The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate (also known as The Cumberland Argus or The Argus ) is a newspaper that published in Parramatta with coverage and circulation covering Greater Western Sydney and parts of North-West Sydney, Australia. First published on Sept. 24, 1887, this paper continues under this title until No edition. 3397, on March 15, 1950, when the newspaper was officially renamed Cumberland Argus . It remained under this banner for another 12 years until it ceased publication on October 24, 1962.
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History
The paper was founded by Mr. Thomas Davies Little, Frederick William James Lovell, Richard Stewart Richardson and Alfred Gazzard, all of whom were associated with The Cumberland Mercury. The paper office is located on Phillip Street, then George Street, Parramatta, with correspondents located in various districts. Originally published weekly on Saturday, costing 2d issue, subscribing to The Cumberland Argus cost 2 shillings per quarter in 1888.
The owners of The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate effectively market their work by involving themselves in many local organizations in the Central Cumberland district, such as giving prizes to the Central Cumberland Agricultural and Horticultural Association's Show; has a hand in the formation of the Central Cumberland Cricket Association, and sponsors a grand prize for his junior cricket competition The Cumberland Argus Cup; and successfully organized The Cumberland Argus Fruit Show, an annual fruit festival, which not only promotes their newspapers but also shows off the fruit industry growing from around the Cumberland Plain, and raises money for the Parramatta District Hospital.
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate are promoted as "the most acclaimed local newspaper, the largest circulation, the best advertising medium." The paper is supported by Union Fruitgrowers' of New South Wales, deciding that "a copy of the paper, containing reports of his meetings being sent to every city in the colony."
The Windsor and Richmond Gazette called The Cumberland Argus "one of the best colonial weekly papers", delighting the owners of The Cumberland Argus.
Lovell, who was the paper's main editor, died in February 1888, leaving Richardson to take up editorial duties. Gazzard retired from the paper in February 1893, leaving Little and Richardson to run his own newspaper.
The remaining owners of The Cumberland Argus bought their rival publication The Cumberland Mercury, along with The River Times, Ryde and The Weekly Advance , from Granville, in April 1895 and inserted the three papers into The Cumberland Argus with the Vol edition. VIII, no. 397, dated May 4, 1895. Three newspapers were owned at that time by Cyrus E. Fuller, a printer and stationery. Little and Richardson also purchased the Fuller Lightning Printing Works based in Macquarie Street, Parramatta.
The owner of The Cumberland Argus bought The Cumberland Free Press and the Ryde Electorate Press in March 1898, which was put into The Cumberland Argus with Vol. XI, problem no. 534, of 2 April 1898.
This merger provides The Cumberland Argus with more districts to be covered, and the owner decides to issue a newspaper twice a week (on Wednesdays and Saturdays) starting with Vol. XI, problem no. 535, dated Wednesday, April 6, 1898, to allow the newspaper "to faithfully and fully report the district process."
Little and Richardson maintain the services of John Black and G. B. Davey, former owner of The Cumberland Free Press.
The Saturday edition continues to cost 2d, with Wednesday edition costing 1d per edition. The quarterly subscription for both issues is 6d.
On the eve of 1903, The Cumberland Argus , was promoted to potential advertisers as, "one of the Largest and Most Readed Provinces of Letters in NSW", circulated "over the Great Central Cumberland Industrial and Horticultural District."
In February 1912, Messrs. Little and Richardson enrolled Cumberland Argus Ltd., with a capital of Ã, Â £ 25,000 in Ã, Â £ 1 shares on the Sydney Stock Exchange.
Richardson retired from the June 8, 1912 (Volume XXV, No. 1927) newspaper, leaving Thomas Little as the sole founder and owner of The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate .
After nearly 35 years, Little left the paper with the edition of Saturday 1 April 1922. Mr. Leslie S. Phillips became Managing Director and Publisher of The Cumberland Argus Ltd., from Vol. XXXV, No. 2822, was published on 5 April 1922.
From Vol. XXXVI, No. 3057, dated July 22, 1924, The Cumberland Argus was published on Tuesdays and Fridays, reflecting the day of actual publication.
In August 1928, the management of The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate announced that "The Argus" will be published on Mondays and Thursdays.
Although "it's easier for everyone connected to paper to continue publication on Tuesdays and Fridays," the majority of their advertisers have requested a change to Thursday, to allow "thousands of readers" of time to read "most of it before proceeding to do weekend purchase. "The advantage of Monday's edition is that readers will be given weekend news and sports results the day before. The first issue published on Monday is Vol. XL, No. 3479, dated September 3, 1928.
Monday's edition costs 1d, with 3d Thursday. An annual subscription for both 4s cost issues in advance.
After 14 years as head of The Cumberland Argus , Mr. Leslie Phillips retired as Managing Director of the newspaper. Phillips dumped The Cumberland Argus to Cumberland Newspapers Ltd., a "local syndicate" founded only two weeks earlier, with Mr. Earl S. White taking over as Managing Director of Vol. LXVI, No. 4250, dated 25 June 1936.
White's first job in the newspaper was as a 17-year-old part-time reporter with The Cumberland Argus . He eventually founded the Parramatta Advertiser in 1933, in competition with his former superiors and helped form Cumberland Newspapers Ltd.
