The Whyalla News
The Whyalla News is a newspaper serving the town of Whyalla on Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. It commenced publication in 1940 and as of 2014 is owned by Fairfax Media. In 1950, the newspaper's proprietor and editor was Mr J. E. Edwards.[1] The newspaper has chronicled the development of the town from its infancy as a BHP company town through the establishment of the Whyalla steelworks, autonomous local government in the 1960s, and the closure of the shipyard in the 1970s. Today, its reportage includes any news relevant to the people of Whyalla and neighbouring towns of Cowell, Kimba and Iron Knob.[2]
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- ↑ "Woman hurdles champion weds" The Mail, South Australia (1950-12-02). Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ↑ Whyalla Newspapers.com.au Accessed 2014-02-07.