SA Newspapers: A to Z list of journalists

Abbott, Edith Sarah (1878-). Journalist with the South Eastern Star and also contributed to the Naracoorte Herald. Later worked for Adelaide trade journals, and edited the Register social column until 1928. In 1933 she was working in Melbourne for the Capitol Theatre. In the 1940s she was the editor of the Melbourne Housewives' Association monthly magazine. (Naracoorte Herald, 17 October 1933, p. 2; Naracoorte Herald, 26 January 1948, p. 5.)

Abraham, Matt. Cadetship at the Advertiser, then political reporter, feature writer. Worked as Canberra political correspondent, then morning show host on ABC 891 radio with David Bevan.

Acott, Vernon. Journalist at the Advertiser prior to enlisting in the Army in 1941. Editorial staff of the troop newspaper, About Ship 1941.

Adams, Noel. Trained at Hobart Mercury, then employed at the Melbourne Argus. Two years at the Buenos Aires Standard. Returned to Australia and came to work at the Advertiser in 1933 as a special reporter. War correspondent in New Guinea and Borneo. After the war was loaned to the Duke of Gloucester (Australian Governor-General) as press relations officer in 1946. Travelled as one of two Australian reporters with the British Royal Family on the Vanguard in 1949. (Advertiser, 16 September 1948, p. 2.)

Adey, John Archibald (1876-1913). Journalist. Began as jnior reporter at the Advertiser. Then editor of Port Adelaide News and in 1894 editor of the Weekly Herald. Moved to Western Australia 1895 and worked at the Kalgoorlie Miner before returning to Adelaide as editor of the Weekly Herald. Worked in Melbourne and New Zealand, then returned to the Advertiser. In 1906 left for Perth and worked for the West Australian becoming its London correspondent. (Advertiser, 23 August 1913, p. 20.)

Afford, Max (1906-1954). Reporter and feature writer with the News 1929-1934. Began writing radio plays, and became production manager and playwright at 5DN. Moved to Sydney 1936 and worked for the ABC. Married designer Thelma Thomas.

Agars, Graeme. Cadet at Advertiser, then a general reporter. Left to report on the international tennis circuit. Son of Merv Agars.

Agars, Merv (d. 2017). Journalist and footballer. Sports editor at the Advertiser. Followed Arch Grosvenor as bowls writer.

Agars, Tony. Cadetship at the Advertiser, then news editor at NWS9. Son of Merv Agars.

Aird, Edith (1871-1950). Journalist and playwright. Commenced her journalistic work at the Critic, also writing for the Australasian and the Bulletin. Spent 15 years as social editress at the Advertiser. She wrote for 15 years as the social columnist 'Lady Kitty'. Wrote a number of comic plays, the most successful being Juanita, which included music by Tom King and Jack Fewster. (Advertiser, 26 June 1950, p. 4.)

Akehurst, William More (died 1878). Journalist, playwright. Arrived from Tasmania 1840. Journalist at the Adelaide Times, major contributor to the Monthly Almanac and Illustrated Commentator. Licensee of the Robin Hood Hotel Kensington and the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel. To Melbourne in the 1860s and worked as journalist and sub-editor at the Herald and journalist at the Argus. Also wrote popular burlesque productions including The Siege of Troy and Robinson Crusoe. Returned to the UK about 1871. Died at sea on route from London to Sydney. (Register, 20 August 1878, p. 6.)

Akerman, Piers (1950-). Journalist, foreign correspondent, editor. Began work at the West Australian then worked at newspapers in Melbourne and Sydney. Briefly foreign correspondent for the Australian in 1983, then US correspondent for the London Times. Editor of the Advertiser 1988-1989. Then to the Herald Sun, Melbourne.

Allen, George Massey (c. 1828-1886). Journalist. Journalist at the Advertiser from 1858, in 1860 founded South Australia's first major country newspaper, the Northern Star at Kapunda. After some controversy the newspaper closed. Moving back to Adelaide Allen founded the South Australian Satirist in 1867. This ceased in 1868 when he was sent to jail after being found guilty of libel over comments printed about the Italian Opera Company in his earlier newspaper. In response to a public petition he was granted an early release by the Governor. In 1869 Allen produced Allen's Spectator, of which no copies appear to have survived.

Allen, James (1806-1886). Baptist minister and newspaper publisher. Reporter for the Morning Post, London, and associated there with writers including Charles Dickens. Arrived in South Australia in 1839, and was editor of the Southern Australian for a period. Became owner of the South Australian Register from 1842 to 1845. Publisher and first editor of the South Australian Magazine 1841, and also the Adelaide News Letter, a statistical summary of South Australia for distribution in England. Published the Southern Star in 1842 as an off-shoot of the Register. Returned to England in 1845. Back in Adelaide in 1848 he founded the Adelaide Times, initially with William Barlow Gilbert and John Brown, then the Weekly Dispatch as a Saturday edition of the Times. Both closed when he was declared bankrupt in August 1858. The Adelaide Railway Times: mining record and weekly political register was another (short-lived) publication of his, in 1849. Worked for a time at the Advertiser. Later editor of the Melbourne Herald, and newspapers in Tasmania and New Zealand. Wrote History of Australia. At his death in Melbourne in 1886 was described as 'the oldest journalist in Australia.' (Register, 22 March 1886, p. 4.)

Allen, James junior. For a short time in 1857 ran his father's newspaper, Adelaide Times and its associated Weekly Dispatch before they were closed through James Allen senior's bankruptcy. He had previously been associate editor and reporter for the newspapers. (Register, 4 August 1858, p. 3.)

Allison, James. Withdrew from the Lantern proprietorship in 1882. (Wallaroo Times, 21 January 1882, p. 2.)

Althorp, Albert Arthur (1893-1955). Journalist at the News, then a Hansard writer from 1933 to 1953.

Anderson, Allan. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1940s.

Anderson, Jean Mildred Caldwell (nee Paris). Assisted her uncle Dugald Caldwell in running the Naracoorte Herald in the 1930s to 1940s. (Naracoorte Herald, 5 January 1948, p. 7.)

Anderson, Jock. Worked at the Register in the 1890s, and then moved to Western Australia.

Anderson, Lainie. Journalist. Columnist at the Sunday Mail, previously worked with the Herald Sun (Melbourne) and the London Times.

Anderson, Malcolm. Journalist at the News 1930s.

Andrews, Edward William (1812-1877). Merchant, journalist, newspaper owner. Born in London, son of a clergyman and a childhood friend of the famous British art critic John Ruskin. His sister was the first wife of the English poet Coventry Patmore. Andrews came to Adelaide in 1839, contributing writing to the South Australian until its closure in 1851, then joined the reporting staff of the South Australian Register. He became part owner of the Register in 1853, and editor from November 1864. In 1869 the company purchased the Evening Journal as the afternoon subsidiary of the Register. Co-editor of the South Australian Oddfellows' Magazine 1843-1846, and from 1858 editor and publisher of Farm and Garden. (Australian Dictionary of Biography vol. 3; Sowden manuscript PRG 41, pp. 137-142)

Angel, AJ and RE. Owners of the Burra Record when it was sold to the Review Times in 1977.

Angel, Alfred Henry (1870-1954). Journalist. Reporter at the Advertiser in 1886, 1890 joined the Register, became a Hansard reporter 1891. Head of the Advertiser literary staff in 1901. Moved to Melbourne Argus. Retired 1937. Son of ATH Angel, compositor at the Advertiser. (Advertiser, 20 April 1954, p. 3.)

Angel, Alfred Thomas Howell (1845-1921). Compositor and newspaper owner. Joined the Advertiser in 1867 as a compositor, and retired in 1919. In 1878 purchased the Gawler Standard in partnership with James Richards, but after short period returned to the Advertiser. Father of Alfred Henry Angel.

Anthoney, Rex. Journalist at the Adelaide edition of the Truth 1946.

Anthony, Tom Charles Shepperd (died 1909). Printer, controversial co-founder and editor of the Port Pirie Gazette, which he edited between 1876 and 1884, initially in partnership with Thomas O'Brien. Later a printer at the Government Printing Office. (Advertiser, 13 August 1909, p. 7.)

Argles, Theodore Emil (died 1886). Journalist. Appears in an 1879 court case charged with assaulting Frank Carroll, proprietor of the Lantern. The court lists him as 'alias Frank Russell, alias Harold Gray, alias The Pilgrim'. Published the magazine Commonsense in 1879. (Chronicle, 1 March 1879, p. 10.)

Armitage, Mary. Women's editor at the Advertiser 1960s to 1980s.

Arnold, Christine. Took over from Molly Brazel as editor of the women's pages of the Advertiser in late 1970s.

Arnold, Peter. Journalist and editor. Trained at Murray Park CAE, Adelaide. Worked for AAP from 1979-1981, then sub-editor at the Sunshine Coast Daily until 1983, chief sub-editor Papua New Guinea Post-Courier until 1985. Sub-editor at the Advertiser from 1985 to 1987. At Hong Kong Standard 1987 to 1988. Worked freelance in London and Dublin until 1989. Sydney Morning Herald as sub-editor and chief-sub of their News Review and Money sections, 1989 to 1993. Freelance in New York until 1995 and Asia-Pacific editor for Bloomberg (Sydney) until 1998. Until 2013 was page one editor for the Australian Financial Review, editor of afr.com and production editor and chief-sub editor for BRW. Became Morningstar Asia-Pacific copy editor until 2015 and then senior writer and editor for Editor Group from 2015 to 2018. Motor writer for BRW, CEO Magazine and QView from 2010 to 2017. Currently publisher and content production manager for Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. (Peter Arnold 2018)

Ash, George. Journalist, editor. In 1875 John Watson, editor and part-owner of the Border Watch, sent Ash (as editor) with JB Mather and Archibald Caldwell to establish the Naracoorte Herald as a branch newspaper to the Watch. Ash and Mather took over the newspaper in 1880, but were ruined by libel charges brought by James Hutchison JP in 1889, after which Ash himself entered South Australian Parliament. (Critic, 4 March 1899, p. 13.)

Ashmeade, Chelsea. Editor of the Northern Argus 2015.

Aslin, Nigel H. Journalist at the Mount Gambier Border Watch. Left in 1938 to work at the Sunraysia Daily, Mildura.

Aspinall, Anita. Journalist at the Mount Barker Courier in 1980.

Atchison, Michael. Cartoonist at the Advertiser from 1968 to 2008.

Attiwill, Keith Gordon (1899-). Journalist at the Register, then to the Geelong Times prior to the First World War. Joined Melbourne Argus in 1922 and became deputy chief of staff by 1927. Brother of Kenneth Attiwill.

Attiwill, Kenneth Andrew (1906-). Journalist at the Register, and in the 1920s was at the London Daily Sketch. Brother of Keith Attiwill.

Auld, Elizabeth (1901-). Journalist at the Melbourne Herald in the 1930s, and originally of Adelaide.

Auricht, BD. With JFW. Schultz as editor, revived the Australische Zeitung from 1927 until 1929, when it was taken over by the Queenslander Herald.

Auricht, G. Barossa News.

Austin, John Baptist (1827-1896). Varied career mostly in mining and journalism. Mining writer for the Advertiser and Register in the 1860s. Established Gawler Times in 1869. Conducted a journal for the Freemasons between 1880 and 1884. Son of the Rev. JB Austin. (Register, 14 September 1896, p. 6.)

Austin, Lylle. Bridge Observer.

Baehnisch, NW. Eudunda Courier.

Bailey, Oscar (died 1937). Journalist at Broken Hill, then at Norseman, Western Australia, and in the late 1890s was a Hansard reporter at the Register. In 1901 joined the Commonwealth Hansard staff. (Critic, 17 December 1898, p. 15 b.)

Baird, R. Barossa and Light Herald.

Baker, Fiona. Member of the editorial staff at the Messenger Press 1987.

Baker, Rebecca. Digital editor for Messenger Press 2016.

Baldock, Albert. Journalist at the News (Port Adelaide office) 1927.

Baldwin, Lily (died 1922). Proprietor of the Unley Welfare.

Ball, Rob. General reporter, police reporter and ethnic affairs writer at the Advertiser. Then worked for Premier Dean Brown.

Ball, Robert Henry. Gawler Mercury.

Banbury, Frederick (1851-1893). Purchased the Anglican Church's Standard newspaper in 1879 which closed in May 1879 and Banbury was declared bankrupt. Later that year was involved with Theodore Argles in publishing the journal, Commonsense. Journalist at the Advertiser and the Licensed Victuallers' Gazette but was retrenched from both of these before 1886. Worked as a canvasser at the Norwood Free Press who he attempted to defraud by forging signatures on cheques in 1886.

Barclay, James. Owner and founder of a number of mid-north newspapers including the Crystal Brook Times in 1910, and the North Wester Star and Frome Journal at Wilmington in 1912.

Bardolph, Douglas Henry (died 1951). Editor/owner of the Unley News in which he published outspoken, critical editorials about aspects of local government and other issues affecting local residents.

Baring, Julius. Publisher of the Adelaide Aeroplane newspaper 1919.

Barkla, Frank Maxwell (Max) (1914-). Journalist. Worked at the News from 1929, then at the Port Pirie Recorder from 1933 including as sports reporter, until his enlistment in the Air Force in early 1941. Returned to the Recorder after the war, and in 1952 joined the ABC.

Barnet, John. Editor of the Gawler Bunyip 1981.

Barnett, Brian. Began work at the Port Lincoln Times in 1968 as a compositor. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1988 to 1997.

Barnett, Joseph. Egotist.

Barnet, Emily Margaret Mercy (1865-1925). Part proprietor of the Gawler Bunyip following the death of her father, William Barnet, in 1895.

Barnet, Frank Lindley (1876-1941). Manager and part proprietor of the Gawler Bunyip. Son of William Barnet.

Barnet, Hannah (nee Burfield) (1843-1917). Proprietor of the Gawler Bunyip following the death of her husband Willaim Barnet in 1895.

Barnet, Kenneth L. Son of Frank Barnet.

Barnet, Robert Henry (Bob) (1868-1917). Owner of the Gawler Bunyip. Son of William Barnet. (Observer, 8 September 1917, p. 20.)

Barnet, William (1834-1895). Printer. Trained in printing in Scotland. Proprietor of the Gawler Bunyip from its inception in 1863. His descendants owned the newspaper until 2003 when it was sold to the Taylor family of the Murray Pioneer. Father of William, Robert, Emily and Frank Barnet.

Barnet, William Burfield (1861-1925). Printer at the Advertiser for 49 years. In 1895 returned to Gawler to run the Bunyip newspaper founded by his father, William Barnet.

Barrow, George Liversage (1852-1925). Surveyor and journalist. Son of JH Barrow (editor and founder of the Advertiser). Journalist and then editor at the Port Adelaide News, then established the South Australian Times. Later edited Victorian and Western Australian country newspapers. In 1908 was working in Fiji.

Barrow, John Henry (died 1874). Congregational minister, journalist, editor. Congregational Church minister, journalist, member of parliament. Worked as journalist in England before coming to Adelaide. Barrow joined the Register commercial department about 1854 as a book keeper, then employed as a journalist, and from 1856 as the main leader (editorial) writer. Wrote 'stirring leaders' during the Crimean War. Left over disagreement with the proprietors ocver his standing for Parliamentary election. Established the South Australian Advertiser and the South Australian Weekly Chronicle in 1858, and was editor until his death. A sculpture depicting Barrow was incorporated in the facade of the Advertiser building in the 1860s, and is now in the foyer of the current building. (Sowden manuscript PRG 41, pp. 147-9; Register 9 September 1874, supp. p. 2.)

Barrow, Mary. Widow of John Henry Barrow, founder of the Advertiser. After her husband's death, in partnership with Thomas King, she ran the newspaper until 1878 when her son, FB Burden took over.

Barton, Charles Hasting (died 1902). In 1859 revived the Suedaustralische Zeitung newspaper at Tanunda with his brother-in-law Friedrich Basedow, and George Eimer as printer. Following Eimer buying out the other partners and moving the newspaper to Adelaide in 1862, Barton and Basedow in 1863 founded the Tanunda Deutsche Zeitung. (In 1870 this was re-named the Australische Zeitung.) Moved to Queensland in 1867 where he continued to work as a journalist, and teach in Maryborough. Later stood for Parliament.

Basedow, MP Friedrich (1829-1902). Teacher, politician and newspaper proprietor. Probably joint founder of the revived Suedaustralische Zeitung at Tanunda in 1859 with his brother-in-law Charles Barton, and Georg Eimer as printer, until 1862. In 1863 launched the Tanunda Deutsche Zeitung in partnership with Barton. In 1870 this was re-named the Australische Deutsche Zeitung. Two editions of this newspaper were published concurrently: an eight page edition at Tanunda edited by Basedow, and a four page Melbourne edition edited by his father-in-law, Dr Carl Muecke. Edited the Suedaustralische Zeitung, owned by his father-in-law Dr Carl Muecke. With Muecke took over the Sued Australische Zeitung, and merged it with the Australische Deutsche Zeitung of George Eimer to become the Australische Zeitung, moving from Tanunda to Grenfell Street, Adelaide, with Eimer, Eggers, Muecke and Basedow as partners. Eggers sold out to Basedow and Muecke in November 1875, and Muecke had sold out by 1890. Following the deaths of Basedow and Eimer, the newspaper was run by their sons, Oscar Basedow and Charles Eimer. The newspaper closed in March 1916. (Observer, 15 March 1902, p. 32.)

Basedow, Oscar. Became editor of the Australische Zeitung after the death of his father, Friedrich Basedow.

Bathurst, Frederick H. Journalist. Began at the Register 1874. In 1885 went to the Melbourne Argus and in 1890 became their Sydney correspondent. In 1900 returned to the Melbourne Argus. Brother-in-law to William Moxon Cook of the Register. (News, 2 May 1929, p. 12.)

Bawden, Tania. Journalist. Cadet at the News and Sunday Mail, then journalist at the Advertiser from 1992 to 2013.

Bayly, Brett. Police roundsman at the Advertiser, and Canberra political correspondent 1960s, 1970s.

Baynes, Roger. Co-founder with Len Croker of the Messenger Press in 1951. Also published the Hills Gazette.

Beaton, Peter. Journalist at the Border Watch, Mount Gambier, then in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney from the 1920s.

Beckett, RH. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1930s.

Bednall, William T. Apprentice printer at the Register 1853, then at the Government Printing Office. In 1876 at the Northern Territory Times, then sub-editor at Register. Finally in charge of the Register printing office until 1910.

Beecher, Eric. Journalist and editor. Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald prior to his purchase of the Crikey online media site. In 2013 co-launched with Bruce Guthrie the news site, Indaily.

Bell, Harry Rickard (1870-1959). Journalist at the Register and later a doctor in Sydney. (Register minutes 20 December 1889.)

Benham, Agnes Mary Matilda (1850-1932). Contributor to Morning, a journal begun by her brother Paris Nesbit, from 1900. From 1897 contributed articles to the Labor newspaper, Weekly Herald. Wrote under pen name 'Garde' in both the Weekly Herald and its successor the Herald.

Benjamin, Philip. Journalist at the Register 1862 to 1874, then to Melbourne. Returned as sub-editor prior to 1883, when he accepted a position in England. (Register 10 March 1874, p. 5; Register, 12 July 1883, p. 4.)

Bennett, James Frederick. Editor of the Adelaide Chronicle, he later returned to the U.K.

Bennett, William Henry (1879-1939). Printer, editor, newspaper proprietor. Trained as a printer. Sent to Quorn in 1899 to manage the Quorn Mercury. Returned to Peterborough in 1908 and purchased the Jamestown Star from Robert Osborne, and also the Quorn Mercury and Petersburg Times. Established Booleroo Magnet in 1915, and purchased the Orroroo Enterprise. Later purchased the Adelaide-based Weekly Times. A director of the South Australian Provincial Press Association from its inception.

Bermingham, Pat. Journalist. Employed at the Border Watch, Mount Gambier, then at the Advertiser from 1945.

Berndt, Theodor Albert (died 1943.) Editor of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times in the 1920s.

Berry, Rev. Joseph. Wesleyan Methodist minister. Editor of Christian Weekly in 1899, and of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1901.

Bevan, David. Court reporter for the Advertiser, author, host of ABC 891 radio show with Matt Abraham.

Bews, David (1850-1891). Editor and part proprietor (with his wife's brothers) of the Wallaroo Times until his death in 1891. Entered Parliament 1885. (Pictorial Australian, February 1891, p. 18)

Birrell, Albert Ernest (1869-1928). Journalist at the Register. Became Register accountant on the retirement of H. Hele in 1921. Twin brother to Fred Birrell. (Register minutes 20 December 1889; Mail, 3 July 1920, p. 3; Register, 30 March 1928, p. 8.)

Birrell, Frederick William (1869-1939). Joined the Register at age 12 years as a messenger boy, trained as a compositor and later also worked for the Mail. Journalist at the Daily Herald. Entered Parliament 1921. Twin brother to Albert Birrell. (Mail, 3 July 1920, p. 3; Register, 30 March 1928, p. 8.)

Black, Elisa. Editor of The City (Messenger Press) 2016.

Black, John McConnell (1855-1951). Farmer, journalist, botanist and linguist. Reporter at the Register and Advertiser between 1883 and 1902, mostly working as a Hansard reporter. Retired 1902. (See his published diaries; PRG 346; Advertiser, 3 December 1951, p. 3.)

Black, Keith. Journalist at the News and the Register News Pictorial until 1939.

