# Geraldton Guardian

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Newspaper in Geraldton, Western Australia

Geraldton Guardian The original logo of the Geraldton Guardian Founder(s) Edward Constantine, Frederick Gardner Editor Kate Campbell Founded 1906 City Geraldton Country Australia ISSN 1443-3346 Media of Australia List of newspapers

The ***Geraldton Guardian*** is a newspaper that was established in [Geraldton, Western Australia](/source/Geraldton%2C_Western_Australia), on 1 October 1906 to serve the Victoria and Murchison Districts. It was launched on principles of liberal democracy, state rights, nationalism and British preference.[1]

## History

### Founding

The *Geraldton Guardian* was established by the proprietors, Constantine and Gardner, at the "Guardian Buildings", Marine Terrace, Geraldton, Western Australia.[2] Edward Constantine, the senior partner of Constantine and Gardner was born in Cornwall, England but emigrated to South Australia with his parents at the age of three.[3]

Initially the *Geraldton Guardian* was published biweekly on Tuesday and Friday. It consisted of eight demy-folio pages printed on a demy Wharfedale machine.[3] From 15 October 1907, publication changed to tri-weekly on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.[4] It was now bring printed on a super double royal Wharfedale powered by a 5-horsepower engine.

### Merged 1929

On 1 January 1929 the Guardian amalgamated with the other Geraldton newspaper, the *[Geraldton Express](/source/Geraldton_Express)* (established in 1878), and was published as ***The Geraldton Guardian and Express***, an evening daily.[5][6]

### Relaunched 1948

On 1 January 1948 it changed its name back to *The Geraldton Guardian*.[7]

## Availability

Issues of the *Geraldton Guardian* (1906 - 1928) and (1948 - 1950) plus *The Geraldton Guardian and Express* (1929 - 1947) have been digitised as part of the [Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program](/source/Australian_Newspapers_Digitisation_Program),[8] a project of the [National Library of Australia](/source/National_Library_of_Australia) in cooperation with the [State Library of Western Australia](/source/State_Library_of_Western_Australia).

Hard copy and microfilm copies of the *Geraldton Guardian*,[2] *The Geraldton Guardian and Express*[9] and *The Geraldton Guardian*[10] are also available at the State Library of Western Australia.

## See also

- [List of newspapers in Australia](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_Australia)

- [List of newspapers in Western Australia](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_Western_Australia)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Introductory"](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page6483356). *Geraldton Guardian*. 2 October 1906. p. 4. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cat1928_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cat1928_2-1) ["The Geraldton guardian"](https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1734795). *State Library of Western Australia catalogue*. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Battye_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Battye_3-1) Battye, James Sykes (1985). [*Cyclopedia of Western Australia*](https://catalogue.slwa.wa.gov.au/record=b1063017~S7#.VhsqQPmqqko) (Facsimile ed.). State Library of Western Australia: Hesperian Press. p. 986. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0859050726](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0859050726). Retrieved 12 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ourselves and our paper"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66225932). *The Geraldton Guardian*. 8 October 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 13 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Geraldton Newspaper Merger"](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67030989). *Geraldton Guardian*. 8 December 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ourselves"](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67206540). *Geraldton Guardian and Express*. 3 January 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The Geraldton Guardian with which is incorporated the "Geraldton Express""](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page6604364). *Geraldton Guardian*. 3 January 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 11 March 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Australian Newspaper Digitisaton Program"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150702090621/http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program). *National Library of Australia*. Archived from [the original](http://www.nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Geraldton guardian and express"](https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1772429). *State Library of Western Australia catalogue*. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["'The Geraldton guardian"](https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1681065). *State Library of Western Australia catalogue*. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

## External links

- Available at [Trove](/source/Trove): - [*Geraldton Guardian* (WA: 1906–1928)](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title173) - [*The Geraldton Guardian and Express* (WA: 1929–1947)](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title220) - [*The Geraldton Guardian* (WA: 1948–1950)](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title221)

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