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The Broadcaster

January 01, 1970

The Broadcaster was an English language local community tabloid newspaper published by several owners in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that principally covered the Municipality of Holroyd and surrounding districts. It was first published in Guildford in 1932, but became a title of The Biz newspaper publishing company located in Fairfield, in 1935. The Broadcaster eventually came under the control of Cumberland Newspapers in 1958 and was retitled the Merrylands Broadcaster from April 1975. The newspaper ceased publication around 1978.

The Broadcaster, The Biz, Merrylands Broadcaster
Masthead of The Broadcaster from Thursday 31 January 1935, when the newspaper was published in Guildford, New South Wales and distributed between Merrylands and Liverpool
Founded1932 (1932)
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1978 (1978)
CityWestern Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia

History edit

First published in 1932 by David Hume from his parents' home at 18 Fairview Street, Guildford, New South Wales and printed by the North Shore Press in North Sydney, The Broadcaster was a free weekly local newspaper published on Thursdays throughout Merrylands, Guildford, Fairfield, Smithfield, Canley Vale, Cabramatta, Liverpool and surrounding districts. It reported on local government issues, local community organisation and sporting activities, personal news, including family notices, and advertising of local businesses.[1][2] O. H. Dumbrill, of Cross Street, Guildford, collected advertising and news reports from community organisations.[3] By January 1935, The Broadcaster had a guaranteed circulation of 7,000 copies.[4]

The heavy costs involved in publishing, printing and distributing the newspaper over such a wide area resulted in Hume being unable to continue, and the ownership of The Broadcaster was transferred to William (Bill) J. Bright, owner and publisher of The Biz newspaper in Fairfield, on 28 March 1935. The new proprietor's printing office in Smart Street, Fairfield had new and up-to-date plant and staff capable of handling the whole undertaking. To further reduce costs, Bright decided to confine the circulation to Holroyd and surrounding districts and give preference to local advertisers.[5] The first issue published by Bright was Vol. 3, No. 11, dated Thursday 4 April 1935.[6] By 1942, Bright was producing three newspaper titles on Thursdays - The Broadcaster, The Biz and The Liverpool News,[7] but the workload became difficult to maintain and the decision was made to bring the publication date of the smaller four-page Broadcaster forward to Wednesdays, with any local news crowded-out of the paper to be published in the larger six-page Biz, the following day.[8][9] The first Wednesday edition of The Broadcaster was dated 19 August 1942.[10]

Following Bill Bright's retirement in 1958, Cumberland Newspapers Ltd obtained ownership of The Biz newspapers stable of titles, including The Broadcaster.[11] The Broadcaster was retained by the new owners as a free weekly community newspaper, now published on Tuesdays.[12] While the paper was printed at the Cumberland Newspaper's Parramatta offices, The Broadcaster had its own office, located at 204 Merrylands Road, Merrylands.[13]

By 1963, three of Cumberland Newspaper's titles - The Advance, The Biz and The Broadcaster, were operating from the same office, located in Spencer Street, Fairfield. Senior journalist Tasman Pellas was the virtual editor for all three papers, responsible for writing, proof-reading, cutting articles to fit the space left by advertising, write the headlines and hand deliver the finished product to the printer at Parramatta, before the deadline.[14][15]

With an increase in the Holroyd population, and following a community survey, Cumberland Newspapers decided to extend the coverage of the paper to include the suburbs of Merrylands West, Greystanes and South Wentworthville, as far as the Great Western Highway, increasing the circulation by 5,000 to 17,500. In August 1971, The Broadcaster office was relocated from Fairfield to 130 Merrylands Road, on the corner of Military Road, Merrylands, with Cumberland Newspapers proclaiming that "Holroyd's own newspaper" had returned home.[16] The paper was given a new masthead from the following edition, dated 18 August 1971, which included a welcome message by the Mayor of Holroyd, Ald. R. W. D. Devlin.[17] Circulation increased to 20,000 copies in 1972, circulating around the suburbs of Merrylands, Guildford, Greystanes, South Wentworthville, Mays Hill and portions of Smithfield.[18][19]

The Broadcaster was retitled the Merrylands Broadcaster with issue Vol. 42, No. 16, Tuesday, 22 April 1975. The paper continued to be printed and published by Cumberland Newspapers, for the Broadcaster's office in Merrylands Road.[20] The Merrylands Broadcaster ceased publication in 1978.

