Gibber Gabber
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Gibber Gabber is a weekly newspaper published in Woomera, South Australia, and published continuously since August 1950.[1]
History
This began as a community magazine (or Woomera community newsletter) for Woomera residents.[2][3]
The first issue of the newspaper was on 11 August 1950.[4]
Published by 'The Woomera Board'
Themes include:
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation records include files, slides and plans of the Woomera testing site. This collection also includes the human side of the missile testing in South Australia with the Gibber Gabber newsletter, and Bulldust news sheet produced by staff involved in atomic bomb testing.The railway collection contains files, plans, and photographs, captures the broad history of mainland rail – Australian National as well as Central Australian Railways, Northern Australian Railway and the Trans Australian Railway – reflecting South Australia’s central role in the rail industry.The records of the Loveday internment camp document security service aspects of individual people’s internment.[5]
Main office on Banool Avenue, Woomera.[6]
The management of the Range's infrastructure is the responsibility of Defence Support and Reform Group (DSRG), but the Woomera Board is a long-standing and integral part of the base's local support network. The Woomera Board is composed of five elected members from the village's permanent residents, and four members who are appointed by the current Base Support Manager. The aim of the Woomera Board is to build the sense of community, given its remote location. The Board also prints a weekly news letter - Gibber Gabber.[7]
Distribution
The newspaper (also self-styled as a community newsletter) is distributed both in print form and also online.[3]
Digitisation
Australian National Library carries images and text versions of the newspaper from to , accessible using Trove, the on-line newspaper retrieval service.
Microform since January 1991 from the NLA.[4][8]
References
- ^ "Newspapers in the Far North region of South Australia". www.jaunay.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: F-L". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Woomera - Study Guide". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b Gibber gabber. Adelaide, S.A: State Library of South Australia.
- ^ "National Archives of Australia | SA Community History". community.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Gibber Gabber | Newspaper | Woomera". au.locale.online. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ - See issues of the Gibber Gabber here: http://www.woomera.com.au/community/gibber_gabber.htm
- ^ "Gibber gabber". Gibber gabber. 1950. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
External links
- Official website (outdated)
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