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Alice Springs News
Weekly newspaper of news and features in the Alice Springs area
March 1994 -

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Alice Springs Star
A weekly newspaper of Central Australian news and features, continued by the Alice Springs Midweek Territorian
17 August 1975 - 26 February 1982/ August 1983 - 29 November 1984 (microfilms)
Dec 11 1997-March 19 1998 (hardcopy)

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Alice Springs Times
Weekly newspaper claiming to be “the voice of the North Australia Party” which would “carry the torch for northern development into the Northern Territory and Kimberly and Central and west Queensland”. Advertised itself as Alice Springs’ third newspaper; first issue includes historical background to Alice Springs papers as well as an outline of the North Australia Party movement.
8 September 1965 -28 August 1966

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Alyangula Newsletter
Weekly newsletter published by the Public Affairs Department at Groote Eylandt, continued by Eylandt Echo
12 January 1980 – February 1989

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Arafura Times
Weekly newspaper covering the Nhulunbuy-Yirrkala area
16 May 1996-

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Army News
Free weekly newspaper for ‘all services in the NT’ published in Darwin prior to and after the bombing (19 February 1942 when other civilian publication of newspapers ceased). First issue has a warning regarding censorship rules during the war asking people not to leak information that might be important to the ‘enemy’. Contains both local Darwin news and national and international news throughout the period although local news is less after the first bombing raid.
20 October 1941 -1945

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Arnhem Courier
Weekly paper which is a continuation of Gove Gazette
6 July 1984 –August 1995

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ATSIC NT News
Quarterly newspaper, produced in Darwin, dealing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission news and Aboriginal issues
September 1996-June 2001

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Barkly Regional : the talk of Tennant Creek and the Tablelands (hard copy)
Weekly newspaper covering the Tennant Creek region
1 January 1985 - 29 March 1989

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Batchelor Adelaide River News
Monthly publication continued by Palmerston and Rural Review
1987 - 1988

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The Beagle
Fortnightly Darwin community based A4 size paper edited by A King and dealing largely with community issues
June 1974 – October 1974

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The Big Spit
Monthly newspaper produced by NT University Student Union in Darwin, continued by Delerra
1992 - July 1994 (incomplete)

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Central Suburbs Kurrajong
Monthly paper produced for the Darwin-Berrimah region and incorporating the Parap Village News
1987

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Centralian Advocate
Twice-weekly paper covering the Alice Springs Central Australian area. First issue was printed as a souvenir issue and the ‘first real paper printed in Alice Springs.’ The issue contains a feature on Dead Heart, (see below) the first post war news publication produced for the Alice Springs area.
24 May 1947 -

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Daily Plan It
Monthly Darwin-based arts orientated paper with calendar of events
March 1991 - 1998

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Darwin Advertiser
Weekly free paper covering Darwin area
September 1992 - January 1993

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Darwin City Shopper
October 1994 – December 1995

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Darwin Shopper
Weekly Darwin based newspaper
18 April 1973 -2 October 1974

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*The Darwin Star
Weekly newspaper, continued by the Advertiser (from February 16, 1984 -
July 1976 – 23 December 1983

(Note: The NT Genealogical Society - located in Cavenagh Street in Darwin - has index of people mentioned in the Star from 1976-1978 and also has a full collection of Northern Territory historical articles written by Barbara James between 1979-1981, with an index to some of them; compiled by society member Phyllis Uren in 1995.)

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Darwin Sun
Weekly Darwin-based newspaper produced by Provincial Press (for the NT News Ltd organisation)
25 March 1981 - 6 April 1982

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Darwin Sun
Weekly Darwin based free paper, continuation of Your Weekender
March 2000 -

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Dead Heart
Roneoed post-war newssheet printed in Alice Springs by Les Penhall, Fred Gubbins and Janet McArthur in Alice Springs’ administration Hostel, continued by Centralian Advocate
August 1946 - March 1947

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Delirra
Monthly newspaper published by the Northern Territory University Student Union, continuation of The Big Spit
August 1994 - March/April 2005 (ceased publication)