Availability edit

Hardcopy of The Broadcaster and Merrylands Broadcaster is available from 31 January 1935 – 23 May 1978, with gaps in the collection. These issues are held by the State Library of New South Wales in offsite storage.[21]

Gosford Micrographics Pty Ltd filmed the available issues of The Broadcaster and the Merrylands Broadcaster onto 13 reels of 35mm microfilm in August 1993, titled Broadcaster (Fairfield). This microfilm can be viewed at the State Library of New South Wales and at Holroyd City Council Library Service.[21][22]

All surviving issues of The Broadcaster, dated between 1935 and 1978, are now available on the National Library of Australia's Trove Australian digitised newspaper and more website, made available through the support of Holroyd City Council Library Service.[23]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Advertising". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 31 January 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Residence 1933 - Merrylands, Reid, New South Wales, Australia, p. 24, in Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980". Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ "REPORTS". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 31 January 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ^ "[No heading]". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 31 January 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Advertising". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 28 March 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  6. ^ "[No heading]". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 4 April 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  7. ^ "NEWS IN "THE NEWS."". The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1954). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Advertising". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1942. p. 2. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ^ "NEWS IN "THE BIZ."". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 13 August 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  10. ^ "[No heading]". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 August 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  11. ^ Debbie Burgess. "Bright Print Group celebrates its Fiftieth Anniversary: 50 YEARS and still going strong". Bright Print Group. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  12. ^ "[No heading]". The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935 - 1960). Fairfield, NSW: National Library of Australia. 17 May 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Advertising". The Cumberland Argus (Parramatta, NSW : 1950 - 1962). Parramatta, NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 September 1959. p. 6. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  14. ^ The Broadcaster, Vol. 29, No. 43, Tuesday, 22 January 1963, p. 1.
  15. ^ Tasman Pellas (8 January 2012). "The Jurno from the Bush" (PDF). WendyTas, WordPress.com. pp. 107–108. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  16. ^ 'Broadcaster Comes Home', The Broadcaster, Vol. 15, No. 11, Tuesday, 10 August 1971, p. 1.
  17. ^ The Broadcaster, Vol. 16, No. 12, Tuesday, 17 August 1971, p. 1.
  18. ^ The Broadcaster, Vol. 39, No. 1, Tuesday, 11 January 1972, p. 1.
  19. ^ The Broadcaster, Vol. 16, No. 30, Monday, 20 December 1971, p. 2.
  20. ^ Merrylands Broadcaster, Vol. 42, No. 16, Tuesday, 22 April 1975, p. 1
  21. ^ a b State Library of New South Wales catalogue entry
  22. ^ Holroyd City Council Library Service catalogue entry
  23. ^ "The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935-1978)". Trove: Australian newspapers and more, National Library of Australia, Canberra. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

External links edit

  • The Broadcaster (Fairfield, NSW : 1935-1978) at Trove
  • . Fairfield City Council. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017.

