South Western Times

South Western Times
Typeweekly
Owner(s)Seven West Media
Founded1888
CityBunbury
CountryAustralia

The South Western Times is a weekly English language newspaper published for Bunbury and the South West region in Western Australia.

The newspaper was first published in 1888[1] and was originally titled the Southern Advertiser. The name was changed later the same year to the Southern Times and in 1917 it became the South Western Times.[2]

The newspaper also published an annual state pictorial feature with a goal of promoting the South-West, the South Western Times Illustrated Annual. The 1947 issue featured scenes of the Pemberton pool's carnival day, forestry and other industries.[3] The 1952 issue had prints of views in Collie and Denmark, content on cows, schools and fire controls.[4]

The distribution area includes many towns in the South West, including Bunbury, Boyanup, Capel, Donnybrook, Collie, Harvey, Balingup and Darkan. The paper is published every Thursday and in 2019 has a circulation of 6,300 and a readership of 19,000.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Bunbury South Western Times". Seven West Media. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Don't miss out on your special 125 year souvenir edition". South Western Times. The West Australian. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "South Western Times Annual: copies selling fast". The Blackwood Times. 21 November 1947. p. 12. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ "A remarkably fine production: South Western Annual now available". The Blackwood Times. 17 October 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2024.