# South Eastern Times > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/South_Eastern_Times > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/South_Eastern_Times.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Eastern_Times > Source revision: 1356843495 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian newspaper}} {{italic title}} The '''''South Eastern Times''''' is a newspaper established in [Millicent, South Australia](/source/Millicent%2C_South_Australia) in 1891, advertised on its masthead as covering the area which includes Millicent, [Robe](/source/Robe%2C_South_Australia), [Beachport](/source/Beachport%2C_South_Australia), [Tantanoola](/source/Tantanoola%2C_South_Australia), [Kalangadoo](/source/Kalangadoo%2C_South_Australia) and [Southend](/source/Southend%2C_South_Australia). After 129 years of publishing, however, the newspaper (along with sister publication ''[The Pennant](/source/The_Pennant)'') was discontinued on 21 August 2020.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-21|title=Paper closure a sad day: SA treasurer|url=https://www.transcontinental.com.au/story/6888972/paper-closure-a-sad-day-sa-treasurer/|access-date=2020-09-15|website=The Transcontinental|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=Another SA media blow as Adelaide Review shuts doors|url=https://indaily.com.au/news/business/media-week/2020/09/09/another-sa-media-blow-as-adelaide-review-shuts-doors/|access-date=2020-09-15|website=InDaily|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Blackiston|first=Hannah|date=2020-08-19|title=38 redundancies as Mount Gambier's local newspaper, The Border Watch, closes after 159 years|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/38-redundancies-as-mount-gambiers-local-newspaper-the-border-watch-closes-after-159-years-639389|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Mumbrella|language=en-US}} However, in March 2022 the newspaper was relaunched by TBW Today Pty Ltd after an 18-month hiatus.{{Cite news |date=2022-03-03 |title=Community newspapers back in print after an 18-month hiatus during pandemic |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-03/south-eastern-times-penola-pennant-mastheads-revived/100878526 |access-date=2022-07-15}} ==History== A weekly paper named the '''''Millicent Times''''' was founded in July 1891 by Roland Campbell and was taken over in 1894 by his brother [Donald Campbell](/source/Donald_Campbell_(Australian_politician)).R. M. Gibbs, [https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/campbell-donald-5484/text9325 'Campbell, Donald (1866–1945)'], ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Australian National University,, published first in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 20 November 2014. The Campbells severed connection with the paper in 1901. It was taken over by a consortium of businessmen led by Henrich Wilhelm Altschwager, and in 1906 given a new title, though the old name persisted, at least colloquially. The first managing editor was J. C. Harper, of [Woodend, Victoria](/source/Woodend%2C_Victoria),{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129086552 |title=Current Comment |newspaper=[The Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Adelaide)) |location=Adelaide |date=23 December 1905 |accessdate=20 November 2014 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} who left for [Broken Hill](/source/Broken_Hill%2C_New_South_Wales) in 1907 to manage the ''[Barrier Truth](/source/Barrier_Daily_Truth)''. It became, like its competitor ''[The Border Watch](/source/The_Border_Watch)'', a twice weekly publication. [Reuben Cranstoun Mowbray](/source/Reuben_Cranstoun_Mowbray), who had recently arrived from [Gippsland, Victoria](/source/Gippsland%2C_Victoria) to take a position as reporter, became editor.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147037274 |title=Journalistic |newspaper=[The Narracoorte Herald](/source/The_Narracoorte_Herald) |location=SA |date=29 March 1907 |accessdate=20 November 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} He became the major shareholder{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90905064 |title=Mr. Mowbray for Legislative Council |newspaper=[The Chronicle](/source/The_Chronicle_(Adelaide)) |location=Adelaide |date=16 June 1932 |accessdate=20 November 2014 |page=42 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} then in 1921 sole owner. In 1952 Mowbray left, selling the business to the newspaper's staff.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147245372|title=S.E. Paper Taken Over by Staff|date=3 March 1952|newspaper=[The Naracoorte Herald](/source/The_Naracoorte_Herald)|accessdate=20 November 2014|publisher=National Library of Australia|location=SA|page=1}} Bob Chewings became editor following [Reuben Mowbray](/source/Reuben_Cranstoun_Mowbray) and remained in the role until his retirement in 1989. The McRostie family were the proprietors from 1989 until 2006 when the business was sold to [Allan Scott](/source/Allan_Scott_(businessman)). Scott died in 2008 and the business remained in the family as part of ''The Border Watch'' Media Group.{{Cite news|title=Paper ownership rich in family history|date=15 December 2016|work=The South Eastern Times}} The newspaper ceased publication in August 2020. The newspaper was relaunched by TBW Today Pty Ltd in March 2022 along with its sister publication the Penola Pennant. ==Awards== The newspaper won the [Country Press](/source/County_Press) SA Newspaper of the Year: Under 2500 circulation in 2012, 2013 and 2015.{{Cite news|title=Major accolade for newspaper|date=23 February 2016|work=The South Eastern Times}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://thesoutheasterntimes.com.au/ ''South Eastern Times'' website] {{South Australia newspapers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:South Eastern Times}} Category:Newspapers published in South Australia Category:Newspapers established in 1891 Category:Newspapers disestablished in 2020 Category:Defunct newspapers published in Australia Category:Weekly newspapers published in Australia Category:Defunct weekly newspapers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [South Eastern Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Eastern_Times) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Eastern_Times?action=history)). 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