Mount Lyell Standard & Strahan Gazette

The Mount Lyell Standard was a Queenstown based newspaper in Western Tasmania, that was contemporaneous with the Zeehan and Dundas Herald. It was also known as the Mount Lyell Standard & Strahan gazette.[1] The newspaper operated between 1896 and 1902.[2][3]

The newspaper was quoted about developments in the mining operations in other newspapers.[4][5][6] The newspaper was involved in court actions in 1902 and 1903.[7]

Editorial banners included Shakespearean quotes - such as:

Be just and fear not
Let all the ends thou aim at be thy Country's
Thy God's, and Truth's

— Shakespeare[8]

It was notable for carrying material related to the early Australian politician King O'Malley.[9][10][11][12]

Extracts from the paper, which was being published at a very busy time on the west coast, have been reprinted at various stages to reflect the conditions of the community.[13]

References
  1. The Mount Lyell standard & Strahan gazette : a record of the mining fields of the West coast of Tasmania, William Henry Taylor, 1896, retrieved 25 December 2019
  2. "MOUNT LYELL DISTRICT". The Mercury. Vol. LXVIII, no. 8357. Tasmania, Australia. 10 December 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Archival records diverge - 1903 may have been a more accurate last year of operation - "THE "MOUNT LYELL STANDARD."". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 1 January 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2019 – via Trove.
  4. "MOUNT LYELL MINES". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVIII, no. 234. Tasmania, Australia. 1 October 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "MOUNT LYELL MINES". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVIII, no. 270. Tasmania, Australia. 12 November 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "MOUNT LYELL DISTRICT". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVIII, no. 13. Tasmania, Australia. 15 January 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "WESTERN NEWS". Tasmanian News. No. 6765. Tasmania, Australia. 30 December 1902. p. 3 (FOURTH EDITION). Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia., "THE "MOUNT LYELL STANDARD."". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 17, 627. Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1903. p. 14. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.,"THE "MOUNT LYELL STANDARD."". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 17, 627. Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1903. p. 14. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Advertising". The Mount Lyell standard & Strahan gazette. Tasmania, Australia. 22 March 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2019 – via Trove.
  9. O'Malley, King (1901), To the supreme democratic federal electors of Tasmania, [Hobart], Tas, retrieved 25 December 2019
  10. "The Incorrigible King". The Mount Lyell Standard And Strahan Gazette. Vol. 4, no. 732. Tasmania, Australia. 24 October 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "AMUSEMENTS". The Mount Lyell Standard And Strahan Gazette. Vol. 4, no. 537. Tasmania, Australia. 9 March 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "FEDERAL ELECTIONS". The Mount Lyell Standard And Strahan Gazette. Vol. 5, no. 846. Tasmania, Australia. 8 March 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "Western Newspaper". The Mercury. Vol. CXXXIX, no. 20, 612. Tasmania, Australia. 30 August 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

Further reading
  • Miller, E. Morris (1953) A Historical Summary of Tasmanian Newspapers, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Papers and Proceedings, vol.2, no.2, March 1953
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