The Mount Lyell Standard was a Queenstown based newspaper in Western Tasmania, that was contemporaneous with the Zeehan and Dundas Herald. It was also known as the Mount Lyell Standard & Strahan gazette.[1] The newspaper operated between 1896 and 1902.[2][3]

The newspaper was quoted about developments in the mining operations in other newspapers.[4][5][6] The newspaper was involved in court actions in 1902 and 1903.[7]

Editorial banners included Shakespearean quotes - such as:

Be just and fear not
Let all the ends thou aim at be thy Country's
Thy God's, and Truth's

— Shakespeare[8]

It was notable for carrying material related to the early Australian politician King O'Malley.[9][10][11][12]

Extracts from the paper, which was being published at a very busy time on the west coast, have been reprinted at various stages to reflect the conditions of the community.[13]

References

  1. ↑ The Mount Lyell standard & Strahan gazette : a record of the mining fields of the West coast of Tasmania, William Henry Taylor, 1896, retrieved 25 December 2019
  2. ↑ "MOUNT LYELL DISTRICT". The Mercury. Vol. LXVIII, no. 8357. Tasmania, Australia. 10 December 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ Archival records diverge - 1903 may have been a more accurate last year of operation - "THE "MOUNT LYELL STANDARD."". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 1 January 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 25 December 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ "MOUNT LYELL MINES". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVIII, no. 234. Tasmania, Australia. 1 October 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "MOUNT LYELL MINES". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVIII, no. 270. Tasmania, Australia. 12 November 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "MOUNT LYELL DISTRICT". Launceston Examiner. Vol. LVIII, no. 13. Tasmania, Australia. 15 January 1898. p. 6. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "WESTERN NEWS". Tasmanian News. No. 6765. Tasmania, Australia. 30 December 1902. p. 3 (FOURTH EDITION). Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia., "THE "MOUNT LYELL STANDARD."". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 17, 627. Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1903. p. 14. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.,"THE "MOUNT LYELL STANDARD."". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 17, 627. Victoria, Australia. 10 January 1903. p. 14. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Advertising". The Mount Lyell standard & Strahan gazette. Tasmania, Australia. 22 March 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2019 – via Trove.
  9. ↑ O'Malley, King (1901), To the supreme democratic federal electors of Tasmania, [Hobart], Tas, retrieved 25 December 2019
  10. ↑ "The Incorrigible King". The Mount Lyell Standard And Strahan Gazette. Vol. 4, no. 732. Tasmania, Australia. 24 October 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "AMUSEMENTS". The Mount Lyell Standard And Strahan Gazette. Vol. 4, no. 537. Tasmania, Australia. 9 March 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "FEDERAL ELECTIONS". The Mount Lyell Standard And Strahan Gazette. Vol. 5, no. 846. Tasmania, Australia. 8 March 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Western Newspaper". The Mercury. Vol. CXXXIX, no. 20, 612. Tasmania, Australia. 30 August 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 30 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

Further reading

  • Miller, E. Morris (1953) A Historical Summary of Tasmanian Newspapers, Tasmanian Historical Research Association, Papers and Proceedings, vol.2, no.2, March 1953
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