Black, Shauna (formerly Pitkin, nee Pettigrew). (1966-). Journalist. Cadet at the Murray Pioneer 1984 to 1986. Then at Bundaberg News Mail 1987, and Geelong Advertiser 1988 to 1989. Sub-editor sport, news, features; editor personal finance and superannuation writer at the Advertiser from 1989 to 2005. Managing Editor of the Kangaroo Island Islander from 2005 to 2013. Since 2013 at Black Stump Media. Co-founder of the South Australian Media Awards in 2004. (Shauna Black, 17 January 2019)

Blair, Amanda. Columnist and radio personality. Columnist in the Australian Women's Weekly, radio announcer on SAFM from 1998, and on 5AA between 2005 and 2011.

Bleechmore, Margaret. Journalist at the Border Watch from 1941.

Blom, Adam. Journalist at the Victor Harbour Times and then the Penola Pennant in 2012.

Blundell, R.P. Daily Herald.

Blunden, Peter. Editor of the Advertiser 1990 to 1991, then editor of the Herald Sun (Melbourne).

Boath, Ron J. Journalist at the Port Pirie Recorder until 1947, then at the Adelaide News. Later chief features sub-editor at the Advertiser.

Boland, E.J. (Ted). Sporting editor at the Register and then the Mail. Wrote under pen name 'Trafalgar'. Father of Ron Bland.

Boland, Ronald Raymond (Ron) (1911-2000). Journalist and editor. Copy boy at the News from 1926, becoming sports and news writer. Editor of the Sunday Mail from 1951 to 1955. 1956 became editor of the Perth Sunday Times. Returned to Adelaide as editor of the News from 1961 to 1968. Became managing director of the News until retirement in 1977.Continued writing stories for the Sunday Mail for some years. Son of Ted Boland.

Bollard, Arthur Ross. Editor/owner of the Unley Welfare from mid 1922.

Bond, F. Journalist at the Register in the 1870s.

Bonython, John Langdon (1848-1939). Journalist and Member of Parliament. Commenced work at the Advertiser in 1864. Became part owner in 1879, editor in 1884 and sole owner in 1893. On his retirement in 1929 he sold the newspaper to a consortium from the Melbourne Herald, headed by Keith Murdoch. (See PRG 979 and BRG 10.)

Boston, William Tims. One of the partnership which published the South Australian Times in 1881, until the partnership was dissolved in 1883.

Bottrill, Frederick Ernest Stephens (1886-1960). Wrote as 'Philo' in the Kadina and Wallaroo Times from 1932 until 1956, a weekly column of local chatter, obituaries and history a little like the Advertiser's 'Out Among the People by Vox' column.

Bottrill, David H. Postal clerk and journalist. Bottrill began an immensely popular children's 'mailbag' column, titled the Sunbeam Society in the Observer in July 1894. The column also ran in the Evening Journal. It ran until 1909. One of his assistants was Winifred Scott, who years later, in the 1920s, revived the Sunbeam Society in the Register, where it evolved into the 'Sunbeams' children's comic page, featuring Ginger Meggs. The title was later used for the Sunday Mail children's pages.

Boucher, Bernard Cyril (1934-). Journalist and writer. Moved to Australia from England in 1965. Chief of staff for the Advertiser 1968-1973. From 1978 became a full-time writer.

Bowe, Chris. Journalist at the Advertiser 1984 to 1987. From 1985 to 1987 Production Editor of their first coloured magazine supplement. Returned to Advertiser 1994 to 2004 as Chief Features Sub-editor and Deputy Features Editor. In 2004 at Adelaide Review as Sub-editor and planning and architecture writer. 2005 to Independent Weekly as Production Editor. From 2005 to 2006 editor/publisher of Place.

Boyle, Kevin. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1980 to 1983.

Braunack, Dorothy. Briefly jint proprietor with Jeff Sutton of the Plains Producer from 1975.

Braund, R.C. Eyre's Peninsula Tribune.

Bray, W. Michael. Journalist and editor. Worked at newspapers in the USA from age 10 as 'printers' devil' then in South Africa and in England. Became editor and manager of Quiz 1901. He was also publisher (and apparently writer) of the Review of the City of Port Adelaide. (Information from historian Brian Samuels 2018)

Brazel, Molly. Women's editor at the Advertiser 1960s to 1970s.

Brennan Ben. Journalist at the Murray Valley Standard from 2008.

Brenton, Margaret. Journalist at the News in its final years.

Brice, Chris (died 2012). Journalist. Began work at the Advertiser as cadet journalist in 1966. General reporter at the Advertiser, London correspondent, police roundsman, feature writer, and in charge of letters to the editor. Retired 2007, but continued to compile the "Way we Were" column for some time.

Brickhill, George. Editor of the Port Pirie Recorder from 1919.

Bridgeman, Jack. Journalist at the Register from the 1890s.

Briggs, William Henry (died 1937). Journalist. Trained as a printer, then joined the Register literary staff c. 1880s. Worked as reporter, cable-writer and sub-editor. Adelaide correspondent for the Port Pirie Recorder. When the Register amalgamated with the Advertiser he continued to work for the latter title, up until his death. (Advertiser 15 February 1937, p. 12.)

Brinkworth, Jenny. Journalist. Worked for the Loxton News in 1983, then the Victor Harbor Times from 1984 to 1985, and the Advertiser for two stints between 1986 and 1991. Casual reporter for the Australian 1992-1993. Editor of the Southern Cross since 2009. (Jenny Brinkworth 2018)

Bristow, Leonard Alfred (1850-1899). Journalist. In the 1880s worked in book keeping department, then as a canvasser and from 1892 was music journalist at the Register. Later in Perth. (Register minutes 30 August 1889; Register, 6 June 1899, p. 5.)

Britten, Florence Eleanor. Press artist. Studied art in England between 1907 to 1912. Fashion sketches published in the Daily Graphic 1908, and other British publications. Returned to Adelaide 1912 and did fashion sketches for the Mail. Married Horace Mumme 1914.

Brittle, John. Foreign news editor at the Advertiser, and sub-editor.

Broadway, T.W. Hamley Bridge Express.

Brockie, Chris. Journalist. Began his career based in Port Augusta as a news stringer for the ABC, Advertiser and Macquarie National News (5DN), then joined the ABC at Port Pirie (5CK), before moving to Whyalla as the North/West Bureau Chief for the Advertiser. Then worked as senior journalist and de facto PR Director for the Northern Territory Tourist Commission, was seconded to the Northern Territory Chief Minister's Department to assist with media liaison for the Papal Visit in 2011. Moved to Canberra to work as a staffer and freelancer including Press Secretary to Senator Austin Lewis, Ministerial Speech writer within the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Assistant Editor with Australian Fisheries, Canberra bureau chief for Rural Press, and contributed freelance work to Australian Geographic, Weekend Australian, True Blue, and Hoofs and Horns. Became Chief of Staff for the Border Watch, and currently works in South Korea as a freelance writer and journalist, having initially been features writer and copy editor at the Korea Times in Seoul.

Brokenshire, Amie. Editor of the Yorke Peninsula Country Times in 2012.

Brokenshire, H. Journalist at the News, then at the Sydney Sun, and in 1930 went to work for the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong.

Brook, James (1840-1872). Lawyer, partner to Samuel Way. Leader writer for the Telegraph, editor of the South Australian Law Reports.

Brown, JD. Editor of the Mail in the Second World War period.

Brown, John (died 1879). Emigration agent. Brown was a contributor to the Southern Australian and in 1848 ran the Adelaide Times in partnership with James Allen and William Barlow Gilbert. (Advertiser, 6 September 1879, p. 15.)

Brown, Owen. Journalist. Reporter at the News and Advertiser in the 1980s. Then Sydney correspondent for the Herald and Weekly Times Group. Joined Australian Associated Press in the 1990s as subeditor based in Sydney, followed by work with the Canberra Press Gallery. Became AAP China correspondent, based in Beijing. China Bureau chief and acting Australia and New Zealand Bureau chief for Dow Jones Newswires until 2007. (Owen Brown 2018)

Brown, Stephen Stevenson. Journalist at the News prior to 1941. Married fellow journalist Tulla Keating.

Browne, D.K. Wrote description of a trip to Milang, Goolwa and Victor Harbour, for the Illustrated Adelaide News, April 1876, and possibly wrote more widely for the press.

Browning, Denby. Journalist at the Advertiser from the 1960s.

Brownrigg, Blake. Journalist. Began working at the Launceston Examiner in 1920, then at the Melbourne Herald. At the News from 1933 to 1967. (News, 28 June 1967, p. 9.)

Buckingham, William James. Editor of the War Cry, 1883.

Buckley, Noble Sidney Douglas (Captain 'Nobby') (d. 1981). Pioneer aviator. Wrote articles for the Advertiser and Sunday Mail.

Bullock, Frank. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1907.

Bullock, L. Editor of the Edwardstown Community News in 1954.

Bruer, Jeffrey. Final owner of the Lantern. Artist and cartoonist at Quilp.

Bruer, Mark. Journalist at the Advertiser. Canberra Bureau Chief of Staff. Features editor at the Age. General manager of content at News interactive.

Bruer, Paul. Chief-of-staff and then night editor at the Advertiser.

Burden, Frederick Britten (1839-1897). Stepson to J.H. Barrow, the original owner/editor of the Advertiser. Apparently worked as a journalist at at the newspaper, and took control of the newspaper in partnership with John Langdon Bonython in 1879. Partnership dissolved in 1893 when Bonython became sole owner, and Burden returned to England where he died.

Burden, Rosa Constance (1910-). Journalist at the Mail before her marriage to Frank Moore in 1936.

Burgan, T. Journalist at the Advertiser from 1875.

Burgess, Henry Thomas (1839-1923). Wesleyan minister, author of the Cyclopedia of South Australia and many other works. Editor of the Methodist newspaper, Australian Christian Commonwealth for some years, and prolific newspaper contributor, including leader (editorial) writing at the Register and the Advertiser. (Register, 20 November 1923, p. 9; Chronicle, 24 November 1923, p. 53.)

Burgess, Melanie. Journalist with The City (Messenger Press) 2016.

Burgoyne, Geoffrey Lauderdale. Journalist. At Weekly Herald and Daily Herald 1906 to 1912.

Burgoyne, Thomas (1827-1920). Builder, surveyor, editor, Member of Parliament. First editor of the Port Augusta Dispatch, which he established in partnership with William Westover. (Chronicle, 27 March 1920, p. 31.)

Burns, Robert William (1859-1951). Journalist, editor. Joined the Register in 1884 as a journalist, worked as parliamentary and Supreme Court reporter. Leader of the official reporting staff for the Federal Convention in 1897. Register sub-editor from 1891. Associate editor and chief leader writer from 1910. Editor 1922 to 1928, then joined the Advertiser when it amalgamated with the Register under Keith Murdoch. (Register minutes 30 June 1890; Advertiser 4 September 1951, p. 3.)

Butler, Harold Gordon (Harry) (1897-1974). Journalist, editor, newspaper proprietor. First worked as a journalist in the Port Adelaide office of the Daily Herald. Following war service in the Australian Navy during World War I he was located in the Daily Herald's Adelaide office. He then joined the News until becoming editor of the Port Lincoln Times in 1931. Returned to Adelaide following World War II. From 1952 he was editor and proprietor of a string of free newspapers: Courier (Unley), Northern Suburbs Weekly (Prospect), Seaport News Review (Port Adelaide) and Port Adelaide District Pictorial.He retired from newspaper work in 1961, while continuing to run a printing office at Queenstown.

Buttrose, Charles. Journalist at the Mail in the 1930s.

Cahill, Jim. Journalist at the Stock Journal in the 1960s.

Calder, James junior (died 1893). Journalist at the Register in the 1880s. Son of WC Calder of the Register.

Calder, William Cormack (1825-1905). Printer and journalist at the Register 1858 to 1904. Overseer of the Evening Journal. (PRG 223; Register minutes 20 December 1889; Register 1 November 1905, p. 7; Advertiser 1 November 1905, p. 6.)

Calder, William Cormack jr. Journalist at the Register 1890s. Son of WC Calder.

Caldwell, Archibald (1855-1941). As a boy worked at the Border Watch, Mount Gambier and was sent to Naracoorte in 1875 to establish the Naracoorte Herald with JB Mather of the Advertiser. Caldwell was first editor until Mather and Ash purchased the Herald outright from the Watson family and Caldwell left the newspaper. In 1889 he returned and purchased the newspaper from Mather and Ash. Archibald Caldwell retained ownership until his death in 1941 when ownership passed to his brother, journalist Dugald Caldwell. (Critic 14 May 1898, p. 12; Naracoorte Herald, 5 January 1948, p. 7.)

Caldwell, Dugald McEachern (1869-1948). Journalist. Brother to Archibald Caldwell, proprietor of the Naracoorte Herald. Dugald Caldwell worked at his brother's newspaper in the commercial department, and as a journalist, and took over the newspaper when Archibald Caldwell died in 1941, which he sold in 1948. (Naracoorte Herald, 9 August 1948, p. 1.)

Callander, Frank Colin (1899-1953). Journalist at the News from 1934 until his death, apart from war service in the navy. (Advertiser, 31 October 1953, p. 3; News, 30 October 1953, p. 5.)

Campbell, Donald (1866-1945). Engineer, newspaper proprietor and editor, lawyer, politician. In 1894 was persuaded by his brother Roland Campbell to take over his newspaper, the Millicent Times. Contributor to the Sydney Bulletin in this period also. His pro-Boer and pro-Labor opinions caused controversy in Millicent and in 1905 he left that newspaper. After a time doing other work, he was persuaded to stand for Parliament and was elected to the House of Assembly. He also studied law at Adelaide University. He spent the period of the First World War in England, then returned to South Australia and purchased the Border Chronicle newspaper at Bordertown and practised law on the side. In 1919 his wife Florence was the registered owner of the newspaper. He sold the newspaper in about 1924 and practised law in Adelaide until his retirement. (South Eastern Times, 26 October 1945, p. 4.)

Campbell, Duncan. Journalist at the Border Watch pre 1953.

Campbell, Elizabeth. See Elizabeth Young.

Campbell, Florence (nee Carne). Teacher, newspaper proprietor. Wife of Donald Campbell of the Millicent Times (1894) and later the Border Chronicle. Known to have influenced her husband's newspaper work and in 1919 was the registered proprietor of the Border Chronicle. (South Eastern Times, 26 October 1945, p. 4.)

Campbell, Lance. Joined Advertiser as a cadet journalist under Bob Jervis.

Campbell, Richard. Reporter on the Chronicle.

Campbell, Roland (1858-1942). As a teenager was a Robe correspondent for the Border Watch. Established the Millicent Times in 1891 as a sideline to his general store, but in 1894 persuaded his brother Donald to take over the newspaper so that he could return to farming. (South Eastern Times, 26 October 1945, p. 4.)

Cant, John Birdseye. Worked on Western Australian newspapers in the 1890s. Established the Barossa News at Angaston in 1908.

Carey, Theophilus Skilton (1844-1913). Compositor at the Portland Guardian, then owner/editor of the Mount Gambier Standard in partnership with Edwin Derrington from 1866 to 1874. Founded the Methodist Journal in 1874. From 1884 worked for printers Carey and Page. Between 1890 and 1892 was editor of the national religious newspaper, Australian Christian World then based in Sydney. From 1892 worked at the Launceston Examiner. (Border Watch, 6 August 1913, p. 2.)

Cargill, Henry Christian Wells (c. 1854-1899). Journalist. Sporting reporter 'Vid' at the South Australian Register and wrote a series of leaders (editorials) about the poor of Adelaide in 1882. In 1882 editor of the Lantern. In 1888 at Queensland Figaro. (Kapunda Herald, 9 October 1888, p. 3.)

Carne, Nick. Journalist. Began working at the Advertiser. Editor of Independent Weekly from 2005 to 2006.

Carr, Whitmore Blake (1861-1943). Began work in the literary department of the Register in the 1870s, later working as a Hansard reporter, and in 1893 he became the newspaper's sporting editor, using the pen name 'Tarquin'. He left in 1889 to work in the Stock Exchange for two years, but was again working at the Register in 1904 when given a farewell on the eve of his wedding                                                               . Was later a member of the Board of the Advertiser for twelve years. ('Farewell to Tarquin', South Australian Register, 30 May 1904, p. 4; 'Prominent racing man', West Australian, 27 August 1943, p. 4; Critic 10 September 1898, p. 15; 'Death of W.B. Carr,' Advertiser, 27 August 1943, p. 4.)

Carroll, Frank Skeffington (1831-1887). Owner/editor of the Lantern 1878. Jailed for libel in 1879. Copyright infringement charges forced him to sell the Lantern in 1882.

Cawthorne, William Anderson (died 1897). Teacher, artist. Credited as the first to introduce illustrated newspapers for regular sale in Adelaide. Local contributor to the Illustrated Melbourne Post (Adelaide edition) in the 1860s. Published the Review in 1871, and the Australasian Sketcher in 1874. The Australasian Sketcher was originally run by a Melbourne firm, then moved to Sydney. Cawthorne apperaes to have been responsible for the content of the South Australian edition. (Register, 28 September 1897, p. 6.)

Chamberlain, James Joseph (died 1927). Joined the Advertiser as a young man. Joined the News about 1924.

Chamberlain, W. Journalist at the News in the 1920s.

Chandler, Alfred Thomas (1852-1941). Journalist and poet. Began work on Hamilton Spectator, Victoria. Hansard reporter for the Advertiser, then co-founder of Quiz with HC Evans and James Hutchison. Moved to Western Australia in 1894. Editor of the Perth Sunday Times and later of the Perth Sun. Published several collections of poetry. Brother to Charles Chandler.

Chandler, Charles Walter (1861-1936). Journalist. Compositor at the Hamilton Spectator, Victoria, then at Broken Hill as sub-editor of the Silver Miner. Editor of the Port Pirie Standard until July 1893 when he became bankrupt. He next published the scandalous East Torrens Eagle at Norwood in 1893 but was again bankrupt. Published the Free Press between 1894 and 1895, the Freelance from 1896 until 1900, and worked at Quiz in 1903 - which was co-founded by his brother Alfred. In 1900 he published an article in the Freelance suggesting that in one night the Boer War 5th Contingent had entertained 23 women (and a girl) in their tents. He was subsequently sentenced to six months jail for libel. From 1903 to 1907 he was the publisher of Adelaide Truth - which was sold to Reginald Solomon, and eventually to John Norton of the Sydney Truth and Sportsman. Poems by 'Tom Marter' appeared in the 'Darkest Adelaide' sequence in Chandler's Freelance (1900) and also in the Truth newspaper (1903-1907?) but unfortunately no copies of these two newspapers have survived. Tom Marter was probably Chandler himself. In about 1907 Chandler published an expose of Adelaide's dark side, Darkest Adelaide, drawing on a series of articles under this title, which were previously published in Freelance and Truth. Later the same author wrote paragraphs of social, theatrical and sporting commentary,  in a satirical tone, for the Critic. In 1922 Chandler is stated to have published a newspaper called The Diggers with Vardon and Sons. This was possibly the Diggers Gazette. 

Chandler, Percy (1887-). Sporting editor at the Port Pirie Recorder from 1910 to 1913, then working in Adelaide.

Channon, Trevor. Manager of the Murray Valley Standard, 2012, having started work there in 1977.

Chapman, DH. Journalist at the Port Lincoln Times before and after his Second World War service.

Chapman, William E. (died 1905). Journalist. Journalist at the Register and sub-editor of the Evening Journal 1882-1883. Wrote also as 'Ithuriel'. Then editor of the English newspaper, London. Married to singer, Madame Thayer. (Register, 1 November 1905, p. 7.)

Charlick, Henry (1845-1916). Journalist and chess champion. Joined the Register reporting staff in 1864 when already a champion chess player. Long career as a court reporter. Established the chess column in the Observer in 1868, which he continued to edit after his retirement in 1903, until his death. (Register minutes, 14 June 1889; Register 28 July 1916, p. 5.)

Cheadle, Alfred Stanley (died 1923). Wool salesman. Partner in Strachan, Cheadle and Co. which was later incorporated into Dalgety Ltd. Wrote weekly wool reports for the Register for some years, from as early as 1889. (Register minutes, 1 November 1889; Register, 6 January 1923, p. 12.)

Chewings, Robert Luscombe (Bob) (1926-). Journalist at the South Eastern Times 1948. With wife Joan he purchased the newspaper a few years later.

Childs, Gloria (1918-). Became 'Possum' of the children's letters page at the Mail in 1940, taking over from Irene Gough. She then also took over the women's page when Elizabeth George retired, writing as 'Gloria Kaye.' Left in 1945. Married name Gloria Kimber.

Chinner, John Henry (1865-). Insurance manager, cartoonist. Chinner's output during his long (part-time) career as an artist, was prolific. His first works appeared in a Parkside Methodist Church publication in the 1880s, and a short time later began being published in the Lantern from about 1888. In 1889 he began working for Quiz, and in mid 1898 for the Critic. From 1900 he began working for the Advertiser and its associated titles, the Chronicle and the Express, with a weekly cartoon in the Express between 1904 and 1906. Between 1923 and 1928 the Saturday Journal contained a weekly caricature for the 'Notable Citizens' series. Occasionally these were re-published in the associated Observer. In 1919, and possibly at other times, his cartoons were published in the Methodist newspaper, the Australian Christian Commonwealth.

Chinner, L. Mervyn. Journalist at the Register from the 1890s. Left in 1915 to join the Victorian Hansard staff. Retired in 1949.

Clancy, PMR. Eyre's Peninsula Tribune.

Clark, Edward J. Journalist and editor. Began work at the Register in 1867 as junior reader's boy. Sub-editor from 1882 to 1891, and appears to have written on a variety of topics. From 1891 editor of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times. (Register minutes, 28 March 1890; Chronicle, 15 August 1891, p. 8; Barrier Miner, 16 July 1891, p. 2; Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 15 August 1891, p. 3.)