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Eylandt Echo
Fortnightly A4 newspaper covering the Groote Eylandt region, a continuation of Alyangula Newsletter, continued by Paradise Post
17 February 1989 -

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Fannie Bay Whisper
One issue only produced in June (no year date) in conjunction with the Darwin Beercan Regatta and along the lines of the King’s Cross Whisper

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Forces North
Quarterly newspaper produced in Darwin, NT for the Australian Defence personnel serving across Australia’s Top End
November 1994 – October 1996

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Gove Gazette
Weekly newspaper continued by Arnhem Courier, covering the Nhulunbuy region
1970 - 1984

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Heart of Darwin
Weekly paper put out for a short time by the Darwin City Traders and continued in another form by the Central Suburbs Kurrajong
1987

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Humpty Doo and Rural Area Times
Fortnightly newspaper covering Darwin rural area, continued by Litchfield Times
September 1983 - October 1985

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Incisor
Monthly paper published by Northern Star in Kununurra, WA
September - December 1977

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Inlander
Quarterly journal produced by the Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church and advertising itself as being “from an Outbacker’s Point of View”
1914-1972 (incomplete)

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Inland Review
Quarterly journal produced in Alice Springs (printed in Adelaide) and advertising itself as “The only national magazine published in Central Australia”, with features on people, places and events of the region
December 1966 - February 1970

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Islander
Fortnightly newsletter covering the Christmas Island region, produced by Christmas Island Shire
1994 -

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Jabiru Journal
Monthly newspaper covering the Jabiru/Kakadu region
1979 - Feb 1981 (incomplete)

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Jabiru Rag
Weekly paper, continuation of Jabiru Community News
17 May 1982 -

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Junction Journal
Monthly regional newspaper printed in Douglas Daly, NT
1992 -

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Jungle Juice
This is a newsheet covering the Bachelor and Rum Jungle region which appeared once in 1940 and then very irregularly until 1962 when it becomes more regular although it did not become monthly until 1971. Contains mainly social news of the Rum Jungle uranium mining region and town
1940 -1985

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Katherine Advertiser
Weekly newspaper in the Katherine region
5 April 1979 - 26 July 1989

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Katherine Herald
Monthly newspaper published in Katherine
April 1983 - June 1983 (incomplete)

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Katherine Informer
Weekly regional newspaper begun by local identity Sylvia Woolfe
26 August 1972 -1979 (incomplete)

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Katherine Times
Town and Country weekly newspaper begun by local residents Vince Fardone and John McDonald
16 June 1983 - 24 December 1997

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Kimberley Echo
Weekly newspaper covering the Kimberley region, including some Northern Territory news
15 August 1985 – May 2003

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Land Rights News
Monthly newspaper produced in Darwin for the Central and Northern Land Councils
1976 – October 2000 (incomplete)

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Litchfield Times
Weekly newspaper covering the Darwin rural and Palmerston areas; became a tabloid size in 2000
31 October 1985 -

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Maningrida Mirage
Weekly newspaper covering the Maningrida region of the Northern Territory
1969 –1974 (incomplete)

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Midweek Territorian
A Peter Isaacson weekly publication covering the Darwin-Top End region, a continuation of NT Advertiser
10 October 1984 - 19 December 1984; 13 January 1985 - 26 May 1986

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Midweek Territorian (Alice Springs edition)
Weekly newspaper covering the Central Australian region
5 December 1984 - 19 December 1984

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The New Darwin
Community based newspaper, founded by Peter and Kass Hancock and produced for a short time following Cyclone Tracy with the aim of being by and for “the community at the ordinary level of advising, helping, chatting, getting angry, laughing, and occasionally crying.” First lead article is a call to the community to reject plans they object to and later issues strongly opposed medium-density housing.
1975

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*North Australian
Weekly Darwin based newspaper started in competition with the NT Times and Gazette, amalgamating with that paper in 1890 continuing to publish as NT Times and Gazette
1883 - 1890
Indexes (held in book form in the Northern Territory Collection) were prepared by South Australian Laurie Debnam to people mentioned in the paper (1883 -1890) with an indication as to whether it was news (N), a classified advertisement (A), sport event (S), letter to editor (L) or a court case (C).
Boats mentioned in the paper are also indexed in the first two pages of the Debnam boat index with items divided into news, sport and ads

