The Collie Mail was established at Collie, Western Australia in 1908 by Mr H.E. Reading, who had previously established The Southern Times in Bunbury. The paper was published bi-weekly to share the news and information of the new coal mining town of Collie.[1]
| Founder(s) | Mr H.E. Reading |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1908 |
| City | Collie |
| Country | Australia |
| ISSN | 1321-5361 |
| Website | http://www.colliemail.com.au/ |
The distribution area of the Collie Mail covers Collie, Bunbury, Darkan, Donnybrook and Duranillan.[2]
The Collie Mail is now owned by the Fairfax organisation.[citation needed]
Variant titles
The Collie Mail has had a number of different titles over the years it has been in print:[2]
| 1908-1912 | Collie mail : the miners' and timber workers' advocate |
| 1913-Sep 1917 | Collie mail and Cardiff, Lyall's Mill, Collie Burn, Shotts and Worsley gazette |
| Aug 1918-1 Mar 1919 | Collie mail and coalfields miner |
| 8 Mar 1919-May 1952 | Collie mail and W.A. coalfields miner |
Availability
Issues (1914 - 1918) of this newspaper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program,[3] a project of the National Library of Australia in cooperation with the State Library of Western Australia.
Hard copy and microfilm copies of the Collie Mail are also available at the State Library of Western Australia.[2][4]