Gibber Gabber
Gibber Gabber is a weekly newspaper published in Woomera, South Australia, and has been published continuously by the Woomera Board since August 1950.[1]
History
The Gibber Gabber 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] and it is published weekly on Fridays by the Woomera Board, whose aim is to build the sense of community, given its remote location.[5] The newspaper's main office is on Banool Avenue, Woomera.[6]
Local themes covered by the newspaper include:[3][7]
- The Woomera Community
- Indigenous Australia, Health and the Environment
- Border Protection - such as Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre
- Rail Transport - Australian National, as well as Central Australian Railways, Northern Australian Railway, and the Trans-Australian Railway
- Space Technology and the Space Race - i.e. Defence Science and Technology Organisation and the Woomera testing site
- Nurrungar and Satellite Tracking Stations - Joint Defense Facility Nurrungar
- The Cold War - i.e.local atomic bomb testing at Maralinga
- Science Fiction from the Cold War Era - including reports of UFOs
Distribution
The newspaper is distributed both in print form and also online.[3]
Digitisation
Microform versions of the newspaper from January 1991 are available from the State Library of South Australia and Australian National Library.[4][8] Some more recent issues are also available at Issuu.[9]
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 c "Welcome to Woomera - Study Guide". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ a b Gibber gabber. Adelaide, S.A: State Library of South Australia.
- ^ - See issues of the Gibber Gabber here: http://www.woomera.com.au/community/gibber_gabber.htm
- ^ "Gibber Gabber | Newspaper | Woomera". au.locale.online. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "National Archives of Australia | SA Community History". community.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ "Gibber gabber". Gibber gabber. 1950. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Gibber : Issue 1". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
External links
- Official website (outdated)
- Online issues (at Issuu.com)