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+Northern Standard
Weekly newspaper published by North Australian Worker’s Union in Darwin, usually presenting news from the unions’ point of view but also covering general and social news. Co-existed with the Northern Territory Times and Gazette until June 1932 when the Times ceased and the Northern Standard became the only Darwin paper until the war when the Army News took over the function for the war period. The Standard began publication again in July 1946, finally ceasing publication in 1955.
19 February 1921 -1955
13 April 1988 - 29 April 1988 (This was a special series of issues printed by the Trades and Labor Council for May Day celebration in 1988)

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Northern Star
Fortnightly paper covering the Kununurra, Wyndham, Katherine region published in the Darwin Rural area (Humpty Doo) by Acacia printing. Features a colour cover and contains news and regular features on people and events.
May 1995 – December 1996

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Northern Suburbs Billabong
Monthly Darwin paper continued by NT Bulletin
June 1987 - December 1987

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Northern Territory Citation
Monthly journal of the NT Police Association with regular historical features on aspects of police work and court cases in the Territory. Current editions are in the serial section of the library at 363.209
1964 –1968

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Northern Territory Country
Monthly rural newspaper to provide readers in the NT and Kimberley with rural news and information about livestock and agricultural issues in the top end. Published in conjunction with the North Queensland Country.
July 1987 - February 1988

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Northern Territory Hellenic News
Darwin based weekly (Thursdays) newspaper published in the Greek language.
5 December 1985 - 16 April 1987

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+*Northern Territory News
Daily newspaper printed in Darwin but now distributed Territory wide by News Ltd. First issue, published by local residents including John Coleman, was printed on 8 February 1952 and features young Queen Elizabeth, who was visiting Australia, having to fly home when her father died. The first issue pledged to “fight for North Australia” and claimed to stand for “truth, decency and a fair go.” Rupert Murdoch’s News Ltd organisation took over control of the paper in the 1960s.
8 Feb 1952-
Index exists for NT News personal notices (compiled by volunteer Edna Pratt) 1991-
Index exists on computer to key headline words (ask staff for assistance)
1980 - 1990

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+*Northern Territory Times and Government Gazette
Weekly newspaper (occasional missing issues) from November 1873 covering local news, shipping, courts, national and international news and many advertisements. Also incorporated the government gazette; amalgamated with the North Australian in 1890
14 November 1873 - 28 June 1932
Indexes (held in book form in the Northern Territory Collection) were prepared by South Australian Laurie Debnam to people mentioned in the paper between 1873 and 1914 with an indication as to whether it was news (N), a classified advertisement (A), sport event (S), letter to editor (L) or a court case (C). There is also a people index to the Gazette section of the paper.
Boats mentioned in the paper are also indexed in the Debnam boat index with items divided into news, sport and ads
There are also indexes listing passengers and ships mentioned in the paper between 1873 and 1914.
The Debnam people index was continued by the Joy Davis index for the Northern Territory Times from 1915 to 1920 and indicates the page number and brief idea of whether it is news, death, sport, ad etc. Some events are also listed in this index.
The NT Genealogical Society (located in Cavenagh Street in the NT Archives Building) holds a subject index to the Northern Territory Times from 1873 to 1875, prepared by former NT librarian Herbert Crompton.

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Northern Wanderer
Monthly Alice Springs based free paper geared towards the tourist
August 1985 - October 1985

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NT Bulletin
Weekly Darwin based paper focusing on community issues, continuation of Northern Suburbs Billabong
March 1988 - 4 May 1988

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NT Trading Post
Weekly publication featuring advertisements for various items of sale in the Darwin area from 1992

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The Palmerston and Northern Suburbs Herald
Weekly newspaper produced by former Northern Territory MLA Dawn Lawrie as a community newspaper following her defeat at the Legislative Assembly elections of 1983
September 1984 - March 1985

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Palmerston and Rural Review
Fortnightly newspaper begun by former Palmerston mayor Kevin Diflo covering the Palmerston to Hayes Creek region of the Territory
16 June 1988 - 5 May 1989