With editions 4425, dated May 11, 1938, The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate once again published weekly, is now on Wednesday, with the issue of cost 3d. Full-page ad appeared in earlier editions promises that Cumberland Argus new, "the paper of the largest districts", will include "features to attract the whole family", including "sports reviews a comprehensive" to the Father , supplements and new Women fashion pages for Mothers and "comic strip for children."
Cumberland Argus (1950-62)
The newspaper, still published by Cumberland Newspapers Ltd., was officially renamed Cumberland Argus by publishing No.3398, on March 22, 1950, and relaunched as a "free newspaper", published weekly on the day Wednesday, with a guaranteed circulation of 22,500 for "every house, shop, flat and office" located between Northmead and Villawood.
1960 is the year of change for Cumberland Argus . In February, Rupert Murdoch's News Limited acquired the ownership of the Cumberland Newspaper and the Sydney suburban community newspaper network, including Cumberland Argus, for Ã, Â £ 1 million.
May 1960 saw the introduction of a new masthead, a 35,000 increase in circulation (up from 28,100 at the beginning of the year) and increased coverage now including the eastern and northeastern suburbs of Parramatta, such as Rydalmere, Dundas and Telopea
Edition No. 5018, dated June 29, 1960, is the last edition to be numbered. The following week, a new masthead was introduced, with a newspaper announcing its coverage extends westward, delivering between Wentworthville and Lalor Park, and increasing its circulation to 45,000 copies per week.
Two problems later, Cumberland Argus expanded the scope again, this time to Baulkham Hills and Castle Hill, now 50,000 copies per week.
The Cumberland Argus combines The Parramatta Mail , from July 26, 1961. This acquisition has no significant effect on circulation or coverage.
The decision by Cumberland Newspapers Ltd., to include Cumberland Argus into the Wednesday edition of Parramatta Advertiser , was published in the latest edition of Cumberland Argus of 24 October 1962. Decisions are made in line with the company's expansion policy, and follow the "investigation of the reader's requirements search."
The Wednesday edition of Parramatta Advertiser was introduced in addition to the regular Thursday edition, and should be similar in format and presentation. However, the proposed circulation of Wednesday's edition of Parramatta Advertiser is concentrated in the Parramatta City Council and the northeastern part of Holroyd Municipality - a circulation smaller than the Thursday edition, and from Cumberland Argus >.
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Availability
The hardcopies of The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate are known to exist from Vol II, No. 53, dated 22 September 1888 onwards, and held by the State Library of New South Wales in offsite storage.
Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate and Cumberland Argus were microfilmed by W. & amp; F. Pascoe between 1985 and 1995 to 55 rolls of 35mm microfilm.
Microfilms can be seen in the State Library of New South Wales, the National Library of Australia, and the public library services of Blacktown City Council, Fairfield City Council, Holroyd City Council and Liverpool City Council, and the Granville Historical Institute.
Parramatta City Council Library Service holds a microfilm covering 1893 onwards, at the Heritage Center.
The Hornsby Shire Library and the Library Information Service and Library of Western Sydney, located at Penrith Campus, both held a newspaper microfilm from 22 September 1888 to 26 December 1935.
City of Ryde Library Service holds the Coldland Argus microfilm from September 22, 1888 to December 27, 1934.
Hawkesbury City Council Library Service held a microfilm from 22 September 1888 to 31 December 1904.
Both The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate and Cumberland Argus are publicly available to search and view freely, through the National Library of Australia website, Trove Australian Newspapers.
The project to digitize newspapers is partly funded by Auburn, Blacktown, Campbelltown, Fairfield, The Hills, Holroyd, Hornsby, Liverpool, Parramatta and Ryde Councils and the University of Western Sydney Library. The contractor for the National Library scans the master microfilm provided by the State Library of New South Wales, and adds OCR to digital images.
An application submitted by Holroyd Council on behalf of Auburn, Blacktown, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, The Hills, Hornsby, Parramatta and Ryde Councils, for the amount of $ 59,000.00 against the cost of digitizing more than The Cumberland Argus , is one of the successful Library Development Grants applications for 2011/12, available through the New South Wales Library Board. This funding provides free online access to sections 1920-1950 from The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate .
Index
The Cumberland Argus selective index is available from the Ryde Local Studies Database at the Ryde Library Service.
The extract index of The Cumberland Argus from 1900 to 1914 was published by Beecroft and Cheltenham History Group in 1996.
An index for soldiers from the Parramatta District who served in World War I was compiled by N. Trembath in 1995, using notes from Cumberland Argus .
The Ryerson Index, an online index of notices of death and news of deaths appearing in Australian newspapers, has begun indexing notices of death and news of the deaths appearing in The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate .
See also
- List of newspapers in Australia
- List of non-functioning newspapers in Australia
- Newspapers list in New South Wales
- NewsLocal
- Advertiser Parramatta
References
External links
- Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW: 1888-1950) in Trove
- The Cumberland Argus (Parramatta, NSW: 1950-1962) in Trove
- The Ryerson Index (online index of death notices and obituaries appear in Australian newspapers)
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