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About these Publications

Below is a list of Newspapers and Periodicals published in Geelong or on the Bellarine Peninsula - they are a wonderful source of information for local and family history researchers. Where possible, details on where you can view these publications in Victoria is shown in the Comments field. Geelong publications have been included for their obvious relevance to the Peninsula.

The list has been compiled from various sources including : local residents, historical societies and Newspapers in Australian Libraries: a union list : Part 2. Australian newspapers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1985.

It is hoped that readers of this page will help make this list more complete - see how you can contribute below.

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List of Newspapers & Periodicals

Place of Publication/ Distribution Title Date
from - to
(// = ceased publication)		 Frequency
showing progressive changes		 Comments or Availability
SLV = State Library Victoria.
Barwon Heads (See Ocean Grove / Barwon Heads / Wallington & Torquay)
Clifton Springs (See Drysdale / Clifton Springs)
Geelong
  Auctioneer 1888 - // weekly Avail. - SLV
  Corio Chronical and Western District Advertiser Sep 8, 1847 - // 2 per week
3 per week		 Avail. - SLV
  Currency Apr, 1977 - monthly Supersedes Deakin University Bulletin
  Daily News May, 1858 - Aug23, 1859 // daily? Avail. - SLV
  Distributing Trades Gazette May?, 1914 - Sep?, 1918 // monthly Oct 11, 1918 superseded by Distributing Trades Gazette, Geelong's Labor Weekly
  Distributing Trades Gazette, Geelong's Labor Weekly Oct 11, 1918 - Jun 29, 1922 // weekly Supersedes Distributing Trades Gazette. Superseded by Industrial Herald.
Avail. - Deakin
  Evangelist Sep 2, 1892 - // weekly Avail. - SLV
  Evening Star 1870 - // daily Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Footballer Apr 27, 1922 - // weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Geelong Advertiser Nov 21, 1840 - weekly
52 per year
3 per week
daily		 May 24, 1845 - Oct 26, 1847 as Geelong Advertiser and Squatters Advocate.
1851 - 1856 as Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer.
1869 - Geelong Register.
Avail. - Geelong Historic Records Centre, including indexes.
  Geelong and Western District Stock and Station Journal 1892 - Dec 20, 1971 // weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Geelong Chronicle Mar 23, 1861 - 1869 // 2 per week
3 per week
2 per week
weekly		 Avail. - some copies, SLV & Deakin
  Geelong Evening News 1877 - // daily Formerly Evening News.
Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Geelong News 1965 - 2 per week Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Geelong Observer 1855? - // weekly
2 per week		 To May 7, 1856 as Geelong Weekly Observer and Trade Circular.
Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Geelong Register Apr 3, 1865 - 1869 // daily Incorporated in Geelong Advertiser.
Avail. - some copies, SLV & Deakin
  Geelong Standard Jul 28, 1923 - Feb 7, 1925 // daily Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Geelong Times 1870 - Mar 17, 1923 // daily To ??/??/?? as Evening Times.
Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Illu, Australiens Bild Zeitung Nov, 1961 - Feb 14, 1962 // weekly Avail. - SLV
  Industrial Herald Jul 6, 1922 - Mar 27, 1958 // weekly Supersedes Distributing Trades Gazette.
Avail. - some copies, Deakin
  Intelligencer 1849 - 1851 // 2 per week Incorporated in Geelong Advertiser
  Mercury and Victoria Standard 1852 - // weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Mirror 1881 - // fortnightly
weekly		 Avail. - some copies, SLV
  News of the Week 1852? - 1924 // weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Niewe Wereld Jun 13, 1955 - Feb 10, 1961 // weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  North News Oct 11, 1961 - Mar 14, 1962 // weekly Avail. - SLV
  Northern Suburbs News Oct, 1968 - Jun 3, 1970 // weekly To Apr 8, 1970 as Corio News.
Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Planet c. 1978 - irreg. Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Spirit of the Age Oct 16, 1854 - //    
  Sporting Star Oct 9, 1909 - 1911? // weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Star - Geelong Sport Review 1956? - weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Victoria Advocate and People's Vindicator 1851? - //   Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Victoria Colonist and Western District Advertiser 1849 - // 3 per week Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Victoria Courier and Working Man's Advocate Feb 21, 1849 - // irreg. Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Wiadomosci Handlowe 1953 - Mar, 1954 // monthly  
Drysdale / Clifton Springs
  SpringDale Messenger Dec, 1991 - 4 per year
9-10 per year		  
Leopold
  Leopold Local 1989? - monthly  
Ocean Grove / Barwon Heads / Wallington (See also Torquay & for more details see Ocean Grove : Newspapers & Periodicals)
  Bellarine Peninsula Echo Oct, 1962 - weekly To May 19, 1966 as Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Echo.
Oct, 1962 - Jun 1964 published as typewritten bulletin.
Avail. - SLV
  Observer Apr 15, 1958 - Sep 14, 1959 // weekly Superseded by Coastal Independent (Torquay)
Avail. - Bellarine Historical Society
  Observer Sep, 1984 - Mar, 1997 // monthly Avail. - some copies, Bellarine Historical Society
  Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Echo Oct, 1962 - Jun, 1964 // weekly Superseded by Bellarine Peninsula Echo
  Whistler Dec, 1996 - monthly Avail. - Bellarine Historical Society
Portarlington (See Portarlington : Newspapers & Periodicals for more details)
  Bellarine Herald Oct 31, 1896 - c. 1920? // weekly SLV has copies but with restricted access
  Bellarine Peninsula Echo Oct, 1962 - weekly To May 19, 1966 as Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Echo.
Oct, 1962 - Jun 1964 published as typewritten bulletin.
Avail. - SLV
  Pilot 1930's? - late 1940's? //    
  Port News Aug - Oct, 1958 // monthly?  
  Port Report Dec 20, 1991 - bi-monthly  
  Portarlington - Bellarine News Pictorial Jul - Aug, 1958 // monthly?  
  Reflector ? - 1965 //    
Queenscliff
  Peninsula Beacon 1930? - Jul, 1936 // weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Queenscliff Pilot 1947 - weekly Avail. - some copies, SLV
  Queenscliffe Herald Nov 1999 -  monthly Avail. - Queenscliffe Herald Office, Hobson St, Queenscliff
  Sentinel 1871 - c. 1918? // weekly To Sep 29, 1894 as Queenscliff Sentinel.
Avail. - some copies, SLV
Torquay
  Coastal Independent 1959 - Jun, 1965 // weekly Supersedes Observer (Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads).
Avail. - some copies, Bellarine Historical Society & SLV
Wallington (See Ocean Grove / Barwon Heads / Wallington)

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Can you Contribute?

Do you know :

bulletlocal publications which are not on this list?
bulletif not already shown, where publications are available for people to view them?
bulletwhere publications are available which the Bellarine Historical Society could copy?

If you can help, we would love to hear from you - please contact our Publicity Officer.

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Created by : Susie Zada
© 1997 Susie Zada, Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia
Last revised : July 17, 2004.
Email : szada@zades.com.au