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Palmerston Pandanus and Rural News
Monthly newspaper published in Palmerston area continued by NT Bulletin
March - December 1987

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Palmerston Sun
A weekly continuation of Your Weekender covering the Palmerston area
March 2000 -

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Palmerston Times
Free weekly newspaper produced by local resident Steve Bennett for Palmerston region
21 September 1995 - February 1998

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Paperbark Post
Monthly news sheet published for the Borroloola region
1987 -1995

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Paradise Post
Weekly continuation of Eylandt Echo covering the Groote Eylandt region
2 September 1994 - 1996

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Pine Creek News
Monthly paper covering the Pine Creek area, continued by Up the Creek
February 1996 - August 1997

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Proletarian
Communist Party paper published in Darwin for a short time
3 June 1927 - 3 September 1934

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Pulse
Fortnightly paper, free, focusing on entertainment, music reviews, events, calling itself the Northern Territory’s ‘first street magazine’
August 1996 - October1998

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Read It! Yulara Newsletter
Weekly newsletter for Yulara
21 February 1985 - January 1992

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Solarwise
A quarterly publication of the NT Environment Centre dealing with alternative energy sources with a focus on the Northern Territory
1976-79

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The Suburban
Weekly Darwin based paper continued by Your Weekender
October 1992 - 24 September 1998

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Sunday Territorian
This was a Sunday Darwin based newspaper produced by the Peter Isaacson group which won a court case to be able to use the name Sunday Territorian after the News Ltd group registered and then started a newspaper by the same name. Patrick Cusick, the editor, claimed in the first issue that the court case win ensured “freedom of choice” for Territorians and claimed not to favour any group or political party. Regular features on people, tropical lifestyle and background news items. When it ceased publication, many of its features were continued in the Midweek Territorian, another Isaacson paper.
30 September 1984 -26 May 1985

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Sunday Territorian
This was a Sunday newspaper produced by the News Ltd group in competition with the Peter Isaacson group which produced a paper with the same name (see above). The News Ltd paper, which began as a ‘free’ paper, claimed in its first issue to be the single biggest print run ever seen in the Territory up to that time (56 pages and 31,000 copies). The News Ltd paper continued after the Peter Isaacson paper ceased publication in 1985 and is still being published.
7 October 1984 -

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Tennant and District Times
Weekly newspaper covering the Tennant Creek region
10 November 1978 -12 December 1997

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Tennant Creek Times
Weekly newspaper produced “for Territorians” and in particular for Tennant Creek people “for advancement of the district.”
25 May 1956 -19 December 1957

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Tennant Times
Weekly newspaper continued by Tennant and District Times
18 July 1975 - 3 November 1978 (incomplete)

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Territory Times
Weekly paper produced in Alice Springs for a short time
15 August 1986 -17 October 1986

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Territorian
This was a magazine type newspaper produced for several years, first advertised as a quarterly but there is a gap from 30 April 1863 to June 1965. It is then somewhat irregular until August 1967 when it is published bi-monthly. The first issue said it was ‘an outback quarterly covering North Australia,’ with Keith Willey as editor and with correspondents for the Kimberley, Queensland and Alice Springs. It first advertised itself as the official organ of the North Australian Cattlemen’s Association and Northern Territory Game Shooters’ Association. The publication contains many feature articles on people, places and events of the Northern Territory with many well known writers, including early Australian film producer Cecil Holmes, contributing to the paper over the years.
1963 -1968

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Tindal Times
Monthly paper covering the Katherine-Tindal region
August 1992 -

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The Trader
Weekly paper produced for a short time in Alice Springs
1975

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Up The Creek
Monthly paper covering the Pine Creek region, continuation of Pine Creek News
1997 –

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Wagaitear
A monthly newspaper produced for the residents of Cox Peninsula.
May 2003 - March 2009

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Weekend Advertiser
Weekly newspaper produced in Katherine
14 May 1988 - 8 July 1989

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Weekend Advertiser
Weekly newspaper produced in Darwin
2 March 1979 - 21 August 1980