Clark, John Howard (1830-1878). Born in Birmingham, arrived in Adelaide in 1850. Established the Adelaide Philosophical Society 1853. Writing for the Christian Advocate 1858. Began writing poetry for the Register as 'Pleeceman X' in the 1860s and also writing for Adelaide's first evening newspaper, the Telegraph. Joined the staff of the Register 1865 as commercial manager, becoming editor and part-owner from 1870. Originator of the much discussed 'Echoes from the bush by Geoffrey Crabthorne', a weekly satirical column of political and social comment in the Register and Observer. (Others, including Spencer John Skipper, were also involved in writing this column, see 'Death of Spencer John Skipper,' Observer, 12 September 1903, p. 25.) The column continued for some years afterwards in a less humorous vein, as 'Echoes and re-echoes.' The Portonian ridiculed the column by referring to 'Geoffrey Boobythorne.' (Register 22 May 1878, pp. 5-6.)

Clark-Nikola, H. Editor of Industrial Solidarity.

Clarke, Arthur H.A. Worked in the office of the Illustrated Adelaide News during the 1870s. (Register, 21 October 1927, p. 3.)

Clarke, William G. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1911.

Clayton, Joan. Journalist at the Mount Barker Courier in 1980.

Cleland, Ernest Davenport. Teetulpa correspondent for the Register 1883, Broken Hill correspondent for various newspapers form 1888 including Register, Sydney Morning Herald and Argus. Editor of the Silver Age, Broken Hill, in 1889. (Kapunda Herald, 11 January 1889, p. 3.)

Clements, Max. Night editor at the Advertiser.

Clifford, Ken. Sub-editor of Adelaide Review 1984.

Clift, Ted. Printer and journalist. Worked at the Agriculturist and Review from 1913. With other country newspapers this became the Northern Review in 1949, which Clift purchased from Lester Judell in 1950.

Clint, Alfred (1843-1924). Artist. Cartoonist at the Lantern 1874. Later worked for Sydney Punch also the Tribune and the Bulletin.

Cockburn, Arthur Benjamin (1859-). Journalist. Worked at Register, and was at Advertiser by 1878. In 1884 went to the Melbourne Argus. In 1895 he was working in Sydney as a secretary.

Cockburn, Kirsty. Journalist. Joined the Advertiser as cadet journalist under Bob Jervis. Daughter of Stewart Cockburn.

Cockburn, Peter (died 1940). Journalist at the Register and then the Advertiser for a combined period of 18 years.

Cockburn, Rodney (1877-1932). Journalist at the Register for 20 years before becoming a Hansard report in 1914 when South Australian Parliament ceased to tender this work to the Advertiser and Register. (Advertiser, 29 September 1932, p. 16.)

Cockburn, Stewart (1921-2009). Journalist, author. Began work as a copy boy at the Advertiser in 1938. Moved to the Melbourne Herald and later worked in London for Reuters. Returned to the Advertiser in the 1970s where his investigative journalism into the conviction of Edward Splatt saw a Royal Commission and Splatt's release. Locked horns with Premier Don Dunstan.

Cockington, Frank (died 1930). Reporter based at the Advertiser's Port Adelaide office from 1890 to 1898, then began a printing business in 1898. Editor of the Port Adelaide News from 1900 to 1902. Printer of the Citizen. (Chronicle, 14 August 1930, p. 20)

Colebatch, Howard Patheshall (Hal) (1872-1953). Began training for journalism at the Norwood Free Press 1885. Then from 1887 at Petersburg Times and the Laura Standard. Reporter at the Port Pirie Advocate and then to Broken Hill in 1888 at the Barrier Miner followed by the Silver Age for six years, becoming chief reporter. In 1895 to Western Australia to the Coolgardie Golden Age, then the Kalgoorlie Miner and in 1896 moved to the Perth Morning Herald, becoming editor. Took over the Northern Advertiser in Western Australia, the state's largest provincial newspaper in 1905. Entered Western Australian Parliament in 1912 and became Premier in 1919. (News, 3 February 1928, p. 8; Times (Peterborough), 16 December 1932, p. 2; Recorder, 23 March 1940, p. 3.)

Coleman, Dudley. Journalist at the Mount Barker Courier 1936 to 1938.

Collins, John Burrough (died 1892). Builder and journalist. Opened building business at Port Pirie in 1875. Established the Jamestown Review in 1878 and was editor for three years. Between 1881 to 1883 sub-editor at the Register. Journalist at Agriculturist and Review. 1885 to 1892 sub-editor at the Ballarat Star. (Register, 13 September 1892, p. 3; Port Pirie Standard, 15 September 1892, p. 2.)

Collison, Charles Nicholas (1845-1929). Reporter at the Register 1870s, for a total of ten years, before turning to farming and a partnership in a firm of patent and estate agents with JF Conigrave. (Chronicle, 5 March 1870, pp. 9-10; Chronicle, 16 May 1929, p. 35.)

Collison, Marcus. Took over the anti-Roman Catholic newspaper, Australiana, in 1845, which he re-named South Australian Witness.

Colquhoun, Des (died 2006). Journalist. Joined Advertiser as a copy boy 1947 and spent his whole working life with them. From 1959 with the Advertiser's bureaux in Melbourne, then from 1962 London and New York. Returned to Adelaide in 1966 as editorial manager of the Advertiser, also day editor and night editor. From 1970 editor-in-chief and chairman of directors of Australian Associated Press. Resigned from full-time work in 1980, but continued to write an enormously popular column for many years afterwards. (Advertiser, Review section, pp. 4-5; City Messenger, 22 June 2006, pp. 4-5.)

Colquhoun, Lachlan (b.1962). Journalist. Son of Des Colquhoun. Editor of Adelaide Review 2007-2009.

Conigrave, John Fairfax (1843-1920). Joined Register as apprentice in the literary department 1858. Left to begin a land agent business with CN Collison. (Register, 2 July 1920, p. 6)

Congreve, Henry John (c.1829-1918). Varied career as farmer, preacher and journalist. In 1852 became editor of the Inglewood Advertiser, Victoria, and contributed to the Australasian. Returned to South Australia and became editor of the Gawler Standard, and then of the Bunyip. Also contributor to the Observer and Chronicle. (Register, 12 July 1918, p. 4.)

Connolly, Mary. Journalist at the News in 1931.

Connor, Jenny (Born 1948). Journalist. Began work at the Advertiser as a copy girl, progressing to cadet and finally A Grade journalist from 1966 to 1970. Moved into television 1973, producing the news at NWS9 (Adelaide) and GTV9 (Melbourne). Set up the English news for SABC TV (Johannesburg) when they first went to air. In 2015 working from Queensland as producer of wildlife documentaries.

Cook, William Moxon (1857-1917). Joined the Register at the age of 13 in 1858, under the editorship of his uncle, John Howard Clark. After leaving to work for the Central Road Board in 1874, Cook returned to the newspaper in 1883 and took over as sporting editor from DM Magill, writing as 'Trumpator'. From 1892 he spent 25 years as sporting editor of the Australasian, Melbourne, writing as 'Terlinga'. He also wrote for the Melbourne Argus. ('Death of Mr W.M. Cook, prominent sporting writer', Register, 21 December 1917, p. 6)

Cooke, HG. Journalist at the News 1929.

Coombe, Ephraim Henry (1858-1917). From 1888 wrote as the Wollaston correspondent for the Register, for a period of twenty years, also a Hansard reporter for the Register at one time. Editor of the Gawler Bunyip from 1890 to 1915, then briefly the editor of the Daily Herald. Also editor of the S.A. Institutes Journal. Elected to Parliament 1901. (Critic, 19 February 1898, p. 20 A; Register, 6 April 1917, p. 6.)

Cooper, Ethel (1888-1970). 'Madame Wu's replies: will your wish come true?' was the title of three pages of psychic replies to readers' requests, written by Ethel Cooper in the Observer shortly before that newspaper closed in 1931. In response to readers' requests, Madame Wu gave individual predictions, printed in her column. When the Register and Observer were taken over by the Advertiser in 1931, Madame Wu went on to compile the women's pages of the Chronicle until 1937.

Cooper, Lindsay. Journalist at the Register, night overseer in 1891.

Coorey, Philip. Journalist. New York correspondent for News Ltd. 2003-2004. Political editor at the Advertiser, then chief political correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald, and now the Australian Financial Review. (2015.)

Coote, Christopher. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 2007.

Cordes, Neville A.M. Founder, owner and editor of the Islander (Kangaroo Island).

Cordes, R.C. The Islander.

Cornes, Nicole. Columnist for the Advertiser prior to standing for Federal Parliament in 2007.

Cornwall, Deborah. Journalist. Junior reporter at the News from May 1985 covering a variety of subjects form real estate to state politics. Joined the Advertiser in 1987 writing general daily news and features, moving to state politics. Sydney Morning Herald from October 1989.

Corrie, Arthur Pitman. Preacher and editor. Worked at Illawarra Mercury, then founded the Renmark Pioneer in 1892. Later trained as a Salvation Army officer, and was stationed in Queensland.

Corrigan, Thomas. Printer and newspaper publisher. Established the short-lived Ardrossan News, 1911.

Cotter, Thomas Young. Doctor. For a short time editor of James Allen's South Australian Magazine.

Cotton, George Witherage (1821-1892). Landbroker and estate agent, MP. Prolific letter writer in the press, and early editor of the Methodist Journal.

Cowan, James. Politician and businessman. In partnership with Fred Grey established the Port Pirie Standard in 1889.

Cowley, Rev AE. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1939.

Cox, William Caddy. First Government Printer. Cox published the short-lived Adelaide Guardian newspaper in November 1839 with George Milner Stephen, and then the Adelaide Chronicle in December 1839 with OK Richardson and James Bennett. Became government printer in 1849.

Craig, Marina. Journalist at the Advertiser 1970s-1990s.

Craigie, Edward John (1871-1966). Moonta businessman, councillor and parliamentary candidate (1910) and elected member (1930). Prolific writer of letters and articles published in the Kadina and Wallaroo Times, and People's Weekly for decades through the middle of the 20th century. Secretary of the Single-Tax League (1930). Wrote for the Local Option Reformer, a newsletter promoting restrictions on hotels selling alcohol, published by the People's Weekly (Moonta) in 1906.

Craker, Harry (1855-1931. Worked at Border Watch in the 1880s, publisher of Sporting Life in 1909.

Crawford, JH. Journalist at the Advertiser 1878.

Critchley, PJ. Owner/editor of the Crystal Brook Times from 1913 to 1917.

Crozier-Magee, William. Journalist at the Port Pirie Recorder.

Cudmore, Michael. Political columnist at the Advertiser 1960s.

Culshaw, Tamara. Editorial staff at Messenger Press, 1988.

Curnow, Lee. Editor of the Naracoorte Herald from late 2010, and of the associated Coastal Leader. Nephew to previous owner of the Herald, Richard Peake.

Cutlack, F.M. Journalist. Worked at the Register in the first years of the twentieth century. From 1907 edited the literary column under the pen name 'Credo'.

Dale, John. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times 1988.

Dalwood, Tom Caleb (died 1909). Artist. Nephew of the Frearson brothers of the Pictorial Australian. Re-started Adelaide Punch in 1878.

Daniels, Peter. Editor of the Whyalla News (2014) and previously working with Rural Press in country NSW.

Danks, Walter Thomas. Journalist at either the Register or the Advertiser 1882.

D'Arenberg, Eva (nee Williams) (1872-1932). Writer of social notes for the South Australian Register in the 1890s.

D'Arenberg, John George A. (1850-1898). Lawyer, journalist. Trained as a lawyer, then journalist at the New York Herald. Arrived in Adelaide 1890 and became a leader writer at the Advertiser. Later at the Melbourne Argus prior to his death

Davey, William Jenkin. Editor of the Burra Record 1906.

Davidge, JL. Journalist at the Advertiser, left for Sydney 1926.

Davidson, Harriet Miller (1839-1883). Novelist and poet. Arrived in South Australia 1870. Contributed literary material to the Observer.

Davidson, James Edward (died 1930). Founder of the News. Journalist in Perth and Melbourne. First worked at the West Australian as a journalist. Then a reporter at the Melbourne Argus for nine years. Then at the Weekly Times. Purchased the Barrier Miner (Broken Hill) in 1920, also the Port Pirie Recorder in 1919. In 1923 purchased two existing evening newspapers in Adelaide, the Journal and the Express, and founded the new title, the News. He also took over the Mail. He also began a newspaper in Hobart, and owned controlling interest in the Perth Daily News. Died in London while attending the Empire Press Conference.(Chronicle, 5 June 1930, p. 18.)

Davies, Benjamin (died 1889). Journalist. Worked first on the reporting staff at the Southern Argus, and from about 1873 at the Advertiser as a parliamentary reporter and humorous writer. In charge of the Advertiser's Port Adelaide office from June 1877 until a short time before his early death. (Southern Argus, 26 September 1889, p. 3.)

Davies, Jack Merddyn Scott (died 1950). Radio playwright and journalist. Compiled 'Passing by Mr Pim' column in the News from 1947 until his early death. Also worked for newspapers in Melbourne, Sydney and London, and as Hollywood correspondent. (News, 4 October 1950, p. 29.)

Davis, Abraham Hopkins (died 1866). Merchant, horticulturalist, newspaper owner. Launched the newspaper Thursday Review (1860-1861) when aged in his sixties, largely to promote his opposition to universal suffrage. The Thursday Review was widely criticised by other newspapers for its esoteric and elitist ideas about voting rights. At one time he wrote under the pen-name 'Vigil.' (Advertiser, 5 June 1866, p. 2.)

Davis, AH. Journalist at the Register 1878.

Davis, Frank W. Established a newspaper on the Victorian goldfields in the 1850s, then became sub-editor of the Ballarat Courier. He was sporting editor and dramatic critic at the Advertiser for a long period from about 1880, writing as 'Mentor'.

Davy, Edward. Doctor. Contributor tot he Melbourne Argus 1843 to 1845. Co-editor of the short-lived Adelaide Examiner.

Day, Chris. Deputy editor at Messenger in the 2000s.

Day, John Medway (1838-1905). Baptist clergyman and editor. Arrived in South Australia 1866. Member of the literary staff of the Register from 1875 to 1892. From 1884 was editor, then became editor of the Voice in 1892. Later editor of the Worker (Sydney), then of the Hobart Mail. (Advertiser, 10 July 1905, p. 4.)

Day, Mark. Adelaide born and trained, in 2013 working at the Australian.

De Inno, Peter. Police reporter at the Advertiser. Later worked in London and South Africa.

Deacon, F. Reporter at the Advertiser by 1870. (Chronicle, 5 March 1870, pp. 9-10.)

Deamer, Sydney H. Editor of the Register News Pictorial 1929. Then worked at Melbourne Herald. In 1939 was editor of the ABC radio weekly journal, then at Daily Telegraph (Sydney) and from 1944 at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Dean, William (died 1896). Stock agent and auctioneer. Wrote market reports for the press.

Debelle, Jean. Journalist at the Advertiser 1970s. Joined the Red Cross during the Vietnam War.

Debelle, Penny. Freelance journalist for the Advertiser in the 2000s.

Decke, P.E. Robert (died 1925). Junior reporter at the Register from 1891. Later at Sydney Morning Herald and Daily Telegraph (Sydney). (Register, 2 April 1925, p. 13.)

Dehane, George (c.1808-1864). Printer and newspaper publisher. One of Adelaide's earliest printers, established in 1838. Dehane was a printer for the South Australian Register. He also printed and published the short-lived Port Lincoln Herald in 1839, in partnership with Robert Thomas of the Register. When Thomas pulled out, Dehane attempted to continue on his own for a time, then returned to Adelaide and began a newspaper titled Adelaide Advertiser - for which no copies have survived. (This may actually have been the Adelaide Independent Adelaide's first illustrated newspaper,  owned and edited by Nathaniel Hailes in 1841. When this ceased, Dehane printed the Adelaide Examiner for Charles Platts, which was absorbed in the establishment of the long-running Adelaide Observer in 1843, also printed by Dehane. His numerous other newspaper printings included: Australiana (1845), Adelaide Commercial Advertiser (1850), ...

Deighton, Matt. Journalist and editor. Sports editor at the Sunday Mail. Editor-in-chief of Messenger Press, then assistant editor of the Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Then became editor of the Mercury (Hobart). Since 2017 editor of the Advertiser.

DeLissa, (Baron) B.C. Journalist at the Advertiser from 1868 to 1874, then a sugar plantation owner in Queensland. Became sugar planter in Borneo by 1886, and was made a Rajah in Northern Borneo in 1893.

Demetrius, Mark. Freelance journalist specialising in film criticism and rock journalism. Based in Adelaide since c. 2013, contributor to Aspire South Australia.

Dennis, Clarence James (1876-1938). Journalist, poet. Born at Auburn, and grew up at Laura in the mid-north of South Australia. First poems published in the Laura Standard, followed by work in the Register and Evening Journal. From 1903 his poems began appearing in the Bulletin. In 1897 he joined the staff of the Critic newspaper, but left the following year. He returned in 1901 and was editor from 1904. In 1906 with Archie Martin, he established the Gadfly. He left South Australia in 1907 and joined the Melbourne Herald. His poems in the Sydney Bulletin attracted the attention of the firm Angus and Robertson and saw the publication of the Songs of a Sentimental Bloke in 1915, still his most notable and popular work, making him known to thousands of readers. (Laura Standard, 22 July 1938, p. 1.)

Denny, William Joseph (c.1873-1946). Lawyer, politician. Owner/editor of the Southern Cross until 1902. (Advertiser, 3 May 1946, p. 8.)

Derrington, Edwin Henry (1830-1899). Journalist, newspaper proprietor. Worked for the Melbourne Argus as a literary and parliamentary reporter, as well as contributing written and artistic work to Melbourne Punch. Came to Adelaide in 1855. Worked for the Register, left in the 1860s to work for the telegraphic department, eventually moving to Mount Gambier. Through 'speculation' he made a small fortune and purchased the Mount Gambier Standard in 1869, and was elected to Parliament. In 1872 moved to Moonta and established and edited the Yorkes Peninsula Advertiser. In October 1878 also took over the Port Adelaide News. In 1882 purchased Adelaide Punch. Forced to sell the Yorkes Peninsula Advertiser and Punch due to financial difficulties, but continued to run the Port Adelaide News. Interested in geology and mining, worked for the South Australian Geological Department, and contributed to A Record of the Mines of South Australia. In the late 1880s was city correspondent for the Border Watch, in 1890 was Hansard reporter for the Register. (Register, 16 October 1899, p. 6.)

Dewhirst, Edward (1815-1904). Minister, journalist, teacher, school inspector. Journalist at the Register and Farm and Garden for two years until 1860.

Diamond, Arthur Sydney (1888-1953). Journalist and Chief Clerk, Adelaide City Council. Employed on literary staff at the Advertiser 1907-1911. Compiler of the Adelaide City Council Yearbook from 1911.

Dickens, John. Mining reporter at Bell's Life in Adelaide, 1861.

Dickenson, Edith Charlotte Musgrave (nee Bonham) (1851-1903). Travel writer and Boer War correspondent. Wrote a series about her travels in India and Burma for the Advertiser in 1899. In February 1900 she travelled to South Africa to write about the South African (Boer) War from  a woman's perspective, and was instrumental in making public the suffering of civilians, especially women and children in concentration camps.She died in Cape Town

Dickinson, Edward Alexander. Editor of Direct Action 1928.

Dobbs, Frank Ritchie (died 1964). Journalist at the Port Pirie Recorder until 1934, then at the Advertiser for over 20 years.

Doherty, John. Journalist at Advertiser, police roundsman, chief-of-staff, features editor. Joined the ABC and played major role in establishing its Asian news service.

Dohnt, Kenneth Victor (died 1971). Owner/editor. Took over the Penola Pennant in 1950, which he ran until his death in 1971.

Dolling, Alison (1917-2006). Teacher and journalist. Alison Dolling edited the women's pages of the Chronicle from December 1966 until the newspaper closed in 1975, writing as 'Mary Broughton'. From 1970 she was also compiler of the children's pages of the Chronicle as 'Aunt Dorothy'.

Dolling, Dorothy (1897-1967). Prominent early member of the Country Women's Association and women's pages writer. From April 1937 until December 1966 Mrs Dolling was editor of the women's pages of the Chronicle. , writing as 'Eleanor Barbour'. She had previously written for a short time for the Advertiser (the Chronicle's parent newspaper) as 'Marian March.' She was particularly interested in history and encouraged readers of her pages to forward articles about South Australian history. This was continued under her relative Alison Dolling, who took over the column in December 1966, and wrote as 'Mary Broughton.'

Dollman, Henry Herbert (1852-1934). Journalist, postal clerk. Joined the Advertiser in late 1860s, left in 1872. (Chronicle, 15 March 1934, p. 15.)

Dollman, Walter (died 1916). Spent 47 years at the Advertiser, while his son spent 20 years on the staff.

Dollman, Walter (1873-1945). Journalist. Joined commercial department at the Advertiser in 1895. Served in the First World War and then farmed at Renmark and did journalistic work for the Murray Pioneer before returning to the Advertiser and joining the editorial staff. Became editor of the Chronicle for some years. (Chronicle 30 August 1945, p. 26.)

Donald, Bill. Gadfly.

Dow, Aisha. Journalist at the Port Augusta Transcontinental 2010.

Dow, TK. American correspondent for the Advertiser in 1899. (Critic, 11 February 1899, p. 13.)

