About these Publications
Below is a list of Newspapers and Periodicals published in the Geelong region - they are a wonderful source of information for local and family history researchers. Where possible, details on where you can view these publications in Victoria is shown in the Comments field. Newspapers in our region digitised on TROVE have been included as at July 2015 - click to enlarge image and view years digitised.
The list has been compiled from various sources including : local residents, historical societies and Newspapers in Australian Libraries: a union list : Part 2. Australian newspapers, National Library of Australia, Canberra, 1985.
List of Newspapers & Periodicals
| Place of Publication/ Distribution | Title | Date from - to (// = ceased publication) |
Frequency showing progressive changes |
Comments or Availability SLV = State Library Victoria. |
NLA Digitised Newspapers / TROVE |
| Barwon Heads (See Ocean Grove / Barwon Heads / Wallington & Torquay) | |||||
| Birregurra (See also Colac) | |||||
| Birregurra and Winchelsea Star | 1890 - 1891 | irreg. | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Birregurra Times |
Jul 9, 1918 - // |
weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV |
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| Winchelsea Shire Advertiser | Jul 25, 1910 - Dec, 11, 1911 | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Camperdown (See also Colac) |
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| Camperdown Chronicle | 1874+ | 3 per week 2 per week |
Avail. - some copies, SLV |  |
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| Camperdown Herald | Jun 10, 1903 - Nov, 1936 | 2 per week | Avail. - some copies, SLV |  |
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| Colac | |||||
| Colac Herald | 1866+ | 3 per week | Avail. - some copies, SLV |  |
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| Colac Reformer | Jul 27, 1878 - // | 3 per week | Avail. - some copies, SLV |  |
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| Cressy | |||||
| Cressy and Lismore Pioneer |
Jan 25, 1910 - Sep 3, 1941 | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV |  |
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| Lismore, Derrinallum and Cressy Advertiser | Jul 20, 1910 - Jan, 1966 // | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV |  |
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| Clifton Springs (See Drysdale / Clifton Springs) | |||||
| Lismore (See Cressy) | |||||
| Geelong | |||||
| Auctioneer | 1888 - // | weekly | Avail. - SLV | ||
| Corio Chronical and Western District Advertiser | Sep 8, 1847 - // | 2 per week 3 per week |
Avail. - SLV | ||
| Currency | Apr, 1977 - | monthly | Supersedes Deakin University Bulletin | ||
| Daily News | May, 1858 - Aug23, 1859 // | daily? | Avail. - SLV | ||
| Distributing Trades Gazette | May?, 1914 - Sep?, 1918 // | monthly | Oct 11, 1918 superseded by Distributing Trades Gazette, Geelong's Labor Weekly | ||
| Distributing Trades Gazette, Geelong's Labor Weekly | Oct 11, 1918 - Jun 29, 1922 // | weekly | Supersedes Distributing Trades Gazette. Superseded by Industrial Herald. Avail. - Deakin |
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| Evangelist | Sep 2, 1892 - // | weekly | Avail. - SLV | ||
| Evening Star | 1870 - // | daily | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Footballer | Apr 27, 1922 - // | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Geelong Advertiser | Nov 21, 1840 - | weekly 52 per year 3 per week daily |
May 24, 1845 - Oct 26, 1847 as Geelong Advertiser and Squatters Advocate. 1851 - 1856 as Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer. 1869 - Geelong Register. Avail. - Geelong Historic Records Centre, including indexes. |
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| Geelong and Western District Stock and Station Journal | 1892 - Dec 20, 1971 // | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Geelong Chronicle | Mar 23, 1861 - 1869 // | 2 per week 3 per week 2 per week weekly |
Avail. - some copies, SLV & Deakin | ||
| Geelong Evening News | 1877 - // | daily | Formerly Evening News. Avail. - some copies, SLV |
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| Geelong News | 1965 - | 2 per week | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Geelong Observer | 1855? - // | weekly 2 per week |
To May 7, 1856 as Geelong Weekly Observer and Trade Circular. Avail. - some copies, SLV |
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| Geelong Register | Apr 3, 1865 - 1869 // | daily | Incorporated in Geelong Advertiser. Avail. - some copies, SLV & Deakin |
