The Central Western Daily newspaper (also known as the Western Daily)[1] was founded in 1945 in Orange in the Central West region of New South Wales, its first edition being published on 3 October 1945.
It followed a range of earlier publications from Orange, including The Advocate[2][3] and The Leader (also known as the Orange Leader).[4][5] The range of newspapers published in Orange were celebrated in 1961, with a centenary edition, which acknowledged the original newspaper: Western Examiner and Orange, Molong, Wellington, Dubbo, and Lachlan Advertiser originally published on 7 December 1861.[6]
In the early 1950s it was complemented for its welcoming attitude to New Australians[7] and quoted for its contributions.[8]
It was also regularly quoted by other New South Wales regional newspapers for stories and humorous items.[9][10]
It was also target in the correspondence columns of regional rivals within New South Wales, either by location or newspaper.[11][12]
It has also been known as the "Western News" in terms of the region it is in New South Wales.[13]
Currently, it is a paid daily newspaper sold six mornings per week, from Monday to Saturday. The focus of the Central Western Daily is community news and issues and stories about local people; however, it also contains regional, national and world news.
Mostly the newspaper ranges from a minimum of 28 pages up to 68 pages on a Saturday. The average daily circulation is approximately 6,000 units.
Earlier runs of the publication are available online and microfilm.[14][15][16]
^Not to be confused with the railway service of the same name – "CENTRAL WESTERN AS DAILY SERVICE". Lithgow Mercury (TOWN ed.). New South Wales. 1 June 1944. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^Also known as the Western Daily Advocate"ORANGE". Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. New South Wales. 4 September 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^The Orange advocate, James H. Bowers and George Thompson, 1874, retrieved 16 November 2016
^"THE ORANGE "LEADER."". Wellington Times. No. 1853. New South Wales. 18 February 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.