Downer, Sidney Frederick. Journalist at the Advertiser 1934.

Drakard, Alf. A nineteenth century editor of the Gawler Bunyip. Later proprietor of the St Kilda Chronicle, Melbourne.

Droege, Gustav. Editor of Die Deutsche Post, Tanunda, until February 1850. Then editor of the Adelaide-based Suedaustralische Zeitung, which he established in partnership with Dr Carl Muecke and Otto Schomburgk. This merged with the Adelaide Deutsche Zeitung in mid 1851, but from October 1851 re-appeared under its own title, published by Droege.

Drummond, Charles (died 1913). Teacher. Reporter at the Labour Advocate.

Drysdale, David (1845-1921). Born in Edinburgh, Scotland and settled with his parents in Castlemaine in 1859. In 1877 David moved to Port Augusta and with brothers James and William became involved in newspaper work. Owner/editor of the Port Augusta Dispatch and later the West Coast Recorder. (Port Augusta Dispatch, 30 December 1882, p. 2; Register, 9 November 1915, p. 4)

Dumas, Charles Morris Russell (1851-1935). Opened a printing business at Mount Barker in 1872, established the Mount Barker Courier in 1880, which by the end of the century was the largest country newspaper in South Australia. Entered Parliament 1898. Editor of the Courier for 50 years. Father of Sir Lloyd Dumas. (Critic, 12 March 1898, p. 8)

Dumas, Frederick Lloyd (1891-1973). Journalist, editor. Son of Charles Dumas, owner of the Mount Barker Courier. Following experience in his father's newspaper office, he began work as a cadet at the Advertiser in 1907 concentrating on sports reporting. Became a sports and parliamentary reporter. In 1915 went to work at the Melbourne Argus where he became Federal political editor, and in 1921 chief of staff. Then editor of the Melbourne Sun News Pictorial in 1924. About 1927 went to London as manager and editor of the Australian Newspapers Cable Service. In 1929 appointed managing editor of the Advertiser, following its acquisition by Keith Murdoch and his Melbourne Herald group, and later became chairman of the Advertiser. He was knighted in 1946, and retired in 1967. One of the founders of the state branch of the Australian Journalists' Association. (Dumas, Lloyd, The Story of a Full Life, 1969; Victor Harbour Times, 21 June 1929, p. 1.)

Duncan, Julie. Journalist. Cadet counsellor at the Advertiser and wife of Attorney-General Peter Duncan.

Duncan, Leslie Samuel (died 1952). Owner and editor of the Border Chronicle from 1908 to 1913 which he sold due to ill health. Managing editor of the Barossa News from 1916 to 1917.

Dungey, Andrew (born 1846). Political theorist, stationer, editor. Between 1888 and 1890, Andrew Dungey wrote a weekly column for the Port Pirie Advocate about land nationalisation and the theories of Henry George, as well as other social issues. He stood for Parliament in 1890. In 1891 he launched a free newspaper, Roughshod, as a vehicle for his views about land nationalisation. In 1895 he was a contributor to the (Labor) Weekly Herald. (Aldine History, vol. 2, p. 637.)

Dunhill, Frank P. Journalist at the Murray Pioneer from 1946.

Dunn, Berkley. Editor of the Port Pirie Standard from 1893 to 1895.

Dunning, Edgar Thomas (1911-). Journalist at the Border Watch 1929. Brother of HG Dunning.

Dunning, Harold Geoffrey (1906-). Journalist at the Border Watch from 1923 until 1932. Brother of ET Dunning.

Durieu, F.W. Worked on the newspapers published by Ebenezer Ward in the 1870s. Published a suburban newspaper in Norwood in the 1880s of which no copies have survived.

Du Rieu, Harry. Owner/editor of the County Light Times although the newspaper never contained an editorial while under his ownership.

Dwyer, Gordon H. Proprietor of the Unley City Star.

Dyer, James Douglas (died 1941). Journalist at the Advertiser, then manager of the River Murray Advocate until 1916 when he became a teacher.

Dyke, WK. Journalist and sub-editor at the Port Pirie Recorder 1930s.

Earl, Lechelle. Journalist at the Border Watch 2006.

Edwards, John Ernest (Jack). (d. 1956). Journalist and editor. Worked at the Port Augusta Dispatch until purchased the Transcontinental newspaper at Port Augusta in partnership with MH Hill in late 1914. Journalist at the News from 1923 until 1941, including writing a column as 'Mr Pim'. Established Whyalla News with WJC Willson in 1940. Jack Edwards was editor until his death in 1956.

Eggers, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm (1854-1947). Son of Wilhelm Eggers.

Eggers, Wilhelm (1828-1882). Printer. Arrived in South Australia from Hannover in 1848 and joined the Register as a compositor. Took over Rudolf Reimer's Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung in 1855. When the Tanunda-based Australische Deutsche Zeitung combined with the Adelaide-based Suedaustralische Zeitung to form the Australische Zeitung in the city in 1875, Eggers became editor of overseas news on the new enterprise. He sold his share to Basedow and Muecke in November 1875. At this time he was editor of the Neue Deutsche Zeitung Fuer Australien. (Adelaide Observer, 4 February 1882, p. 29).

Eimer, Charles. Son of Georg Eimer. Continued as manager of the printing department of the Australische Zeitung after his father's death.

Eimer, Georg Valentin (died 1901). Printer of the revived Suedaustralische Zeitung at Tanunda from January 1859 in partnership with Friedrich Basedow and Charles Barton. Eimer bought out the other two partners and moved the newspaper to Adelaide in 1862, amalgamating it with the Adelaide Deutsche Zeitung. Eimer's new newspaper was named the Suedaustralische Zeitung and Carl Muecke was its editor in the 1860s. In 1875 the Tanunda-based Australische Deutsche Zeitung was combined with the Adelaide-based Suedaustralische Zeitung to form the Australische Zeitung, in the city, and under Eimer's management. Friedrich Basedow, Carl Muecke and William Eggers were in partnership with Eimer. Later sons Charles Eimer and Oscar Basedow ran the newspaper.

Eitel. Editor of the Critic 1907.

Elliott, Cecil Cave (1889-1969). Founding editor of the Victor Harbour Times in 1912. Joint owner with George Jones of the Southern Argus from 1940 until his death. Son of Joseph W. Elliott.

Elliott, Charles Albert Edward (1863-1920). Journalist. Eldest son of Joseph Elliott of the Southern Argus. Worked at the Register from the 1880s, member of the Hansard staff from about 1891. Member of the Advertiser staff for 30 years. (Chronicle, 11 September 1920, p. 34.)

Elliott, James (died 1883). Newspaper editor/owner. Established the Kapunda Herald in partnership with James Scandrett in 1864.

Elliott, Joseph (died 1883). Owner/editor of the Southern Argus from 1871 to 1883.

Elliott, Joseph William Elliott (1859-1939). Son of Joseph Elliott of the Southern Argus. From 1881 his poems were published in his father's newspaper under the initials 'J.W.E.', with many appearing during the period 1890 to 1896. Later Elliott wrote a column 'Jottings by JWE' in the Argus, mostly containing reminiscences of Strathalbyn and newspaper printing history.

Ellis, Cecil JG. Printer, editor/owner. Began work at the Kadina and Wallaroo Times at the age of 14 as a printers' devil. Purchased a share in the business from the Taylor and Pengelley families in 1946 on the death of William Taylor. Purchased further share from Hugh Hughes in 1958, and son Trevor became a partner with him. Also purchased a share in Hughes' other newspaper, the Moonta People's Weekly, in 1950. The two newspapers were merged under the Ellis family in 1966.

Ellis, Michael. Managing editor of the Yorke Peninsula Country Times 2012, having joined the family firm in 1982. Son of Trevor Ellis.

Ellis, Trevor F. Son of CJG Ellis and part owner with him of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times from 1958, which in 1968 became the Yorke Peninsula Country Times.

Ellson, Rob. Journalist. Editor of the Kangaroo Island Islander from 1995 to 2005.

Esau, Ken. Editor of the Chronicle in the 1960s. Great grandson of John Henry Barrow, founder of the Advertiser.

Evans, Charles Louis (1872-1943). Farmer. Wrote for the Naracoorte Herald in the early decades of the 20th century. (Naracoorte Herald, 26 January 1948, p. 5.)

Evans, Henry Congreve, 'Harry' (1860-1899). Journalist. Son of the writer Maude Jeanne Franc. Worked at the Advertiser from leaving school, c. 1876. Became leader of the reporting staff. Wrote 'Member for Saltbush' column. Short stories published in the Port Augusta Dispatch, and Quiz, also in other journals, and the South Australian Christmas Annual 1881 and Savage Club Annual 1885. Co-founder with AT Chandler of Quiz in 1889. (Critic, 14 January 1899, p. 11; Advertiser, 10 January 1899, p. 5.)

Evans, Matilda Jane (died 1886). Widow of a Baptist clergyman, sister of Henry Congreve. Prolific authoress of religious stories, some of which also appeared first as newspaper serials for example in the Wallaroo Times in 1870. (Areas Express, 29 October 1886, p. 3.)

Evans, William James (1862-1904). Journalist. Brother of Harry Evans. Joined the Advertiser c. 1884. Became a member of the literary (reporting) staff 1890. Music and drama critic there and for the Express ('Day to Day'), and Chronicle ('Week to Week'). (Advertiser, 22 September 1904, p. 6.)

Everall, Jean Irven (1870-1926) - Poet and journalist. Conducted the  women's pages at the Daily Herald between 1912 and 1922. She was married to James MacKenzie. (Daily Herald, 1 March 1913, p. 5)

Fagan, W. Reporter at the Salisbury News in the early 1950s.

Farrell, Tom (1917-2012). Journalist. Tailem Bend representative for the Murray Valley Standard. In 1962 appointed chief of staff at the Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald, 1 December, 2012.)

Fatchen, Max (died 2013). Journalist, poet, children's author. Long time journalist with the Advertiser. Also wrote for the News and Sunday Mail.

Fawcett. Co-publisher of the Adelaide Punch 1868.

Fechner, MJ. Barossa and Light Herald.

Ferguson, Penny. Editor at the Port Augusta Transcontinental until 1995.

Fergusson, Alexander. Gawler Times.

Fewster, Richard. Reporter on the Chronicle.

Fielding, Albert (1873-1910). Journalist at the Register in the 1890s.

Finlayson, John Harvey (1843-1915). Joined the staff of the Register in 1859 as a junior reporter, then law reporter, from 1866 leader of the parliamentry reporters, and leader writer from 1870. Acted for editor John Howard Clark, and took over his position permanently on Clark's death in 1878. A year earlier, Finlayson had become a partner in the firm. From 1898 he was the London correspondent for the newspaper. (See PRG 290; Sowden PRG 41 p. 173-191; Critic, 5 February 1898, p. 9; Register, 22 April 1915, p. 5.)

Fischer, Graham. Editor of the Barossa and Light Herald 2012.

Fisher, Andy. Long-serving sub-editor at the Advertiser and son of a former Australian Prime Minister.

Fisher, MN. Eudunda Courier.

Fisher, Maurice Stephen (1887-1968). Fisher worked for the Chronicle and Advertiser, from 1934 to 1962, and with other city newspapers in the 1900s. Fisher took over the popular 'Out among the people' column by 'Rufus' when its original author, Ernest Whitington, died in April 1934, writing as 'Vox'. (See PRG 117.)

Fisher, Tess. Editor of the Loxton News from 2006 to 2008.

Fitchett, Rev. William Henry (1841-1928). Minister, author and journalist. One-time editor of the Melbourne Telegraph, prolific newspaper contributor during his residence in Adelaide.

Fleming, Kylie. Journalist with Messenger Press.

Fleming, Rev. Peter. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth 1916.

Fleming, WT. Co-editor of the South Australian Oddfellows' Magazine 1843-1846.

Flessner, Hans. Editor of the Adelaider Post 1960 to 1962.

Ford, Jane. Journalist at the Advertiser and Sunday Mail 1988-1992. (J. Ford, 2018)

Forster, Anthony (1813-1897). Agent, editor, politician. Sent to South Australia as agent for George Fife Angas in 1841. Was sent again to Australia in 1844 as agent for a banker. In 1853 became joint proprietor of the Register and the Observer with seven others including William Kyffin Thomas. For 12 years Forster was managing proprietor and editor until 1864, when he returned to England. (PRG 526; D 8480 L; Advertiser, 15 January 1897, p. 5.)

Fosdike, Joanne. Cadet journalist at the Murray Valley Standard 2009.

Foster, Berenice (died 1945). Journalist with the Register, then from 1923 until her death employed in writing for the Advertiser women's pages. Sister of Reginald Foster.

Foster, Farrin. Editor of City Mag 2013.

Foster, Reginald Tingey (1891-). Journalist. Born at Kapunda, journalist and then editor at the Register in its last years. London correspondent for the Advertiser 1929-1933. From 1934 editor of the Courier Mail, Brisbane, by 1940 was at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Fox, Charles James. Dismissed as editor of the Irish Harp in October 1871 due to his criticism of Catholic Bishop, Shiell.(Advertiser, 8 November 1871, p. 2.)

Francis, Audrey. Wrote serials for the Chronicle in the 1940s,a nd also conducted the children's pages as 'Aunt Dorothy'.

Francis, Brian. Journalist. Employed at the Advertiser, ABC, News, Melbourne Herald and the Sunday Mail from 1954 to 1988. With South Australian governor, Sir Mark Oliphant, instigated the Sunday Mail "walks with Nature" column. Winner of News Ltd Top Story Award, 1966. Now lives in retirement in New South Wales.

Franklin, Eric (1919-2013). Journalist. Began as journalist at the Border Watch from 1935 to 1940, then the Spectator (Hamilton, Victoria), and next at the Warnambool Standard. In 1947 became the ABC's Adelaide politics reporter, and between 1953 and 1972 political reporter at the Advertiser, as well as writing boating, caravanning and travel columns. (Advertiser 7 December 2013, p. 82)

Frearson, Robert Sands (1853-1937). Joined brothers Samuel and Septimus, printers and innovative publishers of early Adelaide illustrated newspapers. Moved to Western Australia in 1891 as representative of the business. Retrned to Adelaide and managed the brothers' printing business until it was sold, then founded an advertising and publishing business. (Chronicle, 11 February 1937, p. 15.)

Frearson, Samuel (1845-1887). Printer, newspaper publisher. Worked as printer for Charles Platt, bookseller and stationer. Took over the firm in 1868 and developed the commercial printing arm of the business into newspaper publishing, founding the Illustrated Adelaide News from 1875 with brother Septimus. (Printed at the Advertiser.) Later brother Robert Frearson joined the firm. Pioneered a variety of newly developing newspaper illustration technologies, including the use of half-tone and photographic newspaper illustration from 1887. From 1879 the brothers became early exponents of sensational news reporting in the form of macabre deaths and shocking crimes. (Register, 3 October 1887, p. 2.)

Frearson, Septimus (1849-1932). Printer, newspaper publisher. Joined brother Samuel in printing firm in 1869 and became joint publisher of the Illustrated Adelaide News in 1874, and later of related titles, Frearson's Weekly Illustrated, then Frearson's Monthly Illustrated Adelaide News, and finally the Pictorial Australian. Travelled to Western Australia in 1895 and established the Norseman newspaper at Norseman in 1896. (Advertiser, 2 September 1932, p. 13; West Australian, 26 August 1932, p. 14.)

Friedrichs, H. Jamestown Review ?

Friend, B. Harry.

Fuller, HE. Architect. Art critic at the Advertiser from 1931 to 1952. (Advertiser 23 September 1952, p. 2.)

Furner-Taylor, Clara (1845-1915) (nee Ockenden). Owner of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times from 1907, following the death of her second husband, David Taylor, one of the founding partners of the newspaper.

Gage, Alfred William. Printer, newspaper owner. Worked at the Jamestown Review from 1880, owned the newspaper from 1899 to 1919.

Gairdner, Robert (died 1935). Contributed articles to the Naracoorte Herald. (Naracoorte Herald, 26 January 1948, p. 5.)

Gale, Jason (1970-). Journalist at the Stock Journal from 1991 to 1996. Inaugural editor of the Stock Journal's specialist viticulture and horticulture publication, The Grower, in 1995. Joined Bloomberg News in 2000.

Gall, David (1824-1887). Printer and journalist. Arrived in South Australia in 1850. With partner Sheridan, published the Comet, which he retired from in 1873. This included his letters and opinion pieces about providing employment through local industry and preserving the parklands, about which he also wrote to the Register. Correspondent for the South Eastern Star, writing as 'Delta'. An amateur artist, his son Ernest Gall became a well regarded photographer. (Advertiser, 27 December 1887, p. 7; Observer, 23 December 1887, p. 23.)

Garcia, Sara. Editor of the Whyalla News 2012.

Gardner, James. Policeman, journalist. Left the police force to become a journalist at the Advertiser.

Gare, Victor Cromwell. Journalist, minister. Journalist at the Register for six years, then at the Hamilton Spectator (Victoria) for three years before training as a Baptist minister in Melbourne.

Garland, Hugh G. (died 1918). Journalist. Trained at the Register Port Adelaide office prior to enlisting in the Army in 1915. In 1917 wrote a series of war sketches for the Register, which were published in book form after his death, together with some of his poems. (Register, 15 May 1918, p. 7.)

Garran, Andrew (1825-1901). Journalist and M.P. Trained as a Congregational minister in London, arriving in South Australia in 1851. In partnership with William Whitridge began the Austral Examiner in 1851. Editor of the Observer and Register 1854-1855. In 1856 began work with the Sydney Morning Herald, becoming editor in 1873. Retired from the newspaper in 1886. Entered N.S.W. Parliament. (Observer 26 April 1856, p. 6; 'Out among the people by Vox', Chronicle 2 April 1964, p. 63, Australian Dictionary of Biography.)

Gavens, Harry. Journalist at the Border Watch 1910 to 1916, then at the Port Pirie Recorder.

George, Elizabeth (nee Baker) (died 1953). Journalist. Women's columnist at the Register writing under the pen name 'Elizabeth Leigh'. When the Register closed she conducted the women's pages the Advertiser, the Chronicle and later also the Mail. Retired in the mid 1940s. (See archival record D 6367)

George, Esmond. Journalist at the Register News Pictorial 1929.

Gibson, Rev. William. Methodist minister. Kingston correspondent for the Naracoorte Herald from 1909 until the 1920s. (Naracoorte Herald, 26 January 1948, p. 5.)

Giddings, William John Peter (1861-1938). Journalist. Joined the Advertiser in 1872, compiling social news, also drama critic. Became the newspaper's special commissioner in London in 1886. Covered the various colonial exhibitions including the 1887 Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition. Became editor of the Silver Age, Broken Hill, from 1890, the Tamworth News in 1894. Moved to the Golden Age in 1895, the London British Australasian 1n 1896, the Newcastle Morning Herald in 1897. Returned to Adelaide and became editor of Fauldings Journal 1899 to 1913, founded a local British Australasian in 1901, and was editor of the Standard from 1913 to 1918. (Advertiser, 2 June 1890, p. 4; Chronicle, 4 August 1938, p. 46.)

Gilbert, William Barlow (d. 1893). Journalist with James Allen at the Adelaide Times and the Weekly Dispatch. Then worked for the Melbourne Argus.

Gilbertson, Matt. Busker and journalist. Columnist for the Sunday Mail and the Advertiser's 'Adelaide Confidential' column, 2014.

Giles, CR. (died 1915). Journalist at the Advertiser.

Gilpin, Alex (1911-1935). Journalist at the News for nearly five years, then from early 1934 at Perth Daily News. Killed in a plane accident.

Glasson, Joseph (died 1938). Musician and composer. Wrote series of articles about his early memories of Kadina, published in the Kadina and Wallaroo Times during August 1933.

Glusauskas, Jurgis. Publisher of the Lithuanian newspaper, Australijos Lietuvis.

Glynn, Patrick McMahon (Paddy) (1855-1931). Lawyer, editor, Member of Parliament. Editor of Kapunda Herald 1883 to 1891.

Godfrey, T. Editor of the Wallaroo Times in the 1870s.

Goers, Hermann Carl (Charlie) (1873-1945). Employed at Barossa News from its inception in 1908, becoming manager in 1914 and managing editor in 1919.

Golding, H. (died 1916). Journalist at the South Eastern Star (Mount Gambier), then in Adelaide. Bought a share in a Victorian country newspaper prior to enlistment during the First World War.

Goldsworthy, Ian. Sub-editor at the Advertiser.

Goncalves, Virgil. Journalist, editor. Joined the Whyalla News in 1987.

Goode, Angela. Author. Columnist at the Advertiser.

Gordon, David John (1865-1946). Became manager of the Port Adelaide office of the Register in 1888. In 1891 the newspaper sent him with the explorer Giles, after which he wrote many articles about the interior of Australia. Financial and commercial editor from 1893. Agricultural editor of the Observer, writing as 'Wuronga'. Promoted to editorial staff in 1899 as leader writer and acting associate editor of the Register. Became chief of the Hansard staff. In 1911 entered Parliament. (Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, pp. 51-52.)

Gordon, Lillias. Journalist at the Advertiser until1931.

Gorey, Michael. Editor. Resigned as editor of the Border Watch in 2010.

Gosse, Nan. Social columnist at the News prior to her marriage to Maxwell Hole in 1934.

Gough, Irene. Was 'Possum' of the Mail children's pages until 1940.

Govett, Ernest (1856-). Journalist at the Advertiser becoming sub-editor until 1890 when he became proprietor of the Silver Age at Broken Hill, and the Broken Hill Budget. Moved to newspapers in Victoria and NSW. Champion chess player. Moved to London 1897 as special agent for the State Bank of South Australia. In 1915 left for the USA. (Barrier Miner, 28 October 1891, p. 2.)

