The first newspaper in Wagga Wagga was the “Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser”.
The first edition was published on the 30th October 1858 and it ceased publication in September 1939.
Unfortunately most of the early editions have not survived. The period October 1858 to October 1859 has survived, with some omissions, as has the majority, but not all, of the year 1866.
All of the period 1867-1871 is missing.
The two early years (1858-1859, 1866)are now accessible on TROVE.
A detailed history of the Wagga Wagga Express can be accessed by members on the “Downloads” page.
Owners, publishers, and editors associated with the Wagga Wagga Express included:
John Halowell Baillie; John Bentley; James Thorburn Brown; John Russell Crone; Henry Dunstan; Samuel Hawkins; Percy james Johnstone; Fowler Boyd Price; William Rogerson; George William Uttley Todd; and Edwin Charles Westlake.
Newspapers referred to include:
Bell’s Life in Sydney; Charlton Independent; Clear Hills Standard; Cleveland Bay Herald & Northern Pioneer; Daily Telegraph (Sydney); Empire; Forbes & Parkes Gazette; Gundagai Times; Lockhart Leader; Melbourne Herald; Minyip Guardian; Monaro Mercury; Newcastle Morning Herald; Newcastle Times; Ovens Advertiser; Rupanyup Spectator; Sydney Dispatch; Sydney Morning Herald; Temora Star; Urana Independent; Wagga Wagga Advertiser; Wimmera Star; Yackandandah Times;and the Yass Courier.
