A Century of Gazette: 1898 - 2023

Item

Title
A Century of Gazette: 1898 - 2023
Description
The Gazette 125 Years Souvenir Edition 1898 - 2023
Contents: advertisements of local businesses
Founders: Albert John Harvey 1898 - 1937, Vincent Gannon 1937 - 1951, Hopkins Family 1951 -
Wartime effects on locals, bushfires, disastrous floods, driest years, royal visits, Nilma chemical spill, swimming pools, centenary show and history, political swings, VIP visitors polititians entertainers and artists, volunteers, hospital history, post office and clopck tgower demolished, railway bridge collapse, 125 years of front page news, effects of Covid, saleyard history and closure.
.Gazette editors: Tas Vertigan, Kevin Richardson, Duncan Patterson, John Higgins, Col Murray, Dwight Smith, Carolyn Turner,
printers: Lance Sharman for 62 years. Loyal staff over the years.
death of Dr Tim McArdle and lasting bequest,
Loyal Advertisers; Alex Scott and Staff, Christensens Motorcycles, Dicksons Mensland, Gordons Mensland, REN Machinery, Select Office Supplies, Sure Constructions, Vin Rowe Farm Machinery, Warragul Toyota,
Advertisements from the archives. Joh Wells - Gippsland History, World championship winners - Jayden Warn,
Tania McLeish, Belinda Watts-Keeley,. Peter Bartels, Tim Forsythe, Cheryl and Sandra Mullett, Football, Kathy Watt, Lionel Rose,
Photographs of current staff.
Excellent
Identifier
30433
Type
Souvenir edition
Date
2023-07-04
Date Accepted
2023-07-06
Contributor
Jo Dickson
Subject
NEWSPAPERS
Spatial Coverage
Vault 2
Date Created
2023-07-06
Publisher
Gazette