Graham, Dierdre. Journalist at Pinnaroo Border Times 2009.

Grainger, Henry Allerdale (1848-1923). Journalist and politician. Following a newspaper career in America, Grainger arrived in Adelaide in 1876 and in 1878 founded the Australian Star with William Watson. Grainger was the editor. In 1876 he was writing for the Observer Miscellany with a story for children. Elected to Parliament 1884. (Register, 21 June 1886, p. 7; Border Watch, 19 December 1888, p. 4.; Quiz, 13 June 1895, p. 4; Chronicle, 29 December 1923, p. 40.)

Grasby, William Catton (1859-1930). Teacher. Purchased the Garden and Field in 1891 after a time as headmaster of Roseworthy Agricultural College. From 1904 agricultural editor at the West Australian and the Western Mail under owner Charles Harper. (Daily News, 27 October 1930, p. 4.)

Grealy, Michael. General reporter and also industrial reporter at the Advertiser.

Gregory, Julie. Journalist. Began working for the Border Watch and Messenger Press from 1978. Then three stints as a reporter at the Advertiser: from 1979 to 1983, 1984 to 1988, and 1994 to 1995. (Julie Gregory, 2018)

Greig, Alex. Reporter at theMurray Bridge Bridge Observer 1971.

Green, Henry Thompson (1894-1934). Journalist. Printer at the Daily Herald prior to the First World War. Returned to the newspaper as a printers' reader after the war, before becoming a journalist there. In 1925 joined the Advertiser. (Chronicle, 30 August 1934, p. 26.)

Green, Ivan H. Journalist at the Border Watch, moved to the Narracoorte Herald 1935. Then to the Bendigo Advertiser in 1940, and in 1941 to the Melbourne Argus.

Green, Rev. Matthew Wood (died 1914). Member of the New Zealand Parliament before coming to Adelaide. Editor of the Alliance and Temperance News, a newspaper published in support of temperance, that is, abstaining from drinking alcohol in excess. The newspaper was founded in Adelaide in 1889. Described as a prolific writer for the press generally - possibly in letters to the editor. (Advertiser, 30 September 1914, p. 9.)

Greenberg, RR. Journalist at the Daily Telegraph (Sydney) then the Sunraysia Daily (Mildura) and joined the Murray Pioneer in 1949.

Greenwood, Graham Norman. Journalist at the Mount Gambier Border Watch, and later editor of the Stock Journal. Subsequently editor of the Farm Weekly, Western Australia. Biographer of Allan Scott. OAM award 2017.

Greig, Alex. Staff reporter at the Bridge Observer 1971.

Grey, Fred. Auctioneer and shipping agent. In partnership with James Cowan established the Port Pirie Standard in 1889.

Griffith, Pat. Journalist at the Advertiser 1970s.

Grimes, EH. Herald.

Grosvenor, G. Arch (1911-2008). Journalist. Began work at the Victor Harbour Times in 1925 aged 14 and was editor from age 18. Author of 'Gleanings by Gleaner' in the Times from February 1933. Left in March 1938 to join the Murray Pioneer. Editor for 27 years. From 1952 sporting commentator on Radio 5RM, and ABC news correspondent for the Riverland. Subsequently the Advertiser's country editor for 21 years. In his retirement he was Bowling editor for the Advertiser and wrote for the SA Bowler magazine.

Grover, Harry. Editor of the Mail from 1928, then to the News as associate editor. Previously employed at the Melbourne Herald. (Chronicle, 23 April 1931, p. 43.)

Grundy, Edward Lindley (1795-1875). Teacher, company secretary, editor, politician. Editor of the Irish Harp to 1869, of the Bunyip in the same period, and later the Gawler Standard. Elected to Parliament 1860. (Register, 30 January 1875, p. 6.)

Gurr, Caleb George (1856-1929). Auctioneer and printer. Publisher of the Weekly News 1904-1918. (Advertiser, 9 October 1929, p. 18.)

Gurr, Johnny. Editor of the Loxton News until 1964, then became an ABC regional journalist with Radio 5MV.

Guthrie, Bruce. Journalist and editor. Editor of a number of high profile newspapers and magazines, including the Age, Herald-Sun (Melbourne) and People Magazine. Co-founder with Eric Beecher of the online Indaily.

Hague, Reece. Journalist at the Register and Advertiser, then worked in Canada.

Hailes, Nathaniel (1802-1879). Hailes was an early Adelaide auctioneer and first secretary of the South Australian Institute - the fore runner to the State Library. Writing as 'Timothy Short', he contributed popular satirical and humorous articles to the Southern Australian 1839, and other early Adelaide newspapers. In 1841 he established the first newspaper in Adelaide to include (crude) illustrations, in the form of loose inserts, the Adelaide Independent and Cabinet of Amusement. When this closed at the end of 1841, he established a second newspaper, the Adelaide free press, of which no issues have survived.

Hailstone, Barry. Long serving Advertiser health and science reporter, feature writer and columnist. Also contributor to Australian medical publications and international science journals.

Hales, Alfred Arthur Greenwood, 'Smiler' (1860-1936). Journalist, war correspondent, detective novelist. Hales was one of three Adelaide brothers involved in newspapers. Amongst his earliest work were serials appearing in the Frearson brothers' illustrated newspapers. For a time he worked in Broken Hill, writing as 'Smiler' and then for newspapers in Sydney. Published the Standard from about 1893, before joining brothers James and Frederick to publish the Mining Review in 1896. In 1897 was working at Coolgardie and worked variously as a prospector and newspaper editor, before founding the Coolgardie Mining Review with his brother Frank. Next the brothers founded the Boulder Star. He joined up for the Boer War from Western Australia, sending back war reports, and famously became a war correspondent for the London Daily News. Also wrote reports for the Advertiser. Wounded and taken prisoner. Was with war correspondent William Lambie when the latter was killed. After the war, he wrote more than 50 novels, including a series of detective novels with the hero 'McGlusky'. ('Reckless Writer,' Parade, February 1953, pp. 38-39; Advertiser, 31 December 1936, p. 16.)

Hales, Frederick Clifford Greenwood (died 1933). Editor/owner with his brothers, AAG and JGG Hales, of the Mining Standard. (Chronicle, 10 August 1933, p. 50.)

Hales, James George Greenwood (1851-1911). Editor/owner with his brothers, AAG and FCG Hales, of the Mining Standard. Elected to Parliament 1875. (Register, 1 November 1911, p. 6.)

Hall, Andrew. Features sub-editor, then editorial manager of the Advertiser until July 1999.

Hambidge, Frank Wyly (1910-). Editor, newspaper owner. Editor of the Murray Valley Standard from 1934 to 1941. Following service during the Second World War he worked at the Burnie Advocate in Tasmania, then purchased the Murray Valley Standard in 1950. Handed the newspaper to his son Michael in 1967.

Hambidge, Mike. Journalist and editor. Trained as a journalist with his father at the Burnie Advocate, Tasmania. Editor of the Bridge Observer. Became owner of the Murray Valley Standard following the retirement of his father, and editor on the departure of Ray Wells. Later became director and proprietor of the Standard. Sold the newspaper in 1988. Son of Frank Hambidge.

Hamilton, George (1812-1883). Sailor, overlander, artist, poet, author, police commissioner and journalist. Arrived from Sydney overlanding cattle in 1839. Work published in Adelaide newspapers for many years. On retirement from the South Australian Police Force in 1881, became editor of Frearson's Weekly until his death in 1883.

Hamilton, Jodie. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1997 to 2007.

Hammond, William E. Editor/owner of the Mercury 1849 to 1851, then moved the newspaper to the Victorian gold diggings.

Hamra, Paul. Managing director of Solstice Media, publisher of Independent Weekly.

Hancock, Hedley (1920-2007). Journalist at Balaklava Producer, then at the Mount Gambier Border Watch, where he later became editor.

Hancock, William. Purchased the Balaklava Central Advocate in 1910. In 1923 he went into partnership with SW Osborne, who later became sole proprietor.

Handley, George Russell (died 1944). Journalist in England in the 1880s, and later in Australia. Worked for newspapers in Newcastle and Broken Hill before coming to Adelaide and working at the Daily Herald. Worked for the Renmark Pioneer from 1912, and then from 1913 the Mount Barker Courier, while he was based at Murray Bridge. Brief stint at the Register from 1915 to 1916, then back working from Murray Bridge for the Mount Barker Courier until 1934. At Port Pirie Recorder, until joining the airforce 1940. Mainly worked as a police reporter in the city. (Register, 12 February 1916, p. 29; Mount Barker Courier 28 January 1921, p. 4; Advertiser 13 March 1944, p. 7.)

Handley, Thomas B. Letters to the press 1897.

Handshin, Mia. Columnist at the Advertiser prior to unsuccessfully standing for Federal Parliament in 2007.

Hankel, Valmai. Librarian and wine connoisseur. Began writing wine column for Adelaide Review in late 1995, and a wine history column for Winestate in 1997.

Hann, Denis. Editor of the Loxton News from 1964 until 2002.

Hansen, Sharon. Editor of the Murray Valley Standard 2009. Employed at the newspaper from 1984.

Hanson, Richard Davies (1805-1876). Lawyer, politician. Hanson had been a newspaper editor in both London and in Wellington (New Zealand) before he arrived in Adelaide in 1846. He then worked for a time as a journalist at the Register, including leader (editorial) work, as well as practising as a lawyer. (Register, 25 March 1876, pp. 1-2.)

Harcus, Rev. William (c.1823-1876). Congregational minister and newspaper publisher. Joined the South Australian Register in 1862 as a part-time journalist, giving up his ministry at Clayton Church in 1865. From 1868 joined the South Australian Advertiser, becoming editor when JH Barrow died in 1874. Particularly remembered for his 'Laconic Leaders' column. (See PRG 304; 'The late Mr W. Harcus, JP', South Australian Register, 11 August 1876, p. 4; Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 4, pp. 340-341.)

Harding, Cynthia. Journalist. Edited the women's column for the Stock Journal in the 1960s.

Hardy, Thomas. Contributed articles to Garden and Field.

Harfull, Liz. Journalist at a number of regional newspapers since the 1980s, and author of several histories.

Harper, JC. Editor of the Millicent Times (renamed the South Eastern Times) from 1905 to 1907.

Harris, Max (1921-1995). Poet, critic, commentator, bookseller, publisher. His first poems were published in the children's pages of the Sunday Mail. In 1940 co-founded the literary and art journal, Angry Penguins. In 1941 briefly edited On Dit, the Adelaide University student newspaper. Compiled the sometimes controversial 'Browsing' column for the Australian over many years, and also wrote for the Sunday Mail in the 1970s. Opened the Mary Martin bookshop in Adelaide. Father of Samela Harris.

Harris, Samela. Journalist. Editor of On Dit, Adelaide University student newspaper in 1964. Employed at the News 1965 to 1969, critic and Australia's first female Aussie Rules columnist. Based in London with AAP/Reuter between 1970 and 1971, then in Edinburgh with the Evening News 1971 to 1972. Adelaide Bureau Stringer for the Australian 1980 to 1984. Also editor of newsletter, Mary's Own Paper 1980 to 1984, drawing on her father's earlier bookshop publication. Joined the Advertiser in 1985, and worked as journalist, columnist, critic, arts editor, features writer, internet writer, blogger. Inaugural online editor of the Advertiser website, Adelaide Now. Retired from the Advertiser in 2010. Daughter of Max Harris.

Harris, Thomas W. Journalist at the Register in the 1880s, then to Sydney. Also partner with A. Lovekin in a law reporting and news agency in the same period.

Harry, Thomas (died 1914). Journalist. Prolific newspaper correspondent in the 1890s, and proprietor of the National Defence League newspaper, the Country from 1893. Freelance work appeared in Australian and English newspapers. Later Hansard reporter. (Renmark Pioneer, 28 August 1908, p. 2.)

Harte, Chris (1947-) Journalist. Worked at the Kentish Times and then the Croydon Advertiser 1965 to 1971. Moved to South Australia working for the state government in public relations from 1975 to 1984. Broadcaster on 5RM between 1983 and 1990. Joined the Australian in 1985 and then the News in 1989. Returned to the UK in 1990 working as Stringer for the Daily Telegraph and for BBC Radio Four until 2006 and then at Nation Radio from 2006 until the present. Author of some 59 books about his years as a sports reporter and about the history of sport.

Hawkes, Liz (died 1968). Journalist at the Advertiser prior to her death in a car accident.

Hawkes, Morgan (1849-1900). Businessman employed as freelance journalist at the Register, mainly as one of the poetry writers of the 'Geoffrey Crabthorne' column in the 1870s, in particular contributing 'Lunatic lyrics' for the column. Some of his work published as Lays and Lyrics in 1900. Wrote stories as 'Heron Shaw' in the Observer Miscellany. (Sowden PRG 41 p. 170-172; Critic, 15 April 1899, p. 15; Advertiser, 8 August 1900, p. 10.)

Hay, William. Publisher and printer. Began work as an apprentice printer at the Register in 1839. Later for many years printer of the Advertiser.

Hazlitt, William (1811-1893). Journalist. Son of a well-known London journalist. Hazlitt worked with Charles Dickens at the Morning Chronicle and later wrote for Dickens' Household Words. With his wife he came to Adelaide in the mid 1850s and conducted the short-lived Peoples' Journal, of which unfortunately no copies have survived. From Adelaide the Hazlitts went to Victoria and then returned to London.

Henderson, Andrew (died 1920). Journalist at the Port Pirie Recorder.

Henderson, John. Editor/owner of the scurrilous Southern Star newspaper. A Victorian journalist who briefly lived in Adelaide and ran this newspaper until his dishonest dealings with employees was revealed and the newspaper closed through insolvency.

Hennessey, James O'Dwyer (c.1848-1897). Editor and publisher of the Irish Harp in 1869. Later worked at the Advertiser, possibly as a compositor? (Chronicle, 16 September 1937, p. 66.)

Hennessey, John D. Author of newspaper serials, for example 'An Australian Bush Track,' in Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser from April 1896.

Henstridge, Amy Gertrude (1878-1969). Owner of the Stanley Herald (Snowtown) 1915 to 1924, purchased the Wooroora Producer in 1926, until 1932. Her family continued running the newspaper until 1975. Mother of Hector Henstridge.

Henslowe, Leonard. Journalist. Sydney representative for the Critic in 1903. Prolific writer, drama critic and sportsman. 

Henstridge, Hector (1910-). Took over the Wooroora Producer (later titled simply the Producer) from his mother in 1932, which he ran until 1975.

Hetzel, Colin. Owner/editor of the Waikerie River News which he and his wife established in 1955. Sold in 1962.

Hetzel, Meg. Journalist for the Waikerie River News from the time it was establsihed by her and her husband in 1955, until 1962.

Hewitt, John Augustine (died 1899). Apparently at one time associated with the Irish Harp, possibly as a printer?

Hicks, John Thomas (died 1957). Partner with Robert Hughes (and later his son Hugh Hughes) in the ownership of the Moonta People's Weekly from 1893 to 1946. (People's Weekly, 3 MAy 1957, p. 2.)

Hicks, Robert. Journalist at the Register, and then at the West Australian, in the 1920s.

Hill, AW. Assistant sporting editor at the Advertiser in the 1880s, until leaving for London. He used the pen name 'Kangaroo'.

Hill, Brian. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1959 to 1970.

Hill, Claude. Journalist at the Border Watch until 1927, then sub-editor at the Register and from 1931 at the Advertiser where he remained for over 25 years.

Hill, Elizabeth. Associate editor of Adelaide Review 1985.

Hill, Ernestine. Journalist. Contributed a series of articles to the Advertiser during 1934, describing her travels in Central and Northern Australia. (Advertiser, 23 May 1934, p. 14.)

Hill, Joan. Women's columnist in the Yorke Peninsula Country Times in the 1980s.

Hill, Joseph Augustus (died 1904). Laura correspondent for the Advertiser for many years. (Chronicle, 23 July 1904, p. 11.)

Hill, Maurice Henry. Printer. Employed at the Port Augusta Dispatch, then co-owner with John Edwards of the Port Augusta Transcontinental from 1914 to 1927. Founded the Port Lincoln Times in 1927 with Ken Robertson. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1937 to 1959. Also owned shares in the Port Pirie Recorder.

Hill, PT. Involved with the Free Press (Norwood) in the 1880s.

Hill, TP (died 1879). Civil servant and elocution teacher. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1870s. Died in Victoria.

Hillier, William Hallows (1821-1891). Apprentice at the Register newspaper from its inception in London in 1836. Then opened business as bookseller, stationer and printer. Publisher of Bell's Life in Adelaide and Farm and Garden. Subsequently printer and reader for the Government Printer. (Register, 26 May 1891, p. 3.)

Hiscock, Ernest John (1868-1894). Cricketer and teacher. Resigned from teaching to become secretary of the Single Tax League and editor of their newspaper, the Pioneer. From 1893 followed JM Day as editor of the Voice until its closure. (Register, 17 December 1894, p. 6; Chronicle, 22 December 1894, p. 8; Weekly Herald, 21 December 1894, p. 3.)

Hoare, Benjamin (1842-1932). Apprentice at the Portland Chronicle, Victoria at age 15. Editor of the Irish Harp in late 1869, then the Gawler Bunyip. Founded the Geelong Times and the Colac Reformer. Then to Melbourne and joined the Daily Telegraph. Became leader writer at the Melbourne Age from 1890 until 1922. Author of several books, including a collection of poems. (Border Watch, 13 September 1927, p. 5 and 20 March 1928, p. 1; Advertiser, 9 August 1927, p. 13.)

Hocking, Martin Charles (c.1857-1927). Brother of Sydney and Percy Hocking. Joined the South Australian Advertiser in 1887 as a literary editor. Subsequently became the sporting editor, concentrating on horse racing under the pen name 'Tatiara', and general sports news as 'Phaeton', until his death in 1927. Also wrote a column for the Sydney Referee and Sunday Times, as well as contributing articles to newspapers in Western Australia. (Register, 7 January 1927, p. 8; Kalgoorlie Miner, 11 January 1927, p. 4.)

Hocking, Percy (1862-1900). Brother of Martin and Sydney Hocking. Worked in the Adelaide Stock Exchange until joining his brother (Sydney Hocking) in the running of the Kalgoorlie Miner from 1895.

Hocking Sydney (1859-1935). Brother of Martin and Percy Hocking. Mining reporter for the Advertiser 1874 to 1888, then Broken Hill correspondent for syndicate of Melbourne and Sydney evening newspapers. In 1894 was the Coolgardie correspondent for the Advertiser, West Australian and the Melbourne Argus. Then editor of Golden Age and Goldfields Courier. Purchased the Western Argus at Kalgoorlie, then with his brother Percy he established the Kalgoorlie Miner in 1895, which he ran for the rest of his life, together with the Kalgoorlie Western Miner. (Critic, 11 June 1898, p. 8; Register, 28 May 1923, p. 10.)

Holden, Annette Gail (1961-). Journalist and editor. Worked for 5DN as 'Jeff's Junior' (Jeff Medwell) and in the newsroom 1976 to 1977, then at Australian Consolidated Press 1978 to 1979. Joined the News 1979 with general rounds, finance, politics and was editor of Sunday Mail 'Possum's Pages' until 1985. Then National court reporting for Murdoch press. ABC radio news from 1985 to 1989 as reporter and sub editor in Adelaide and regional stations, then sub editor in Perth and Albany, followed by Chief Sub Editor, Chief of Staff and News Editor in Canberra. Ministerial support roles in the Federal government from 1989 to 2000, as well as front pages (night) editor for the Canberra Times from 1989 to 1990.Working in public relations since 2000. Travel writer for national and international publications since 1982. Daughter of Geoff Holden. (Annette Holden, 2018)

Holden, Emma Eleanor (1858-1892). Music teacher. Daughter of reporter William Holden of the Register. She wrote for the newspaper up until her early death, including serial stories. (Register, 29 March 1892, p. 3.)

Holden, Geoffrey William (Geoff) (1936-). Journalist. Journalist at the Advertiser and Sunday Advertiser until 2001 with associated work at Radio 5SE from 1950 to 1962. General reporter, police roundsman, Melbourne and the south east representative, country editor and sub-editor. Secondment to television station ADS7 at its establishment in 1959, as assistant to the News Editor. Moved into public relations and established GW Holden and Associates. Son of George Holden, brother to Roger Holden and descendant of William Holden. (Annette Holden, 2018)

Holden, Richard Gary (Rick) (1968-). Journalist. Cadetship at the News 1987. Reporter for the News and Sunday Mail 1987-1992. Broadcaster, reporter, newsreader and bureau chief for ABC Radio 5CK at Port Augusta 1992-1995. Police courts, regional and local government reporter at the Advertiser from 1995 to 2000. Sub-editor at Advertiser and Sunday Mail from 2000 to 2010. Print sub editor and digital news producer for the Herald Sun (Melbourne) since 2011. Son of Roger Holden. Descended from William Holden. (Rick Holden, 2018)

Holden, Roger George (1941-). Journalist and editor. Son of a linotype operator, completed cadetship at the Advertiser in the 1960s and became bureau chief in Whyalla. In 1964 hand picked as sub-editor on the newly established Australian. Sub-editor of the Sun (London) 1965, then chief sub-editor/night editor at the Daily Sketch and Daily Express. Returned to Adelaide as a journalist at the News in 1972. Editor of the Sunday Mail from 1980 to 1983, and deputy editor, editor and finally managing director of the News between 1983 and 1988. Proprietor of the News at the time of its closure in 1992. Member of the Press Council of Australia from 1989 to 1992. Son of George Holden and descendant of William Holden, father of Rick Holden. (Rick Holden, 2018)

Holden, William (1808-1897). An associate of Isaac Pitman, Holden arrived in Adelaide in 1838, with Pitman's brother Jacob. He began work at the Register in 1851 where he introduced shorthand. Retired 1896. Was the only journalist left in Adelaide during the gold rush to Victoria in 1851. Compiled statistical and astronomical columns in the Register, also wrote about art and music, and was 'The Riddler' of the Observer and the Evening Journal. Several of his descendants have worked within the Adelaide press. (PRG 610; Register, 12 October 1897, p. 5.)

