The Western Advocate
Date of Birth
10 Jun 1874
Date of Death
1945
Place Of Birth
Orange/New South Wales/Australia
Place Of Death
Orange/New South Wales/Australia
Biographical Display
John Star Thomas launched the Western Advocate on 10 June 1874 in opposition to the Examiner, which survived another four years. Sometime in the late 19th century premises were acquired on the eastern side of Lords Place.
In 1876 the Advocate was bought by George William Morrison, who sold it two years later to William Cunningham Evans and Thomas Worthy Weir. In 1886 James Torpy Senior bought the paper and his son, James Walwayne Torpy, later took over.
In 1906, because of insufficient capital, Torpy was forced to dispose of the paper to a group of compositors at the paper in lieu of wages. Trading under the name Fitzgerald Bowers & Co, they were John Fitzgerald, James Bowers, William Bowers, Robert Newton and George Thompson.
Fitzgerald died not long after becoming editor and James Walwayne Torpy was recalled to become editor.
In 1924 the Advocate moved to new premises across Lords Place.
James Walwayne Torpy died in 1931. Over time, only two of the original partners – James Bowers and George Thompson – remained. Bowers died in 1936 and Thompson became the sole proprietor.
Thompson disposed of it in 1945 to Western Daily Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Western Newspapers Ltd, but retained an interest in it until his death in 1948.
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In 1876 the Advocate was bought by George William Morrison, who sold it two years later to William Cunningham Evans and Thomas Worthy Weir. In 1886 James Torpy Senior bought the paper and his son, James Walwayne Torpy, later took over.
In 1906, because of insufficient capital, Torpy was forced to dispose of the paper to a group of compositors at the paper in lieu of wages. Trading under the name Fitzgerald Bowers & Co, they were John Fitzgerald, James Bowers, William Bowers, Robert Newton and George Thompson.
Fitzgerald died not long after becoming editor and James Walwayne Torpy was recalled to become editor.
In 1924 the Advocate moved to new premises across Lords Place.
James Walwayne Torpy died in 1931. Over time, only two of the original partners – James Bowers and George Thompson – remained. Bowers died in 1936 and Thompson became the sole proprietor.
Thompson disposed of it in 1945 to Western Daily Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Western Newspapers Ltd, but retained an interest in it until his death in 1948.
[http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/about-us/]