Swan Express

The Swan Express was a weekly English language newspaper published in Midland, Western Australia.

The Swan Express
Founder(s)Frederick Davis
Founded1900
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1979
CityMidland Junction
CountryAustralia

History

The Swan Express was published from 1 December 1900 until 8 November 1979. It was printed by William Heller at 184 Barrack St, Perth, and published at The Crescent, Midland Junction.[1]

It was established by Frederick Davis, who had previously worked as the second in charge at The Sunday Chronicle.[2] Davis owned and edited the newspaper for 8 and a half years before he sold the business to Herbert James Lambert, who took control on Monday 3 April 1909.[3] Lambert was an experienced journalist and had previously worked as sub-editor at the Morning Herald.[3]

During World War I, Lambert ran the soldiers' camp newspaper, Camp Chronicle: the soldier's paper, and he later went on to become editor of The West Australian.[4]

Camp Chronicle was published at Blackboy Hill army camp, recording the day-to-day events of the camp. The newspaper contained personal paragraphs, anecdotes and matters pertaining to the life of a soldier.[5]

The weekly newspaper served the eastern suburbs of Perth, including Midland (then known as Midland Junction), which in 1900 was a major railway junction.

Availability

Issues of The Swan Express (1900–1954) and the Camp Chronicle (1915–1918) have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program[6] of the National Library of Australia in cooperation with the State Library of Western Australia.

Microfilm and hard copies of The Swan Express[1][7] and the Camp Chronicle[8][9] are also available at the State Library of Western Australia.

See also

References
  1. "The Swan Express". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. Battye, James Sykes (1985). The Cyclopedia of Western Australia Vol. 1. Carlisle: Hesperian Press. p. 326. ISBN 0859050734.
  3. "OURSELVES". The Swan Express. Midland Junction, WA. 3 April 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 30 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Pertinent Paragraphs". The Mirror. Perth. 10 August 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 30 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "The "Camp Chronicle."". Western Mail. Perth. 4 August 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  7. "The Swan Express [microform]". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  8. "Camp Chronicle [microform]". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  9. "Camp Chronicle: the soldier's paper". State Library of Western Australia catalogue. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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