THE AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER, SEPTEMBER 1922
1922Intact copy of "The Australian" newspaper, weekend edition.
Cover bears words "The Australian", "Perth's only one penny paper" (featuring illustration of penny). Perth, Tuesday, September 19, 1922.
The feature story of the paper is Mustapha Kemal Attatürks attack on Greek forces as part of the Turkish War of Independence, and the international responses. The newspaper also includes stories on state news, sport, politics, entertainment and
advertisements.
There is a is a handwritten notation at the top of the cover saying J. W. B. Whitfield [illegible] Toodyaywith a purple King Gearge One Penny stamp and a postage mark.
The newspaper fragment is in average condition and is torn, faded, yellowing
and creased.
It is unknown how this newspaper came to be located in the Museum Workshops however it is assumed it was donated.
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The Australian newspaper
Newspapers are not always accessioned into the Newcastle Gaol collection unless they contain a story relating to life in Toodyay or are an excellent example of their newspaper type. In this case, there is significance in both
categories, as the paper provides an excellent view of daily life in Western Australia in the 1920s and has a dated reference to a Toodyay family. The document is therefore considered to have research value as a dated document, and may in the future provide some information for historical researchers.