Holder, Frederick W. (1850-1909). Teacher, politician and journalist. First editor of the Burra Record in 1877, and later proprietor. Elected to Parliament in 1887. Wrote a series of articles about the pastoral industry for the Register in the early 1890s. Became Premier in 1899, and elected to Federal Parliament in 1901.

Holderhead, Sheradyn. Journalist with Messenger Press 2015.

Holland, FA. Printer of Direct Action.

Holloway, Charles (1882-1954). Joined the Advertiser in 1907 and later became assistant to the turf writer ('Tatiara', Mart Hocking) who he took over from in 1927. Wrote as 'Gambier'.

Holman, Andrew. Journalist, editor. Began work at the Islander (Kangaroo Island) and then worked with various regional newspapers in South Australia and Victoria before becoming editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1983 to 1986. Worked at the News, Sunday Mail and Advertiser in positions including senior reporter, chief of staff and sports editor. Was night editor of the Advertiser. Transferred to the Cairns Post in 2010. Editor of the Hobart Mercury before being appointed editor of the Adelaide Sunday Mail in 2014.

Holtze, Alexis I (died 1923). Garden and Field, Critic.

Honor, Shami. Contributor to Aspire South Australia.

Hood, Francis Wighton (died 1904). Partner with Ebenezer Ward in publishing the Farmers' Weekly Messenger in 1874.

Howard, Steve. Journalist and editor. Editor of the Mercury (Hobart) then became editor of the Advertiser until 1999.

Howell, G. Newspaper proprietor. Established a short-lived newspaper at Norwood in 1885, in partnership with John Richards. This was probably titled Free Press. No copies have survived.

Howell, Harold G. Joined Eric Sprigg in partnership as owners of the Border Chronicle (Bordertown) from 1946 until 1949.

Howell-Price, Michelle. Joined Advertiser as cadet journalist under Bob Jervis.

Howitt, William and Mary. The famous English poet, author and traveler came to South Australia in 1858, following a stint on the Bendigo goldfields. In Adelaide the two edited a newspaper named the People's journal. (South Australian register, 12 July, 1858, p. 3) Unfortunately no known copies of the newspaper have survived.

Hudson, Keith. Sub-editor of the Advertiser.

Huebbe, Ulrich. Lawyer. Editor of the Neue Deutsche Zeitung Fuer Australien from 1875 until March 1876.

Hughes, Harry. Compositor employed by the Register. Set up his own newspaper, the People's Journal, September 1857, which lasted at least six issues. No surviving copies known. (Register, 8 October 1857, p. 2)

Hughes, Hugh (1904-). Son of Robert John Hughes. Following his father's death in 1952, became partner with his father's original partner, John Thomas Hicks, in the ownership of the Moonta People's Weekly.

Hughes, Peter. Sub-editor at the Advertiser c. 1970s.

Hughes, Robert John (1873-1952). In partnership with John Hicks, took over the Moonta People's Weekly in 1893. At his death, his son Hugh Hughes joined the partnership.

Hunt, Nigel. Police roundsman at the News, then same at Advertiser, also general reporter, features writer, chief-of-staff. Became senior writer at the Sunday Mail specialising in crime. Author of The First Police Union.

Hussey, Charles H. (1832-1899). Teacher, shopkeeper and political theorist. Published the short-lived Southern Freeman newspaper. Brother to Henry Hussey. Newspaper correspondent on the topics of restricting spending in the public service and constitutional reform. (Advertiser, 10 January 1899, p. 7; Register, 9 January 1899, p. 6.)

Hussey, Henry (1825-1903). Printer. Hussey worked as a compositor for George Dehane, before going into business on his own in 1850. Then worked at the Register when William Kyffin Thomas went to the Victorian goldfields, so that his name appeared in the imprint as publisher. Produced South Australia's first religious journal, the Christian Intelligencer 1851. From 1870 wrote much of the material in the right-wing Protestant Advocate. (Register, 8 May 1903, p. 6; Advertiser, 8 May 1903, p. 6.)

Hussey, Henry Burt (1861?-1882). Printer and artist. Contributed wood engravings to Frearson's Weekly, and the Illustrated Adelaide News. Son of Henry Hussey.

Hutchings, Henry (died 1875). Journalist at the Advertiser and Chronicle from soon after they were established in 1858 as a courts reporter. Later a teacher. (Register, 10 December 1875, p. 5.)

Hutchins, H. First police reporter at the Advertiser 1858.

Hutchison, James (1859-1909). Printer, newspaper publisher and politician. Arrived in Adelaide from Aberdeen, Scotland 1884. Worked as compositor at the Register until the 1889 printers' strike, then began a printing business with two fellow employees. In 1889 founded Quiz in partnership with Harry Evans. Entered Parliament in 1898. Left Quiz in 1901 to edit the Weekly Herald until 1903. (Chronicle, 11 December 1909, p. 43; Herald 11 December 1909, p. 9; Cyclopedia of South Australia, p. 184.)

Hytten, T. Economist, journalist. In Tasmania worked as cable editor for The World. A Norwegian, he worked as a journalist at the News in 1926, while studying economics. He left to become lecturer on Economics at the State Library of Tasmania. Later economic advisor at the Bank of New South Wales.

Ianella, Antimo. Journalist for the Advertiser's 'Adelaide Confidential' column 2014.

Inger, Hugh. Court reporter at the Advertiser.

Irving, Jack Clive (died 1961). Produced the Berri Community News and the Berri News. In 1960 he also began publishing the Loxton News.

Isaacs, George (died 1876). A popular and prolific journalist. Used the pen name 'A. Pendragon'. Isaac's articles appeared in various newspapers of the 1860s, including Bell's life in Adelaide, Adelaide Observer, and Pasquin. He also published a magazine, Number One, which lasted for only one issue, but which he followed by producing the Critic for two years. Isaacs wrote poems and plays, many of his burlesques were performed in Adelaide and Melbourne in the 1860s. His poem, 'The Myrtle' was set to music. He wrote at least one novel, The Queen of the South, set on the Victorian gold diggings. Co-founder of the Gawler Bunyip, with Jefferson Stow 1863. In 1872 he published a short-lived comic newspaper, the Week's Doings, of which no known copies have survived. Writing for the South Australian Licensed Victuallers' Gazette at the time of his death. He also wrote 'poetical advertisements' for the Adelaide press. (D6668 Misc.; Register, 26 February 1876, p. 6; Border Watch, 19 February 1876, p. 3.)

Jackson, Trevor. Sports writer at the Mount Gambier Border Watch 2015.

Jacobs, Arthur A. Journalist at the Advertiser prior to enlisting during the First World War.

Jaensch, Mike. Journalist, editor. Began work at Wimmera-Mail Times (Horsham), moving to the Adelaide News in 1972. Then in the News' London Bureau, and at the Sun. At Advertiser from 1978 to 2001, first as news and sports sub-editor, becoming chief sub-editor and night editor. Then sub-editor of Winestate and SA Life, also Independent Weekly. Currently freelance editor. Husband of Bunty Parsons. (Bunty Parsons, 2018)

Jagoe, Richard (1833-1899). Began working as shipping reporter for the Adelaide Times in the 1850s, and was subsequently shipping reporter for the Register and Advertiser until shortly before his death. Eustace Mitford of Pasquin reputedly dubbed Jagoe 'The Sandhill Savage', which stuck till his death. In 1885 he conducted the controversial English novelist and biographer, James Froude, on his one-day tour of Adelaide, and Jagoe is described warmly in Froude's subsequent book, Oceana. (Register, 11 March 1899, p. 6; Chronicle, 18 March 1899, p. 22.)

Jamieson, Mark. Managing editor ofAdelaide Review, 1984.

Janssen, Matt. Real estate writer with City Mag 2015.

Jarman, Frank. Northern Mail.

Jefferis, Barbara Tarlton (1917-). Journalist and television writer.

Jefferis, Rev. James (1833-1917). Prominent Congregational Church pastor. In the 1890s wrote prolific leaders (editorials) about Federation for the Adelaide and other capital city newspapers.

Jeffery, Carolyn. Editor and manager of the Victor Harbor Times prior to 2012.

Jeffery, William Henry. Printer. Printer of the Farmers' Weekly Messenger.

Jenkin, Rev. JG. Co-founder with AP Corrie of the Renmark Pioneer in 1892.

Jenkins, Percy. Editor of the News until 1939. (Advertiser, 7 September 1939, p. 20.)

Jennings, Bob. Journalist. Cadetship at the Advertiser from 1958, then general reporter, country and interstate rep, and from 1968 motoring and motorsports writer. From 1999 motoring writer at the Sydney Morning Herald. Retired 2007.

Jennings, Frederick Joseph. Founding editor of the Sport in 1910.

Jennings, Graeme. Journalist. Journalist at the Advertiser, and agricultural reporter at the Chronicle in the 1970s.

Jervis, Bob. Football writer and cadet counsellor at the Advertiser. Author of the New Sense books about journalism, and the South Australian Football Yearbook.

Jervis, Doug. Chief-of-staff and features writer at the Advertiser.

Jervis, Lawrie (snr). Industrial roundsman and state political reporter at the News. Father of Bob Jervis.

Jervis, Lawrie (jr). Football writer at the News.

Jervis, Peter. Cadetship at the Advertiser, then general reporter and features writer. Sub-editor at the Sunday Mail. Son of Doug Jervis.

Johns, Fred (d. 1932). Journalist. Began work at the Register in 1885. Became a Hansard reporter prior to Federation. In 1910 he became a cable reporter and a member of the editorial staff. In 1914 left the newspaper to lead the newly created parliamentary Hansard staff. Published Johns' notable Australians in 1906, and Fred Johns' Annual. (Advertiser, 5 December 1932, p. 8; Mail, 3 December 1932, p. 1.)

Johnson, Anthony Francis (died 1920?). Journalist at the Register in the 1890s?

Johnson, Harold M. Journalist at the Advertiser 1906. Joined the Victorian Hansard staff about 1915.

Johnson, Joseph Colin Francis (1848-1904). Journalist, artist, miner and politician. Joined the Register in 1867 in the commercial department, soon after joined the literary department. Wrote political sketches and humorous pieces, dramatic critic 1873 to 1880. Left to take on a partnership and editorship in the Adelaide Punch in 1878, until 1882. (Was artist of the 'side cartoons' in Adelaide Punch.) Contributor of poems to the Savage Club Annual and Observer Miscellany and wrote a novel. Entered Parliament 1884. Later worked in mining. Protectionist. (Critic, 19 March 1898, p. 11; Areas Express, 7 December 1878, p. 2; Register, 20 June 1904, p. 4; Advertiser, 20 June 1904, p. 5; Observer, 10 September 1887, p. 33 (port.).)

Johnson, R. Barrister, arrived from New Zealand. Law reporter at the Register 1890s.

Jones, Bill. Mayor of Port Pirie. Editor of the Flinders News from its inception in 1968, as well as articles for the Advertiser, and the Radio 5AD news service.

Jones, James F. (died 1905). Partner in the Mount Gambier Standard with TS Carey in 1868. Founded the South Eastern Star in 1877.

Jones, Perry. Editor of the Southern Argus 2012.

Jones, Robert Samuel. Gawler Mercury.

Jones, Stephen Price (died 1939). Member of the Register literary staff until 1889.

Jory, Rex. Journalist. Started working at the News in 1960 under Ron Boalnd's editorship. Then at the Advertiser until his retirement in 2008. Previously worked for the News. (Advertiser, 5 July 2008)

Joyce, Buckley. Editor of the Port Pirie Recorder from the mid 1920s. Previously of Grafton, NSW.

Judell, Lester Maurice Wolff (1883-). Journalist. Owner of the Agriculturist and Review (Jamestown) from 1921 to 958. Purchased the Areas Express in 1927, and the Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier in 1942.

Jung, Kara. Editor of City (Messenger Press) 2015.

Keating, Tulla Marie. Journalist at the News prior to 1941. Married fellow News journalist Stephen Brown.

Keen, Lucille. Journalist at the Murray Valley Standard from 2008.

Keiselbach, Stuart. Journalist at the Border Watch.

Kelleher, Cameron. Journalist, editor. Sports editor for Messenger Press 1980 to1984, then week-end editor at the Melbourne Herald 1984 to 1986. Held a range of positions while based in London 1990 to 1997 including overseas correspondent for the Herald and Weekly Times, sub-editor at the Sunday Times and the Observer, cheief sports sub-editor at the Times, night editor (sport) at the Independent, and sports editor at the Daily Mail. Then communications director for the Stewart Grand Prix and the Jaguar Racing Formula One team 1997 to 2001, and the same role for Volvo Ocean Race 2001 to 2009. Editorial director for the FIA GT1 World Championship, London, 2009 to 2011. Since then ahs been a contributing editor for the Hong Kong-based Blackbird Automotive Journal, an editorial consultant for Bloomberg TV, and since 2015 has been based in Melbourne, working as a communications/PR strategist .

Kelly, Ben. Sports editor at Victor Harbour Times, 2013.

Kelly, Clive. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1930s.

Kelly, JG. Contributed articles to Garden and Field.

Kelton, Greg. Long-serving political editor at the Advertiser from the 1960s. Respected music writer and authority.

Kelton, Sam. Journalist at The City (Messenger Press) 2016.

Kennedy, Alexandra. Inaugural editor of Independent Weekly, 2004. Former advisor to Liberal Premier John Olson. Features editor at the Advertiser.

Kennedy, Frank. General and police reporter at the Advertiser through the 1950s to 1970s. (K. Tilbrook, 15/10/18)

Kennedy, MJ. Journalist at the South Eastern Star 1923 to 1924. (Border Watch, 3 February 1939, p. 3.)

Kennedy, Rev. William. Parish priest at Kadina and editor of the Catholic Monthly 1883.

Keogh, Francis Bernard (died 1927). Businessman and briefly at the Catholic Monthly.

Kerr, Colin. Journalist at the Advertiser prior to enlisting in the Army during the Second World War. Editor with others of the troop newspaper About Ship in 1941. Later an archivist with the State Library of South Australia.

Kerr, Sheryl-Lee. Journalist and author. Cadetship at the Courier-Mail (Brisbane) in 1989, then work at their Melbourne interstate bureau, followed by work at the Sydney interstate bureau. Joined Advertiser in 1993 as humour columnist, Insight feature writer and Features sub-editor. Sunday Times (Perth) from 2003 as a Features sub-editor for STM magazine, until 2016 when Sunday Times was bought by the West Australian. Novelist and book editor since 2016. (Sheryl-Lee Kerr 2018)

Kerrison, RW. Journalist. Joined the Murray Pioneer in 1950.

Kieselbach, Stewart. Editor of the Border Watch from 1955.

King, Thomas. M.P. Part proprietor of the Advertiser in partnership with John Henry Barrow and others during the 1860s.

Kinnear, AC. Journalist at the Advertiser. In 1938 accompanied an expedition to Central Australia to examine remains initially thought to be of the Leichardt Expedition. He sent reports to Adelaide by means of a pedal radio, and filmed some of the trip.

Kirwan, John Waters (died 1903). Journalist with the country press in Victoria, then editor of the Port Augusta Dispatch until 1895. To Western Australia and became editor of the Kalgoorlie Miner and the Western Argus. Later president of the Western Australian Legislative Council and received knighthood. (Critic, 5 November 1898, p. 15.)

Klaric, Paul (b. 1962). Print and broadcast journalist. Journalist at the Advertiser from 1988 to 1990, and 1997 to 1998 in roles including Education Editor. Employed at Australian Associated Press (Melbourne) from 1990 to 1991, then at the ABC (Brisbane) until 1996, and the ABC (Adelaide) in 1999 and again from 2008 to 2013, when he served as Chief of Staff, the 7 pm bulletin producer, and executive producer of the 7.30 South Australian current affairs program. Between 2003 and 2005 he was with ADS Channel 7. Winner of the 2012 National Press Club Award for higher education broadcast reporting.

Klauss, Hugh. Journalist at the News in the 1920s.

Klisser, Louis Michael (1870-). Worked at the Advertiser 1887 to 1894, then joined the Melbourne Age. (Chronicle, 31 March 1894, p. 23.)

Kneebone, Henry (Harry). (1876-1933). Journalist. Began as apprentice printer at the Kadina and Wallaroo Times where he was also a reporter. Then worked in Western Australia as a miner, and a journalist for the Coolgardie Miner. Worked in the office of the High Commissioner, London, from 1912. Returned to Adelaide and joined the Daily Herald as journalist in 1910, and became managing editor in 1916. Remained here until the newspaper's closure in 1924. Also worked as journalist for the Advertiser. Elected to South Australian Parliament in 1924 and became a Senator in 1931.

Knight, David. Editor of Adelaide Review 2015.

Knochs, Dzidra Erna (b.1930). Artist and journalist. Provided arts articles to the Melbourne-based Latvian newspaper, Australijas Latvietis. (see PRG 1381)

Knowles, RH. (died 1917). Journalist at the Register prior to enlisting during the First World War. (Register, 31 March 1917, p. 10.)

Knowles, Vernon. Journalist at the Advertiser, then worked in London. Published collections of poetry.

Knox, John S. In the 1870s 'Father' (president) of the Adelaide journalists' 'chapel' or printers' union.

Koerner, FM. Journalist. Journalist at the Broken Hill Barrier Miner. Editor at the Southern Cross for 33 years.

Kook, Hermann. Surveyor and land agent. Editor of the revived Die Deutsche Post at Tanunda, 1848 to 1849, then of the Deutsche Zeitung fur Suedaustralien published by George Steinthal.

Koopman, Pat. Editor of the Loxton News from 2008 to 2010.

Kornhardt, Carl (died 1851). Arrived in South Australia in late 1847 bringing a German printing press, and established Australia's first non-English (actually bi-lingual) newspaper, Die Deustche Post in Adelaide, with the geologist Johann Menge as editor. This lasted only a few months in 1848, before being revived by others. In March 1851 Kornhardt was named as the publisher of a later German title, Deutsche Zeitung fur Suedaustralien, begun by Georg Steinthal.

Kozlowski, Penny. Journalist at the Advertiser from the 1960s.

Lade, Rev Frank. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1921.

Lademan, Emil. Shopkeeper at Kadina. Wrote a column in the Kadina and Wallaroo Times in the 1930s.

Lahey, John. Journalist at the Border Watch (Mount Gambier) from 1946 to 1948, then at the Advocate at Burnie, Tasmania.

Lake, George Hingston. Solicitor's clerk, journalist, member of parliament. Ran the Agriculturist and Review from 1881 to 1899. Editor until 1890 when he entered parliament.

Lake, Rev Octavius. Bible Christian minister. Editor of the Bible Christian until 1876, and of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1914.

Lambert, Rev. HJ. Joint editor of the Baptist journal, Truth and Progress with the Rev. JL Parsons.

Lambie, WJ (died 1900). Melbourne-based Boer War correspondent, he was senior war correspondent for the Advertiser and travelled to South Africa with the first South Australian contingent. Killed in the course of his work. AG Hales was working with him at the time of Lambie's death. (Examiner (Hobart), 15 February 1900, p. 5; Western Mail, 17 February 1900, p. 18.)

Lamshed, Max. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1930s.

Lands, PS. Editor of Direct Action.

Langler, Alfred (1865-1928). Journalist. Member of the editorial staff of the Register from 1890 to 1895, then joined the West Australian as a leader writer. (Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9.)

Langsford, Rev W. Alfred. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1915.

Laube, Anthony. Librarian. Contributed various historical articles and letters to the Victor Harbour Times in the 1980s and 1990s.

Laube, Michael. Football writer for the Border Chronicle since 2010.

Laurie, Andrew Frederick (Fred) (died 1920). Apprentice with his brother, Park Laurie, at the Portand Guardian, Victoria. With his mother, Janet Laurie, established the Border Watch in 1861. (Border Watch, 26 April 1941, p. 1.)

Laurie, Clarence Hector (Clarrie) (1874-1958). Editor of the Border Watch from 1941 to 1955. Son of Andrew Laurie.

Laurie, Janet (died 1903). Founder and first editor of the Mount Gambier Border Watch. Mother of Andrew and James Laurie, widow of the Rev Alexander Laurie. Later married farmer Joshua Black and returned to Portland. (Border Watch, 29 July 1903, p. 2.)

Laurie, James Park Dawson (Park) (1846-1928). Journalist, politician, stock and commission agent. Apprentice with his brother Andrew at the Portland Guardian, Victoria. Joined his brother at the Border Watch a short time after it was founded by their mother, Janet Laurie in 1861. Entered Parliament 1870-1875.

Law, Ross (died 1916). Journalist. Son of OP Law of the Ballarat Courier. Apprenticed to his father at the Hobart Labor newspaper, the Daily Post. Journalist at the Daily Herald from about 1910, until his enlistment during the First World War. Rose from junior, to senior and assistant sub-editor. (Daily Herald, 14 September 1916, p. 4).

Lawes, Bruce D. Journalist at the Gawler Bunyip until 1947.

