SA Newspapers: Riverland

This community newspaper concentrated on news from Berri, Glossop, Monash and Winkie. It later shortened its title to the Berri News.

This newspaper concentrated on news from Berri, Glossop, Monash and Winkie. It began as the Berri Community News.

The Bridge Observer was a free community newspaper published at Murray Bridge during the 1970s by a group of Murray Bridge businessmen. In 1983 John Potts, a supporter of the earlier venture re-issued the newspaper. In 1984 it became the Bridge Mercury. Both titles were short-lived.

The Lameroo Mail survived for only two issues. It contained mostly syndicated general interest news, with local events reported on the back page.

The Lameroo Weekly News lasted for just four issues. It contained snippets of local news and sport, and advertisements for local businesses.

The Loxton Clarion ran for only three years following the First World War. Proprietor Jack Irving aimed to produce a newspaper reflecting the concerns of Loxton and surrounding districts. Strongly rural in focus, the articles covered crops, care of livestock and vehicle maintenance. Local sport was also a strong feature.

Jack Irving, publisher of the Loxton Clarion in the 1920s, came out of retirement to found the Loxton News. This newspaper incorporated the Loxton Community Newsletter published between 1956 and 1960. In 1964 it was sold to the Murray Pioneer. The newspaper has won many Country Press SA awards.

This Mannum newspaper was published, edited and printed by Mr CL Mines. As a young man he had been a printer at the Mannum Mercury. It was published with support from the Angaston Leader newspaper.

The Pioneer began in 1892 as a hand-written chromograph publication under the editorship of Arthur Pitman Corrie, with cartoons by the local Methodist minister, John Jenkin. The following year Corrie purchased a printing press, and in 1895 Sydney Browne took over the Pioneer. In 1905 it was purchased by Harry Taylor. Taylor had been involved in the New Australia migration to Paraguay in the 1890s. He turned the newspaper into a progressive and vigorous journal with a strong community focus. It also became well-known for its practical agricultural advice. The Taylor family have owned the newspaper ever since. In recent decades the Taylors have progressively purchased five other country newspapers. All are printed at Renmark.

This Mannum newspaper was published, edited and printed by CL Mines. As a young man he had been a printer at the Mannum Mercury. It was published with support from the Angaston Leader newspaper.

This is Murray Bridge's oldest newspaper. It replaced the 'Murray Bridge Advertiser' reports in the pages of the Mount Barker Courier. Originally weekly, the Standard experimented with publishing twice weekly in 1973. It has regularly published on Tuesdays and Thursdays since 1981. Over the years the newspaper has had a strong focus on reporting about local people and their lives, with interviews, news reports, biographical sketches and obituaries. Matters relating to the River Murray have naturally featured also. Concerns about water flow have been voiced in its pages since 1939. Sports coverage became a main feature following the Second World War. Football received the most detailed coverage, but other sports, in particular rowing, were included. Murray Bridge was the centre of a busy agricultural district and the newspaper reflects this with agricultural articles, reports of agricultural associations and advertisements for agricultural equipment and products. The Standard has also devoted plenty of space to local government matters, freely voicing both Council and community opinions on a range of issues. Rural Press bought shares in the newspaper in 1986, taking over full control in December 1994. Rural Press merged with Fairfax Media in 2006.

This newspaper was published by John Lethaby, and later his wife, as an adjunct to the Pinnaroo and Border Times. It ceased in 1927.

This was the first country newspaper established by newspaperman James Barclay, in partnership with William Macfarlane. From 1911 it suffered by competition with the later Pinnaroo and Border Times. The older newspaper eventually closed in 1922.

This newspaper was founded by the Letheby family. It was a successful competitor with the older Pinaroo Country News, which was forced to close in 1922. The title changed to Border Times from 1987. In 2005 the Taylor family of the Murray Pioneer bought the newspaper.

The Pioneer began in 1892 as a hand-written chromograph publication under the editorship of Arthur Pitman Corrie, with cartoons by the local Methodist minister, John Jenkin. The following year Corrie purchased a printing press, and in 1895 Sydney Browne took over the Pioneer. In 1905 it was purchased by Harry Taylor. Taylor had been involved in the New Australia migration to Paraguay in the 1890s. He turned the newspaper into a progressive and vigorous journal with a strong community focus. It also became well-known for its practical agricultural advice. The Taylor family have owned the newspaper ever since. In recent decades the Taylors have progressively purchased five other country newspapers. All are printed at Renmark.

The River News was begun by Colin Hetzel of the Waikerie Printing House with his wife Meg. It was founded as a direct result of the 1956 Murray River floods. The newspaper was sold to the Murray Pioneer in 1962 and remains in the ownership of the Taylor family of Renmark.