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| Geelong Standard | Jul 28, 1923 - Feb 7, 1925 // | daily | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Geelong Times | 1870 - Mar 17, 1923 // | daily | To ??/??/?? as Evening Times. Avail. - some copies, SLV |
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| Illu, Australiens Bild Zeitung | Nov, 1961 - Feb 14, 1962 // | weekly | Avail. - SLV | ||
| Industrial Herald | Jul 6, 1922 - Mar 27, 1958 // | weekly | Supersedes Distributing Trades Gazette. Avail. - some copies, Deakin |
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| Intelligencer | 1849 - 1851 // | 2 per week | Incorporated in Geelong Advertiser | ||
| Mercury and Victoria Standard | 1852 - // | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Mirror | 1881 - // | fortnightly weekly |
Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| News of the Week | 1852? - 1924 // | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Niewe Wereld | Jun 13, 1955 - Feb 10, 1961 // | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| North News | Oct 11, 1961 - Mar 14, 1962 // | weekly | Avail. - SLV | ||
| Northern Suburbs News | Oct, 1968 - Jun 3, 1970 // | weekly | To Apr 8, 1970 as Corio News. Avail. - some copies, SLV |
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| Planet | c. 1978 - | irreg. | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Spirit of the Age | Oct 16, 1854 - // | ||||
| Sporting Star | Oct 9, 1909 - 1911? // | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Star - Geelong Sport Review | 1956? - | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Victoria Advocate and People's Vindicator | 1851? - // | Avail. - some copies, SLV | |||
| Victoria Colonist and Western District Advertiser | 1849 - // | 3 per week | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Victoria Courier and Working Man's Advocate | Feb 21, 1849 - // | irreg. | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Wiadomosci Handlowe | 1953 - Mar, 1954 // | monthly | |||
| Drysdale / Clifton Springs | |||||
| SpringDale Messenger | Dec, 1991 - | 4 per year 9-10 per year |
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| Leopold | |||||
| Leopold Local | 1989? - | monthly | |||
| Lismore (See Cressy) | |||||
| Ocean Grove / Barwon Heads / Wallington (See also Torquay & for more details see Ocean Grove : Newspapers & Periodicals) | |||||
| Bellarine Peninsula Echo | Oct, 1962 - | weekly | To May 19, 1966 as Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Echo. Oct, 1962 - Jun 1964 published as typewritten bulletin. Avail. - SLV |
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| Observer | Apr 15, 1958 - Sep 14, 1959 // | weekly | Superseded by Coastal Independent (Torquay) Avail. - Bellarine Historical Society |
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| Observer | Sep, 1984 - Mar, 1997 // | monthly | Avail. - some copies, Bellarine Historical Society | ||
| Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Echo | Oct, 1962 - Jun, 1964 // | weekly | Superseded by Bellarine Peninsula Echo | ||
| Whistler | Dec, 1996 - | monthly | Avail. - Bellarine Historical Society | ||
| Portarlington (See Portarlington : Newspapers & Periodicals for more details) | |||||
| Bellarine Herald | Oct 31, 1896 - c. 1920? // | weekly | SLV has copies but with restricted access | ||
| Bellarine Peninsula Echo | Oct, 1962 - | weekly | To May 19, 1966 as Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads Echo. Oct, 1962 - Jun 1964 published as typewritten bulletin. Avail. - SLV |
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| Pilot | 1930's? - late 1940's? // | ||||
| Port News | Aug - Oct, 1958 // | monthly? | |||
| Port Report | Dec 20, 1991 - | bi-monthly | |||
| Portarlington - Bellarine News Pictorial | Jul - Aug, 1958 // | monthly? | |||
| Reflector | ? - 1965 // | ||||
| Queenscliff | |||||
| Peninsula Beacon | 1930? - Jul, 1936 // | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Queenscliff Pilot | 1947 - | weekly | Avail. - some copies, SLV | ||
| Queenscliffe Herald | Nov 1999 - | monthly | Avail. - Queenscliffe Herald Office, Hobson St, Queenscliff | ||
| Sentinel | 1871 - c. 1918? // | weekly | To Sep 29, 1894 as Queenscliff Sentinel. Avail. - some copies, SLV |
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| Torquay | |||||
| Coastal Independent | 1959 - Jun, 1965 // | weekly | Supersedes Observer (Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads). Avail. - some copies, Bellarine Historical Society & SLV |
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| Wallington (See Ocean Grove / Barwon Heads / Wallington) | |||||
| Werribee | |||||
| Werribee Shire Banner | 1902+ | weekly | Avail. - SLV |  |
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| Winchelsea (See Birregurra and also Colac) | |||||