Lawson, William Ramage (d. 1921). Arrived in Adelaide 1864 as secretary to George Fife Angas. Became leader (editorial) writer on British political topics at the Register from 1864, employed full time as journalist there from 1865. In 1870 sent to England as war correspondent during the Franco-Prussian War, where he remained. Author of several books about the financial systems of South America, Canada, etc, he became editor of the Edinburgh Courant. (Register, 19 January 1922, p. 6; Register, 7 October 1920, p. 7.)

Laycock, Charles. Contributed work to the Lantern and Adelaide Punch in 1882. (The Personal Adventures of George E. Loyau, L. Henn, 1883, p. 82.)

Leane, Caroline Agnes. Author of serial stories published in the Gawler Standard under the pen name Agnes Neale.

Leaney, A. Journalist at the News 1928.

Lee, Frank. Cartoonist at the Stock Journal in the 1940s.

Lee, Richard Egan (died 1883). Printer, journalist. Following a colourful career in Sydney and Melbourne, Lee came to Adelaide in the late 1870s. Worked at the Lantern and the Adelaide Punch from 1882. Wrote stories as 'Scriblerus'. Also wrote poetry. (Evening News (Sydney), 31 May 1883, p. 3.)

Leonard, JH. Cartoonist at the Lantern in the 1880s, and then at Melbourne Punch.

Letheby, Colin. Manager of the Pinnaroo and Border Times from 1927 until 1941. Son of John Letheby.

Letheby, Emily. Wife of John Letheby. Took over the management of his newspapers on his death in 1925.

Letheby, John (died 1925). Printer. Editor of the West Coast Recorder (Port Lincoln), then founded the Pinnaroo and Border Times in 1911, followed by the Lameroo Recorder and the Murrayville Pioneer. Editor of the Pinnaroo and Border Times until 1917 when he moved to Adelaide due to ill health, but continued to manage the newspaper and contribute articles.

Lewis, Arthur. Employed at the Protestant Advocate?

Lewis, James Heath (died 1890). Printer of the Illustrated Adelaide Post and printer and publisher of the Protestant Advocate. Charged with libel about the Sisters of St Joseph published in the latter title in 1872. (Portonian, 14 September 1872, supp.)

Lewis, Tim. Manager of the Border Watch in 2012.

Liddy, John. Owner and editor of the Barossa News from 1945, and subsequently founded the Barossa and Light Herald in 1951, which he sold in 1977.

Lindsay, Owen. Sub-editor of City Mag 2015.

Linklater, Frederick Harvie (born 1850). Editor, lawyer. Editor of the Lantern in the 1880s. Arrested for bigamy 1879. As Adelaide correspondent for the Bunyip, was fined for libel 1883. (Chronicle, 23 June 1883, p. 12; Wallaroo Times, 21 January 1882, p. 2.)

Liston, Ellen (1838-1885). Governess, telegraphist, short story writer, poet. Stories and poems published in the Observer and other periodicals in the 1870s and 1880s.

Lloyd, Tim. Journalist. Reporter for the Chronicle from 1974, then principle theatre critic for the Advertiser from the mid 1980s. Arts editor between 1987 and 1995, and then obituaries editor, and arts and heritage writer.

Loan, D. Journalist at the Register News Pictorial 1928.

Lodge, Wilfred Francis H. (Frank) (died 1915).  Journalist at the Register Port Adelaide office for two years prior to enlistment in the First World War. (Observer 19 June 1915, p. 37.)

Loewe, Carl. Printer. With FA Rieger founded the Neue Deustche Zeitung Fuer Australien in Adelaide in October 1875.

Loney, JV. Journalist at the Advertiser prior to enlistment in the Army in 1940.

Longson, Edward Charles (1831-1919). Solicitor and stockbroker. Contributed share news to the Register newspaper 1889.

Longson, Harry (1907-). Cartoonist. Work appeared in the Radio Call 1937-1938, and the Sunday Mail from 1940 until he joined the Army during World War II.

Love, Anthony (Tony). Journalist at the Advertiser, Saturday Magazine editor, wine writer and food reviewer, 1970s-1980s.

Lovekin, Arthur (1859-1931). Journalist at the Register, then partner with Thomas Harry in a law reporting and news agency business in the 1880s. Later owner of the Daily News, Perth, and Member of Parliament. (Western Mail (Perth), 17 December 1931, p. 26; Brisbane Courier, 12 December 1931, p. 15.)

Loyau, George (1835-1898). Journalist, poet and historian. Born in London, at age 17 Loyau went to sea and arrived in Sydney. Wrote poetry for early Sydney periodicals, the Cornstalk in 1854, and the Month in 1855, also wrote music hall songs as 'George Chanson'. Became a country correspondent in Queensland and editor of the Gayndah Argus there in 1861, then the Burnett Argus and Queensland Guardian. In 1865 in Sydney doing freelance work, including for Illustrated Sydney News and Town and Country Journal. Later he was editor of the Gundagai Times under the proprietor, JB Elworthy. In 1877 he was doing freelance work for Fitzroy Mercury and established the Hotham newspaper. Later that year arrived with his family in Adelaide and was editor and owner of Australian Family Herald, and travelled to Gawler to become editor of the Bunyip in 1878 to 1879. Became editor of the Illustrated Adelaide News, and also wrote a column in Frearsons Monthly and worked for Frearson's Weekly and the Norwood Times. Contributor to the Advertiser, Observer, Australian Star, South Australian Christmas Annual. Author of several books. (Advertiser, 23 June 1898, p. 7; The Personal Adventures of George E. Loyau, Adelaide, L. Henn, 1883; Kapunda Herald, 6 May 1898, p. 3; Advertiser, 23 June 1898, p. 7.)

Lucas, Hannah. Cadet journalist at the Murray Valley Standard 2008.

Lucas, William Arthur (1853-1939). Arrived in South Australia 1876, joined the Advertiser as a printer and compositor. Wrote for the Licensed Victuallers' Gazette in the 1880s. In 1888 became editor of the Port Pirie Advocate. Joined the Register, working from their Port Adelaide office. (D 8124 L.)

Luke, Judith. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1960s.

Lumsden, Daniel Fraser (died 1939). Journalist at the Register from 1883 to 1886, and city correspondent for the Kapunda Herald 1884 to 1886. Then at the Melbourne Argus from 1886. Became a Hansard reporter in Victoria, and in 1901 was second in charge of the Commonwealth Hansard reporters.

Lyons, Peter Laurence. Journalist and businessman.

McAlister, Edward James (died 1929). Born in New Zealand, McAlister came to Adelaide and worked as a compositor at the Register until 1883, when he tried his luck in the goldfields at Coolgardie. Returning to Adelaide in 1889 he set up as a printer in James Place, in partnership with Edwin Arthur Ellis, and later with James Evans. In 1895 McAlister published the Free press at Norwood, probably in partnership with Charles Chandler. McAlister was co-publisher, with Charles Chandler, of Adelaide Truth in 1903. Publisher of various newspapers, including the Adelaide news, 1920, Community News and Evening Post.

MacArthur, Fergus Geary (died 1936). While recuperating after the First World War, gained journalism experience in India. Then began a country newspaper in Western Australia. Came to Adelaide as cable sub-editor at the News, and also worked at the Register. Joined the Advertiser about 1929 as assistant sub-editor, which he remained until his early death.

McBain, Ian. Cartoonist with the Mail, the News, and the Advertiser from 1946 until 1950, when he returned to Brisbane.

McCarter, James Barry. Editor of the Chronicle from 1969 until its closure in 1976. Then appointed rural editor of the Advertiser, holding this position until retirement in 1992.

McClory, James Sylvester. Editor of the Licensed Victuallers' Gazette 1885. Attacked in public by JJ Roche for his satirical poem, 'The Cockroach and the Hen,' published in the newspaper in 1881. (Licensed Victuallers' Gazette, 13 August 1881.)

MacClure, Richard (died 1886). Road contractor, farmer. Wrote a weekly column of political commentary for the Border Watch from 1879 under the pen name, "The Fat Man" or "Our Fat Contributor", until shortly before his death.

McDonald, Reg. War correspondent for the Advertiser during the Vietnam War.

McDonald, William J. Journalist at the Advertiser, 1911.

Macdougall, Archibald. Newspaper owner. Established Adelaide's second newspaper in June 1838, the Southern Australian. In 1844 this was sold to Andrew Murray. Owner of the Egotist. Brother of JC Macdougall of the Colonial Times, Hobart.

McEllister, Erroll. Journalist at the Port Pirie Recorder in the 1950s.

McEwin, Rev. John (1845-1894). Son of George McEwin of Glen Ewin. Banker, Presbyterian and Congregational minister. Editor of the Christian Colonist, such was the newspaper's success that McEwin resigned his work as a minister to concentrate on journalism. (Advertiser, 21 May 1894, p. 6; Advertiser, 10 May 1894, p. 6.)

MacFarlane, William H. Clarion (Yorke Peninsula).

McFarling, Donald George. Journalist. Managing editor of the Advertiser 1953-1961. 

McGregor, Rebecca (1862-1945). Type-setter and editor. Printer and type-setter, then editorial staff at the Port Augusta Dispatch under David Drysdale. In 1904 became manager of the West Coast Recorder. (West Coast Recorder 27 October 1932, p. 1.)

McGuire, Michael. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1980s. Husband of Rachel Rodda.

MacIlraith, Frank L. (died 1940). Journalist at the Advertiser and the Daily Herald. Later the London representative for Smith's Weekly (Sydney). (Chronicle, 5 September 1940, p. 21.)

McIntosh, Ian. Journalist. Copy boy then cadet journalist at the News. Became features editor and theatre critic, but taking travel as his specialism. His 'Going Places' was the largest travel section in an Australian newspaper. After a stint in the Northern Territory he returned to the News as finance editor, and then special projects manager during the final years of the newspaper. He subsequently published the Travel News Australia magazine with a national circulation which included New Zealand.

McKain, Alfred (died 1906). Journalist. Editor of a country newspaper in his birthplace, New Zealand, at age 20. Worked at the Melbourne Age, mining column in Melbourne Punch, Melbourne Standard, and briefly at two Victorian country newspapers. Contributed material to the Bulletin. Editor of the Critic until 1904. Husband of Kathleen Mendell, otherwise 'Lady Kitty.'

McKain, Kathleen (nee Mendell). 'Lady Kitty' was the pen name first used by Kathleen Mendell in the Critic in her 'Fashion Frivols' column from January 1898. She married the editor of the Critic, Alfred McKain, in Melbourne in 1899. From 1904 to 1907 Lady Kitty compiled both a social column and a music column for the Chronicle. Alfred McKain died in 1906, and in 1907 his widow moved to London, and wrote 'A Woman's Letter from Home' column for the Observer from this time until 1913, when she moved to Melbourne. From Melbourne she produced a Melbourne social column published in both the Observer and the Journal until 1917 when she returned to Adelaide, continuing to write for the two newspapers. From 1923 to 1929 her column was published in the Observer and the Saturday Journal. From 1930 the column appeared in the Observer and in the Register News-Pictorial. With the closure of the Register and the Observer in 1931, 'Lady Kitty says' appeared in the Advertiser and 'Lady Kitty's patterns' in the Chronicle. The patterns column ceased after 1937, but her social column continued under various titles until she retired in April 1951. From this date occasional articles appeared under her name. Lady Kitty attracted scathing criticism from Thistle Anderson in her 1905 book, Arcadian Adelaide. (Advertiser, 16 April 1951, p. 9; Advertiser, 14 February 1956, p. 3.)

McKay, Margaret. Editor of the Coober Pedy Times which she purchased in 2007.

McKee, E. Manager of the Register News Pictorial 1929.

McKee, Steve. Journalist at the Register 1930.

MacKenzie, Jean Irven - see Everall, Jean Irven

McLaren, Harold Geoffrey (1941-2014). Country sports writer, historian, sportsman. Contributor to the Murray Valley Standard sports pages from the 1960s until his death. Son of Senator Geoff McLaren, Harold stood several times as a Labor candidate in both state and federal election campaigns. Held several awards for outstanding community service. (Advertiser, weekend extra, 22 February 2014, p. 74.)

McLean, John J. Journalist at the South Eastern Star from 1923 to 1926. Also worked at the Werribee Shire Banner, the Geelong Advertiser and the Terang Express. From 1939 was at the Melbourne Advocate and in 1946 joined the Catholic Tribune Melbourne. (Border Watch, 8 August 1946, p. 1.)

McLean, Rob. Editor of the Gawler Bunyip 2012.

MacLennan, William (died 1938). Journalist. Trained as a law reporter. First journalist position was at the Geelong Advertiser in 1901. In 1907 moved to the Border Mail (Albury), and then to the Wagga Wagga Advertiser. He joined the Broken Hill Barrier Daily Truth and from there was appointed to the Adelaide Daily Herald. Held positions of chief of staff and chief sub-editor. When this closed in 1924 he joined the Advertiser. (Chronicle, 1 December 1938, p. 50.)

McLeod, Donald. Publisher of Bell's life in Adelaide, 1861-1862. Bankrupt 1862.

McMahon, Erin. Journalist at the Mount Gambier Border Watch in 2005.

McMullen, Charles (died 1887). Joint owner/editor of City and Country which was continued as South Australian Times. Committed to hard labour for libel of Samuel Tomkinson MP in 1885.

McPherson, John Abel (1860-1897). Compositor at the Register. Entered South Australian Parliament in 1892.

McRostie, Geoff. Took over the South East Kingston Leader in 1979 due to the ill health of his father, Noel McRostie, until 2001.

McRostie, Michael. Managing editor of the South Eastern Times (Millicent) 1991.

McRostie, Noel. With his wife Dorothy took over the South East Kingston Leader in 1978, until 1979.

McRostie, Richard. With his wife Rhonda founded the South East Kingston Leader at Kingston in 1962.

Maddern, John Herbert (1868-1954). Journalist at the Register 1889, at the Advertiser 1901.

Magee, W. Journalist at the Port Pirie Recorder in the early years of the twentieth century.

Magill, Daniel Magennis (Dan) (died 1916). Writer of short stories. Joined Melbourne Herald 1863, then Hansard reporter in New Zealand. Next at Ballarat Star. Then for ten years at the Register as a parliamentary reporter. Work published in Adelaide Punch 1877, and particularly in the Observer Miscellany. In 1911 moved to Sydney to work for the Daily Telegraph. (Cumberland Argus, 5 April 1916, p. 3.)

Magona, Frederick Joseph (1872-1904). Journalist at the Register 1890, later at the Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne Argus, and also worked in Western Australia.

Main, Elgin Roy. Eyre's Peninsula Tribune.

Malcolm, Norman (1872-1926). Journalist, civil servant, farmer. Worked at the Advertiser from 1888 to 1896, particularly concentrating on agriculture, football and cricket reporting. Moved to Western Australia to work for the stock department 1896, served in the Boer War, and on his return came back to South Australia as a farmer. Joined the Register until enlisting in the First World War. Used pen name, 'Town Acre' when writing for the Register. Also pen names 'High Mark', 'Hat Trick' and 'Canmore'. Moved to Western Australia 1920 after the death of his wife, and became 'an occasional contributor' to the West Australian in Perth. (Register, 18 September 1920, p. 8; Register, 28 May 1923, p. 10; Register, 8 April 1926, p. 11.)

Mallett, Ashley. Cricketer, author. Journalistic work for the Messenger Press in the late 1980s.

Mansell, Mel. Editor of the Advertiser from 2008 until 2012.

Manuel, Andrew. Owner/editor with his wife Merridy of the Plains Producer since 2008. Son of Roger and Margaret Manuel.

Manuel, Margaret. Editor/owner of the Plains Producer at Balaklava since the death of her husband (Roger Manuel) in 1995, until selling the business to her son Andrew Manuel in 2008.

Manuel, Roger (died 1995). Purchased the Plains Producer at Balaklava in 1983 as owner/editor. His wife Margaret took over on his death.

Marshall, Beth. Editor of the Pinnaroo Border Times 1985 to 2005.

Marshall, Lex. Joint editor with Ruth Marshall of the Adelaide Trading Post in the 1960s.

Marshall, Robert. Took over the Piannaroo Border Times with his wife Beth in 1985. Sold in 2005.

Marshall, Ruth. Joint editor of the Adelaide Trading Post with Lex Marshall in the 1960s.

Marshall, Valda. Journalist at the News in the 1940s.

Marston, Bruce. Production manager at the Mount Barker Courier. Son of Norman Marston.

Marston, Ernest. Owner/editor of the Numurkah Leader (Victoria) prior to purchasing the Burra Record in 1913.

Marston, Frank Teare (died 1980). Newspaper owner/editor. Purchased the Eudunda Courier in 1942, and established the County Light Times in 1949. In 1952 he bought into the Mount Barker Courier and with his family became sole proprietors from 1954. Son of Ernest Marston. Father of Norman and Peter Marston.

Martson, Kym. Journalist at the Mount Barker Courier. Editor during the 1980s and 1990s. Son of Norman Marston.

Marston, Norman. Manager of the Mount Barker Courier since 1966, initially in partnership with his brother Peter. Son of Frank Marston.

Marston, Peter (died 1997). Joint manager of the Mount Barker Courier from 1966, editor until the 1980s. Son of Frank Marston.

Martin, Archibald Edward (1885-1955). Journalist. Grew up at Orroroo and travelled Europe with Harry Houdini. Joined the staff of the Critic, where he met C.J. Dennis, who later employed him at the Gadfly. Moved to N.S.W. in the 1940s.

Martin, Catherine (1848-1937). Author of the acclaimed, An Australian Girl 1891. Wrote poems and serials for the Mount Gambier Standard and the Observer Miscellany.

Martin, Charles. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1906.

Martin, TE. Printer at the Free Press?

Martindale, John Thomburrow (Jack) (1869-1928). Journalist at the Advertiser from 1880s until his death, being sub-editor for almost 30 years. (Chronicle, 29 December 1928, p. 49.)

Martyn, Keith. Agricultural writer for the Chronicle, country editor at the Advertiser. Later Channel 7 weatherman.

Mason, Bob. Bridge Observer.

Mather, John Baxter (died 1940). Worked for the Advertiser until 1875 when he joined Archibald Caldwell of the Border Watch to establish the Naracoorte Herald. Also at the Warrnambool Standard as compositor. Returned to the Advertiser in 1889 following libel action against the Naracoorte Herald, first as a compositor and from 1890 as a journalist. Between 1893 and 1899 he was the artist for the Express. Art critic at the Advertiser for 15 years. (Critic, 14 May 1898, p. 12; Advertiser, 17 August 1938, p. 19.)

Mathieson, Alec. Reporter, then chief-of-staff at the Advertiser, then general manager of Messenger Press.

Mathieson, Clive. Began cadetship at the Advertiser in 1992, then general reporter and business reporter at the Advertiser. In 1996 he moved to the Australian. In 1999 went to work at the London Times, returning to the Australian in 2002 as business editor, then deputy editor, and is now editor. Son of Alec Mathieson.

Matters, Charles H. Landbroker. Matters promoted his business via his short-lived newspaper, the Adelaide Echo. Matters and his family travelled the world in 1891 and 1892, and managed to have private interviews with such people as the founder of the Salvation Army, General Willaim Booth, and the Prime Minister of England, WE Gladstone. Matters articles about his travels and the interviews for the Adelaide press, including the Register and the Advertiser. Uncle to Leonard Matters

Matters, Leonard W. (1881-). Journalist at the Register, then worked in Western Australia. Worked with a newspaper in Seattle, USA, then for ten years was managing editor of the Buenos Aires Herald. Returned to Australia and worked as a journalist in Perth. Went to London in the 1920s and entered British Parliament in 1929. Brother to the suffragette, Muriel Matters. (News, 4 August 1929, p. 7.)

Matthews, CJ. Journalist at the Register 1898-1920. As agricultural writer used the pen name 'Agricola'. Moved to Melbourne Weekly Times. (Register, 23 October 1920, p. 10.)

May, Ken. Journalist at the News prior to enlisting in the Army during the Second World War. Editorial staff of the troop newspaper About Ship.

Mayes, Stanley H. Presbyterian minister. Journalist at the News in the 1930s prior to entering theological college.

Mayfield, Greg. Cadet journalist at Port Pirie and in 2009 editor of the Port Pirie Recorder. In 2012 the editor and manager of the Port Pirie Flinders News.

Mead, Greg. Lawyer. Editor of the social justice newspaper, Adelaide Voices, since 1987.

Mead, Rev. Silas. Prominent Adelaide Baptist clergyman. Wrote for the Adelaide newspapers. In the late 1860s was possibly the first to refer to Adelaide as 'the city of churches' in his reported sermons. In 1868 joint editor of Truth and Progress with John Price.

Meggy, Percy R. (died 1935). Trained as a journalist at his family's newspaper, the Essex County Chronicle (England). Then worked for the Chicago Daily News, later in Vienna, and then for the London Echo. Worked in New Zealand and Tasmania. In 1886 came to NSW and edited the Bathurst Times. Also worked at various times for the Hobart Mercury, and the Moree Examiner. Musical critic at the Register in the 1880s, then to the Advertiser. Moved to Sydney. In 1897 working in Western Australia as a Hansard reporter, and in 1905 for the Melbourne press. Correspondent for the Times of India and the New York Land and Freedom. Secretary of the Single Tax Movement Australian Branch in 1890. (Kalgoorlie Miner, 14 July 1897, p. 3; Moree Gwydir Examiner, 18 July 1935, p. 2.)

Meikle, Ian. Journalist. Cadetship at the Advertiser 1969, later became features sub-editor, features editor and editor of the Advertiser. Went to the Australian, then became editor of the Canberra Times. Owner/editor of City News, Canberra in 2005.

