Clutha Leader

Also published as:

PapersPast abbreviation: CL

Publication start: 1874

Publication finish: Still being published

Years available in PapersPast: 1874 - 1920

Region: Otago

Brief History: The Clutha Leader was first published, weekly, in 1874 and was the first newspaper in Balcutha to be established that has lasted over time.

While other newspapers were published in Balclutha, the only serious competition came from the Free Press (1891-1926). The Free Press supported the Liberal Party of Ballance, Seddon and Ward while the Clutha Leader backed Massey's conservative Reform Party.

The Leader eventually proved too strong for its rival and absorbed the Free Press in 1927. Very few issues of the Free Press have survived while the Leader is still published.

News Facts:

Record ID: CL000001

Who:

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What: Railway construction tender prices announced

Where: Clutha - Mataura

When: 15-Oct-1874

PapersPast URL: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CL18741015.2.8

Source: CL

Date: 15-Oct-1874

Page/Sect/Part: 2.8

Record ID: CL000002

Who:

Person ID:

What: Railway survey underway

Where: Lawrence - Beaumont

When: Oct-1874

PapersPast URL: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CL18741015.2.8

Source: CL

Date: 15-Oct-1874

Page/Sect/Part: 2.8