Darlington Review
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Darlington Review
Local monthly newspaper for Darlington, Western Australia
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Possibly one of the longest lasting community newspapers of its sort in Western Australia
, commenced in 1954. Which happened to coincide with the closing of the railway passenger service through Darlington.
For a curious anecdote about the Darlington newspapers of 1954, one must read the history of Mundaring by Ken Spillman.
In the early 1950s most issues had limited editorial comment, but would include gardening notes, petrol station roster times, and community notes. Most articles were very short and advertising was limited. Also there were welcome notes to new residents who were named.
Earlier 'social gossip' about Darlington was published in The Western Mail in the 1930s, but in the Review in the 1950s gossip was sparse. Various groups and associations put in brief articles.
The Review had a preponderence of retired army Majors involved with gestetner produced editions, and the editors and logo changed fairly regularly until the long standing editorial position of Trea Wiltshire, being the current and longest serving editor for the Review.
The Review has never been bettered for local information by outside newspapers from Mundaring, Western Australia
or Midland, Western Australia
, for coverage, despite letterboxing by the 'outsiders'. The review has increased advertising, and substantially with technology.
The Review is also one of the sponsors of the Darlington Arts Festival
, and the Darlington Village website.
Local monthly newspaper for Darlington, Western Australia
Darlington, Western Australia
Darlington, Western Australia, is a locality in the Shire of Mundaring on the Darling Scarp, dissected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River.- Location :...
.
Possibly one of the longest lasting community newspapers of its sort in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, commenced in 1954. Which happened to coincide with the closing of the railway passenger service through Darlington.
For a curious anecdote about the Darlington newspapers of 1954, one must read the history of Mundaring by Ken Spillman.
In the early 1950s most issues had limited editorial comment, but would include gardening notes, petrol station roster times, and community notes. Most articles were very short and advertising was limited. Also there were welcome notes to new residents who were named.
Earlier 'social gossip' about Darlington was published in The Western Mail in the 1930s, but in the Review in the 1950s gossip was sparse. Various groups and associations put in brief articles.
The Review had a preponderence of retired army Majors involved with gestetner produced editions, and the editors and logo changed fairly regularly until the long standing editorial position of Trea Wiltshire, being the current and longest serving editor for the Review.
The Review has never been bettered for local information by outside newspapers from Mundaring, Western Australia
Mundaring, Western Australia
Mundaring is a suburb located 34 km east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. The suburb is located within the Shire of Mundaring.The Aboriginal name of the area 'Mindah-lung', said to mean 'a high place on a high place', was anglicised to become 'Mundaring'.The Mundaring area is also considered...
or Midland, Western Australia
Midland, Western Australia
Midland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern...
, for coverage, despite letterboxing by the 'outsiders'. The review has increased advertising, and substantially with technology.
The Review is also one of the sponsors of the Darlington Arts Festival
Darlington Arts Festival
Darlington Arts Festival is a festival held annually in Darlington, Western Australia.The origins of the festival were in the relationship between the artists resident in Darlington in the 1950s, and the local voluntary community fire brigade....
, and the Darlington Village website.