January 01, 1970
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The Broadcaster was an English language local community tabloid newspaper published by several owners in Western Sydney New South Wales Australia that principally covered the Municipality of Holroyd and surrounding districts It was first published in Guildford in 1932 but became a title of The Biz newspaper publishing company located in Fairfield in 1935 The Broadcaster eventually came under the control of Cumberland Newspapers in 1958 and was retitled the Merrylands Broadcaster from April 1975 The newspaper ceased publication around 1978 The Broadcaster The Biz Merrylands BroadcasterMasthead of The Broadcaster from Thursday 31 January 1935 when the newspaper was published in Guildford New South Wales and distributed between Merrylands and LiverpoolFounded1932 1932 LanguageEnglishCeased publication1978 1978 CityWestern Sydney New South WalesCountryAustraliaMedia of AustraliaList of newspapers Contents 1 History 2 Availability 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editFirst published in 1932 by David Hume from his parents home at 18 Fairview Street Guildford New South Wales and printed by the North Shore Press in North Sydney The Broadcaster was a free weekly local newspaper published on Thursdays throughout Merrylands Guildford Fairfield Smithfield Canley Vale Cabramatta Liverpool and surrounding districts It reported on local government issues local community organisation and sporting activities personal news including family notices and advertising of local businesses 1 2 O H Dumbrill of Cross Street Guildford collected advertising and news reports from community organisations 3 By January 1935 The Broadcaster had a guaranteed circulation of 7 000 copies 4 The heavy costs involved in publishing printing and distributing the newspaper over such a wide area resulted in Hume being unable to continue and the ownership of The Broadcaster was transferred to William Bill J Bright owner and publisher of The Biz newspaper in Fairfield on 28 March 1935 The new proprietor s printing office in Smart Street Fairfield had new and up to date plant and staff capable of handling the whole undertaking To further reduce costs Bright decided to confine the circulation to Holroyd and surrounding districts and give preference to local advertisers 5 The first issue published by Bright was Vol 3 No 11 dated Thursday 4 April 1935 6 By 1942 Bright was producing three newspaper titles on Thursdays The Broadcaster The Biz and The Liverpool News 7 but the workload became difficult to maintain and the decision was made to bring the publication date of the smaller four page Broadcaster forward to Wednesdays with any local news crowded out of the paper to be published in the larger six page Biz the following day 8 9 The first Wednesday edition of The Broadcaster was dated 19 August 1942 10 Following Bill Bright s retirement in 1958 Cumberland Newspapers Ltd obtained ownership of The Biz newspapers stable of titles including The Broadcaster 11 The Broadcaster was retained by the new owners as a free weekly community newspaper now published on Tuesdays 12 While the paper was printed at the Cumberland Newspaper s Parramatta offices The Broadcaster had its own office located at 204 Merrylands Road Merrylands 13 By 1963 three of Cumberland Newspaper s titles The Advance The Biz and The Broadcaster were operating from the same office located in Spencer Street Fairfield Senior journalist Tasman Pellas was the virtual editor for all three papers responsible for writing proof reading cutting articles to fit the space left by advertising write the headlines and hand deliver the finished product to the printer at Parramatta before the deadline 14 15 With an increase in the Holroyd population and following a community survey Cumberland Newspapers decided to extend the coverage of the paper to include the suburbs of Merrylands West Greystanes and South Wentworthville as far as the Great Western Highway increasing the circulation by 5 000 to 17 500 In August 1971 The Broadcaster office was relocated from Fairfield to 130 Merrylands Road on the corner of Military Road Merrylands with Cumberland Newspapers proclaiming that Holroyd s own newspaper had returned home 16 The paper was given a new masthead from the following edition dated 18 August 1971 which included a welcome message by the Mayor of Holroyd Ald R W D Devlin 17 Circulation increased to 20 000 copies in 1972 circulating around the suburbs of Merrylands Guildford Greystanes South Wentworthville Mays Hill and portions of Smithfield 18 19 The Broadcaster was retitled the Merrylands Broadcaster with issue Vol 42 No 16 Tuesday 22 April 1975 The paper continued to be printed and published by Cumberland Newspapers for the Broadcaster s office in Merrylands Road 20 The Merrylands Broadcaster ceased publication in 1978 Availability editHardcopy of The Broadcaster and Merrylands Broadcaster is available from 31 January 1935 23 May 1978 with gaps in the collection These issues are held by the State Library of New South Wales in offsite storage 21 Gosford Micrographics Pty Ltd filmed the available issues of The Broadcaster and the Merrylands Broadcaster onto 13 reels of 35mm microfilm in August 1993 titled Broadcaster Fairfield This microfilm can be viewed at the State Library of New South Wales and at Holroyd City Council Library Service 21 22 All surviving issues of The Broadcaster dated between 1935 and 1978 are now available on the National Library of Australia s Trove Australian digitised newspaper and more website made available through the support of Holroyd City Council Library Service 23 See also editList of newspapers in Australia List of defunct newspapers of Australia List of newspapers in New South WalesReferences edit Advertising The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 31 January 1935 p 4 Retrieved 2 August 2014 Residence 1933 Merrylands Reid New South Wales Australia p 24 in Australia Electoral Rolls 1903 1980 Ancestry com Provo UT USA Ancestry com Operations Inc Retrieved 29 July 2014 REPORTS The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 31 January 1935 p 2 Retrieved 28 July 2014 No heading The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 31 January 1935 p 1 Retrieved 25 July 2014 Advertising The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 28 March 1935 p 1 Retrieved 25 July 2014 No heading The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 4 April 1935 p 1 Retrieved 28 July 2014 NEWS IN THE NEWS The Biz Fairfield NSW 1928 1954 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 13 August 1942 p 4 Retrieved 27 July 2014 Advertising The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 13 August 1942 p 2 Retrieved 27 July 2014 NEWS IN THE BIZ The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 13 August 1942 p 4 Retrieved 27 July 2014 No heading The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 19 August 1942 p 1 Retrieved 27 July 2014 Debbie Burgess Bright Print Group celebrates its Fiftieth Anniversary 50 YEARS and still going strong Bright Print Group Retrieved 27 July 2014 No heading The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1960 Fairfield NSW National Library of Australia 17 May 1960 p 1 Retrieved 26 July 2014 Advertising The Cumberland Argus Parramatta NSW 1950 1962 Parramatta NSW National Library of Australia 2 September 1959 p 6 Retrieved 16 January 2014 The Broadcaster Vol 29 No 43 Tuesday 22 January 1963 p 1 Tasman Pellas 8 January 2012 The Jurno from the Bush PDF WendyTas WordPress com pp 107 108 Retrieved 27 July 2014 Broadcaster Comes Home The Broadcaster Vol 15 No 11 Tuesday 10 August 1971 p 1 The Broadcaster Vol 16 No 12 Tuesday 17 August 1971 p 1 The Broadcaster Vol 39 No 1 Tuesday 11 January 1972 p 1 The Broadcaster Vol 16 No 30 Monday 20 December 1971 p 2 Merrylands Broadcaster Vol 42 No 16 Tuesday 22 April 1975 p 1 a b State Library of New South Wales catalogue entry Holroyd City Council Library Service catalogue entry The Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1978 Trove Australian newspapers and more National Library of Australia Canberra Retrieved 27 June 2016 External links editThe Broadcaster Fairfield NSW 1935 1978 at Trove Village Tour Fairfield City Council Archived from the original on 16 February 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Broadcaster amp oldid 1065966205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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