100 YEARS OLD
“Hokitika Guardian” (From Our Own Reporter) GREYMOUTH. May 3. The oldest newspaper on the West Coast, the ’’Hokitika Guardian,” reached its hundredth year of production today. On May 3, 1865, the “West Coast Times” made its appearance. It was a morning paper and in 1917 it amalgamated with the “Hokitika Guardian,” an evening contemporary, forming the Guardian and Times Company. The “Hokitika Guardian" began publication in 1881; but because of the amalgamation mav take its date of birth as 1865. Shareholders and staff celebrated the occasion with a dinner this evening. This was attended by Mr T. E. Y. Seddon, a former member of Parliament for Westland, and a son of Richard John Seddon. Hokitika is believed to be the smallest town in New Zealand still served by a daily newspaper. The “Guardian” is an eightpage tabloid which has had news on the front page since 1950.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30741, 4 May 1965, Page 16
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150100 YEARS OLD Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30741, 4 May 1965, Page 16
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