reins with the couples sons Arnot Crauford Leslie and Guy Crauford Leslie as editors.[1] Guy Crauford Leslie died on 1 April, 1926 and Arnot took on Guy's son Conrad Crauford Leslie.[1] Arnot died in 1954 and Conrad continued until his death in 1962.[1] The Crauford dynasty continued when Conrad's wife of twenty-five years Annie Helen (Dixie) Crauford became proprietor and editor.[1] Annie eventually sold the paper to Noel and Pat Loughnan, owners of the Yarrawonga Chronicle, on 31 January, 1980.[1]

The Corowa Free Press absorbed The Corowa Chronicle on 1 February, 1828.[3]. The paper continues both in hardcopy format and as an online resource.

Digitisation

The Corowa Free Press has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 248. ISBN 0646402706.
  2. ^ "The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954)". TROVE. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2000). Country Conscience. Canberra: Infinite Harvest Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 191. ISBN 0646402706.

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