Melbourne, Rev Alan H. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1924.

Mellor, Arthur Neill (1873-1952). Staff of the Register 1880s, possibly office staff.

Melvin, Dan. W. (died 1916). Storekeeper, journalist, auctioneer. Journalist at the Register from the 1860s to 1876. First sub-editor of the Evening Journal. (Bunyip, 4 August 1916, p. 3.)

Menge, Johann. Mineralogist. Editor of the first German language newspaper in Australia, Die Deutsche Post, 1848.

Menzies, RG. Journalist at the Register in 1892. Later in Victoria.

Meyrick, Charles (1870-1937). Brother of Morgan Meyrick. Became owner of the Port Pirie Standard in 1895, which he amalgamated with the Port Pirie Advocate. Went on to run the Port Pirie Recorder in partnership with Alfred South from 1898 to 1919. (Critic, 1 April 1899, p. 25, 27)

Meyrick, Morgan (1866-1922). Brother of Charles Meyrick. Journalist at the Advertiser from 1882, with seven years as a sub-editor. Left to run the Perth Daily News in 1898. (Critic, 26 March 1898, p. 11)

Miers, THS. Printer of the Chronicle from 1948.

Miles, John. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1950s. Father of Patrick Miles.

Miles, Patrick. Sports journalist with the Advertiser and the Australian. Son of John Miles.

Miller, Taffy. Sub-editor at the Advertiser.

Milne, Bob. Sub-editor at the Advertiser.

Milne, Chris. General reporter at the Advertiser, Sunday chief-of-staff, aviation writer, travel writer, business editor. Then South Australian correspondent for the Financial Review.

Milne, Rev. Founded Australiana in 1845, which was taken over by Marcus Collison and re-named South Australian Witness.

Milne, RG. Journalist at the Advertiser in 1938.

Milnes, Colin. Owner/editor of the Victor Harbor Times. Joined the staff in the 1930s. Retired in 1979. Son of Peter Milnes. Father of Ian, Michael and Paul Milnes.

Milnes, Herbert (Peter). Printer at the Southern Argus, Strathalbyn, transferred to their subsidiary Victor Harbor Times in 1917, which he purchased in 1922. Retired 1978. Father of Colin Milnes.

Milnes, Ian. Editor of the Victor Harbor Times prior to its sale to Country Publishers Pty Ltd in 1986.

Mitchell, Norm (1920-1980). Cartoonist at Smiths Weekly, Sydney, in the 1930s, and at the News (Adelaide) from 1950 until the early 1960s.

Mitchell, Paul. Editor of the Loxton News from 2002 to 2006. Editor of the Murray Pioneer and the Pinnaroo Border Times in 2012.

Mitchell, RA. Editor of the North East Leader from its founding as a Messenger Press title in 1965.

Mitchell, Richard. General reporter and sub-editor at the Advertiser.

Mitford, Eustace Reveley (died 1869). After a varied life in the navy and army, Mitford arrived in Adelaide in 1839 and took up farming and then mineral exploration. In 1867 he established Pasquin, a popular political/ satirical journal.

Moffatt, James Baird. Listed as insolvent journalist 1882.

Moffat, William. Printer at Gawler Times. Insolvent 1874.

Molineux, Albert (1832-1909). Agricultural expert. and printer. With Samuel Richards instigated the highly successful Garden and Field newspaper in 1875, which became distributed internationally. Molineux was the editor. He sold the newspaper in 1891 and then became agricultural editor at the Observer. (PRG 881)

Moncrieff, Rev. Samuel Stephenson (died 1929). Anglican minister. Editor of the People's Weekly (Moonta) from 1890 to October 1891. Moved to Brisbane about 1911. (Brisbane Courier, 15 November 1929, p. 20.)

Monger, Tom. Editor of the West Coast Sentinel from 1912 to 1917. Purchased the Mount Barker Courier from the Dumas family in 1938, which he ran until 1946.

Monk, Scott (1974-). Journalist and author. Cadetship at the Advertiser from 1996, becoming council, police, rural and education writer, then editor of the Newspapers in Education section. SA Young Journalist of the Year, 1999. Author of five novels for young people. Returned to Sydney in 2003 to work for the Australian.

Monks, R. Journalist at the News in 1938. His brother Noel Monks was a journalist in London.

Moodie, Duncan Campbell Francis (c.1841-1891). Moodie was founder and editor of the satirical journal, the Portonian and also had articles published in the Observer. Wrote for Pictorial Australian as 'DFM' (1886). Also used the pen name 'Ulysses'. Previously lived in South Africa and wrote for the South African press over a long period. Various escapades included caning AT Clark of the Melbourne Advertiser in 1880 for publishing defamatory comments about Queen Victoria. Moodie published at least two collections of poetry, with his words being set to music as the 'Exhibition Cantata' for the opening of the 1881 Adelaide Exhibition. Died at sea off Teneriffe during a return trip to Africa. (Advertiser, 19 June 1891, p. 7; Pictorial Australian, July 1891, pp. 103-105)

Moody, Clarence Percival (1867-1937). Journalist. Eldest son of printer Sydney Moody, began work at the Register in 1881. Rose from junior reporter to sub-editorial staff. Wrote as 'Point' in the Register from 1889, and Hansard reporter from 1891. Left to found the Sunday Mail in 1912. Then freelance work before moving to Sydney in 1917 and joining the Sun. Managing editor of the off-shoot Newcastle Sun. (News, 3 May 1929, p. 8.)

Moody, Hadrian (1879-1925). Journalist. Joined the Register in 1893. Sporting editor from 1904 until his death. ('Farewell to Tarquin, Register, 30 May 1904, p. 4) Son of printer Sydney Moody and brother of Clarence Moody. (Mail, 6 June 1925, p. 3.)

Moody, Sydney Herbert Christopher (1866-1923). Journalist. Began work at the Register, then appointed to the Sydney Evening News in 1887. The joined the Newcastle Herald, and in 1889 the Australian star (Sydney). Later worked for the Melbourne Argus until 1920, when he became private and political secretary to Stanley Bruce - later Prime Minister. Moody met Robert Louis Stevenson in Sydney in 1890. (PRG 147)

Moody, Sydney Lidbury (1844-1896). Arrived in South Australia 1848. Printer at the Register, particularly associated with the earliest use of photographs in the newspaper. Sons Clarence and Hadrian were also associated with newspapers.

Morello, Frank. Editor of the Border Watch 2006. Husband of Sandra Morello.

Morello, Sandra. Journalist at the Border Watch 2010. Wife of Frank Morello.

Morice, Lucy. For a short time the editor of the women's column in the Weekly Herald. Niece of Catherine Helen Spence.

Morphett, Sir John. A South Australian contributor to the Sydney Colonist in 1838 was named as 'Mr Morphett' and is likely to have been Sir John Morphett. (South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register, 28 April 1838, p. 3.)

Morris, Charles Stacker. Journalist at the Advertiser, and from 1876 at the Port Adelaide Post.

Morris, J.D. Barossa and Light Herald.

Morris, Mowbray (d. 1911). Employed on the governor's staff, a large contributor to the Register's 'Geoffrey Crabthorne' column in the 1870s. Author of a much quoted poem, 'A Voice from the Bush' which was published anonymously in the column in 1871. Later a London magazine editor. (Sowden ms PRG 41, pp. 163-5)

Morris, William John. Appears to have been employed at the Advertiser in 1870.

Morse, Rebecca. Journalist with Messenger Press 2015.

Mott, Mitch. Journalist at the Mount Gambier Border Watch in 2015.

Mowbray, Reuben Cranstoun (died 1955). Managing editor of the South Eastern Times from 1906, and owner from 1907. Ran the newspaper for 50 years.

Moylan, Julie. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1960s.

Muecke, Carl Wilhelm Ludwig (1815-1898). Theologian, agriculturalist and journalist. Joint founder of the successful Adelaide-based German language newspaper, the Suedaustralische Zeitung, with Otto Schomburgk, and Gustav Droege (editor) in 1850. This title later combined with Carl Kornhardt's second German newspaper, the Deutsche Zeitung fur Suedaustralien. When Muecke's son-in-law, Friedrich Basedow and his partner Charles Barton re-named their Tanunda newspaper (previously titled Tanunda Deutsche Zeitung) the Australische Deutsche Zeitung in 1870, two editions were published. Basedow edited the Tanunda edition, while Muecke became editor of a smaller Melbourne edition. Muecke returned to Tanunda in April 1872 when the Melbourne newspaper ceased. When the newspaper combined with the Suedaustralische Zeitung in 1875, it became the Adelaide-based Australische Zeitung, and Muecke became editor of the colonial (Australian) news in this newspaper. He also wrote many articles about agricultural matters for the Register. (Observer, 8 January 1898, p. 16.)

Mullamphy, D'Arcy (died 1929). Journalist at the News.

Muller, Gerald. Journalist at the Advertiser and later a Congregational Church minister.

Murn, Cecil Pennant (died 1966). Journalist, editor, newspaper owner. Began working on the Plain Dealer in 1905, became sporting writer at the Port Pirie Recorder in 1921, became editor in 1941 and also owner of the Recorder.

Murphy, Charles Andrew (1850-1907). Journalist. Born in the USA. In 1873, in conjunction with George Stevenson (Attorney-General) and JD Woods, founded the Lantern. In 1874 joined the staff of the Advertiser and the Chronicle until re-joining the Lantern in 1883. He purchased Adelaide Punch in December 1884 and incorporated it into the Lantern. (Kapunda Herald, 12 October 1883, p. 3; Advertiser, 14 June 1907, p. 6.)

Murphy, FT. Employed at the Southern Cross in the late 19th century.

Murphy, Thomas B. Printer. Retired from the Register in 1903 after approximately 20 years service.

Murray, Andrew. Printer and editor. Purchased the Southern Australian in 1844 and altered the title to the South Australian. Publisher of the Adelaide Morning Chronicle in 1852 which closed during the economic downturn brought by the Victorian gold rush that year.

Nash, RJ. Journalist at the Border Watch until 1932 and later the Colac Herald prior to enlisting int he Army during the Second World War.

Neale, Charles. Editor of the West Coast Sentinel from 1917 to 1934, which he purchased in 1921. In 1928 launched the short-lived Western Mail at Ceduna. Later at the Millicent Times.

Neales, John Bentham. Auctioneer. For a short time was editor of the Port Lincoln Herald.

Nelson, Brian. Journalist at the Stock Journal in the 1960s.

Nelson, Deidre. Editor of the Murray Bridge Bridge Observer from 1971 until 1972.

Nesbit, Paris. Solicitor. Contributor to Eclectic. Editor of Morning.

Newman, John H. In Adelaide making false claims about his 'international award for journalism' in 1884.

Nicholson, John. Journalist at the Port Augusta Dispatch in the late 1880s. In the 1920s working in Perth.

Nicolaides, George (1891-1966). Publisher and editor. Arrived in Adelaide 1913, founded Greek newspaper, Oceanis, 1914, which was moved to Sydney the following year.

Nienaber, Otto N (died 1927). Joined the Register in 1860, and often wrote as musical critic. Left in 1873. (Chronicle, 3 December 1927, p. 22.)

Nihill, Grant. General reporter and political reporter at the Advertiser. Later press secretary to Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

Nilson, Eric. Editor and manager of the Pinnaroo and Border Times from 1941.

Nimmo, Hamilton. Journalist with Direct Action 1928.

Nixon, Sherrill. Editorial staff at the Messenger Press in late 1980s, then to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Noble, G. Editor of the Edwardstown Community News (Messenger Press) in 1964.

Northey, Gavin. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1986 to 1988.

Northmore, John Alfred (died 1891). Draper. Northmore was a writer of 'fluent and trenchant letters on political and other subjects' in the Adelaide press for many years. Between 1877 and 1879 he published a newspaper, the Traders Courier and Free Lance, mainly to advertise his drapery business. (Register, 9 June 1891, p. 3)

Nott, Dr. George (died 1872). Doctor. Co-founder of the Bunyip. (Register, 2 January 1873, p. 15.)

O'Brien, Barry. Photographer and journalist. Joined the Advertiser as a cadet photographer in 1957. In the mid 1970s became baseball writer at a time when the work of photographers and reporters was not interchangeable except under exceptional circumstances. Until 1990 (when regulations changed) was the only newspaper photographer in Australia writing newspaper stories. Retired in 2003. Continues to write travel articles for a range of publications including the Advertiser, West Australian, Senior Traveller and a number of travel magazines. (Barry O'Brien 2018)

O'Connor, Jenny. General reporter and womens' sport reporter at the Advertiser.

O'Connor, Peter. Sub-editor at the Advertiser.

O'Dea, J. Editor and manager of the Pinnaroo and Border Times 1921 to 1927.

Ogg, Fred. (d. 2014). Began working as 'printer's devil' at the Whyalla News in 1941. Rose to become General Manager of the newspaper in 1971, and later also of the Northern Newspapers Group. Retired 1981.

Olifent, William E. Journalist at the Register early 20th century.

Oliver, Bertie Arnold (Bert) (died 1951). Journalist. Joined the Register as an assistant reader, then transferred to the Advertiser. Joined the Mail when it was founded in 1912, and became editor. Moved to the News in 1928, as a political writer and became chief of staff. (News, 13 March 1951, p. 2.)

O'Loughlin, James Vincent (died 1925). Editor/owner of the Terowie Enterprise and North Eastern Advertiser until 1887. Founder and managing director of the Southern Cross, 1889.

O'Malley, Ray. Journalist at the Murray Pioneer in the 1930s.

O'Neill, W. Editor and manager of the Pinnaroo Border Times 1917 to 1921.

Opey, John W. (1851-1885). Began working as an apprentice in the reporting department of the Advertiser in the 1860s. Became leader of the reporting staff in the 1870s, and then sub-editor in the 1880s. Continued in this position until shortly before his death. (Advertiser, 30 November 1885, p. 4.)

Orchard, Lloyd C. Journalist at the Border Watch until 1940, then at the Naracaoorte Herald.

O'Reilly, Charles Bernhard (1871-1960). Worked at the Register for 25 years as a sports writer and parliamentary reporter, from 1885 to 1909. Editor and part owner of the Kapunda Herald from 1909 to 1917, then proprietor of the Maitland Watch 1917 to 1949. (Kapunda Herald, 1 October 1909, p. 6; Recorder, 15 August 1952, p. 5; Advertiser, 1 November 1960, p. 3.)

O'Reilly, Mike. Journalist. Joined the Advertiser in 1970, working as regional representative at Whyalla in 1973/74, and as police roundsman and crime reporter until 1979. After a stint in the Northern Territory, returned to Adelaide in 1980 and worked in the Channel NWS 9 newsroom for two years, then at the News itself for five years. Since 1989 has run his own PR and Media business, while continuing to write for the press and deliver radio reports.

O'Shea, Michael John (died 1935). Joined Naracoorte Herald about 1906, then manager of the Tatiara and Lawloit News at Bordertown until it closed. Then worked at the Daily Herald, Adelaide. Returned as a journalist to the Naracoorte Herald in 1932, shortly before his death. (Naracoorte Herald, 29 October 1935, p. 2.)

Osborn, Michelle. Journalist at the Mid North Broadcaster (Burra) in 2012.

Osborne, Robert Martin (died 1931). Osborne had been apprenticed at a newspaper trade in Gloucestershire, England, and then spent two years working in New York before coming to Adelaide in 1884 and opening a printing business. He worked at the Port Augusta Dispatch, and then established the short-lived goldfields newspaper, the Teetulpa News. Eventually Osborne became a newspaper owner/editor, establishing the Quorn Mercury, Petersburg Times and the Jamestown Star newspapers. In 1908 he sold his three northern newspapers to his Peterborough printer, WH (Bill) Bennett. Two years earlier, in 1906, he established a suburban newspaper, the Unley Citizen, which however, declined after a few years into one page of news and three pages of syndicated articles. He retired in 1912 and moved to Tasmania in 1919, where he died. (Southern Cross, 9 October 1931, p. 6; Peterborough Times, 2 October 1931, p. 3; Mercury, 24 September 1931, p. 9.)

Osborne, Samuel Watts Ivey (1868-). Brother of Robert Osborne. Began working at the Dursley Gazette, Gloucestershire at age 16, then worked in London and other provincial towns. Came to South Australia in 1896 to work with his brother and established the Quorn Mercury. Worked with his brother at the Port Pirie Advertiser from 1898, and later ran the Areas Express (Gladstone) and Wooroora Producer (Balaklava), both with William Hancock. Wrote the 'Personal Reminiscences' column for the Port Pirie Recorder from 1929 until 1950. He was country correspondent for the Register for 50 years, and later also for the Advertiser. (Recorder, 12 March 1952, p. 1.)

Osterman, Ian. Editor of the Mount Barker Courier in 2012.

Ostle, Eleanor. Cadet journalist at the Whyalla News from 1984, later sports editor.

Painter, Celia. Journalist at the News in the 1980s.

Palmer, Alan. S. Journalist at the News in the 1930s and later wrote for the Adelaide edition of the Truth. In the 1940s editor of the ZC and NBH Conveyor, a mining magazine at Broken Hill.

Papps, Nick. Journalist. Deputy editor of the Sunday Mail. Became editor of the Geelong Advertiser in 2011.

Parish, Edward William (1880-). Journalist at the Register in its last years.

Parish, Maurice. Politician, printer, newspaper owner. Established the Murray Valley Standard out of his Murray Bridge printshop in 1934. Wrote the 'Mingling with a multitude' column using the pen name 'Stroller' from 1947 to 1950. In that year he sold the newspaper to his editor, Frank Hambidge.

Parker, John William. Printer and publisher of the Colonial Gazette (London).

Parkinson, Patrick Francis Frederick (died 1866). Journalist at the Register from July 1848 until his death in 1866. Goldfields reporter during the Victorian gold rush (1851-1853) and then principal parliamentary and Supreme Court reporter for the Register. (Observer 10 February 1866, p. 4; Chronicle, 10 February 1866, p. 2.)

Parr, JH. Cartoonist at the Lantern.

Parsons, Bunty. Journalist. General and political reporter at the Advertiser for two periods in the 1970s and 1980s, working as research assistant to a Federal politician in between. Subsequently worked in media relations and corporate communications. Has written for Independent Weekly and SA Life. Since 2004 running her own writing and editing business. (Bunty Parsons 2018)

Parsons, Rev. JL. Joint editor with Rev HJ Lambert of Truth and Progress 1870.

Peake, Harry. Editor of the Mount Barker Courier from 1938 to 1946. Took over the Naracoorte Herald as owner/editor in 1958. Retired and sold the business to his son Richard Peake in 1979.

Peake, Richard. Editor. Cadetship at the Advertiser. Later took over the Naracoorte Herald from his father, Harry Peake in 1979. In 2001 with Judith Barton he added ownership of the South East Kingston Leader and in 2005 ownership of the Bordertown Chronicle. All three newspapers were sold to Fairfax Media in late 2010. At this time Richard Peake's nephew, Lee Curnow, became editor of the Herald.

Pearson, Christopher (1951-2013). Journalist. Arts editor of the Advertiser for seven years before taking over the newly published Adelaide Review after its second issue. Purchased the Wakefield Press in 1986. Left Adelaide Review in 2002. Wrote for the Australian Financial Review from 1997 to 2001, and from 2002 a column in the Weekend Australian, as well as occasional columns and articles for a number of newspapers including the Sydney Morning Herald, Age and Courier Mail.

Peattie, Alexander Mechie (1867-1910). Journalist, cyclist. Joined the Register in the early 1880s. 'Cycle editor' from 1887 to 1903, writing cycling column 'Wheelmarks' under the pen name 'Handle-bar'. Author of Popular Cycling Tours. The cycling track between Waterfall Gully and Eagle on the Hill was named the Peattie Track in his honour. Moved to Melbourne 1903 to work in advertising department of Hugo Wertheim Ltd. (Quiz, 11 September 1903, p. 10.)

Penalurick, Nadra (1914-). Music critic at the News from 1951 to 1954.

Penberthy, David. Editor of the Sunday Mail until 2014, when he moved to Radio Adelaide.

Pengelley, Frederick William (1893-). Owner/editor. Son of James Pengelley. Part owner of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times with William Taylor until 1962 when Pengelley became sole proprietor, and later sold the newspaper to CJG and TF Ellis. (Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 30 September 1965, p. 2.)

Pengelley, James Henry (1856-1935). Printer. Joined the Wallaroo Times at the age of ten years. Part owner of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times in partnership with William Taylor from 1910 until his death in 1935 when his share passed to his son, Fred Pengelley. (Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 21 August 1935, p. 2; .)

Penney, Richard. Doctor. Co-editor with Dr Edward Davey of the Adelaide Examiner in the 1840s. He also wrote under the pen name 'Vox Populi' both in his own newspaper and elsewhere.

Perri, Sophie. Journalist with Messenger Press, 2015, writing for The City in 2016.

Perrin, George Samuel (died 1900). Journalist at the Advertiser until 1880, then at the South Australian Woods and Forests department.

Perry, Brad. Editor of the Riverland Weekly (Berri) from its inception in 2007 until it ceased in 2013.

Perry, Nick. Acting editor of the Yorke Peninsula Country Times 2015.

Pether, Henry. Partner and co-founder of the Northern Mail in 1876 until its sale in 1878.

Pfeiffer, Carl. Sports editor at the Murray Valley Standard from 2006. Editor of the Eyre Peninsula Tribune and also the West Coast Sentinel in 2012.

Phillips, Karen. Part-time writer for Independent Weekly 2005. Journalist at the Advertiser specialising in features and sport.

Phillips, Edward (died 1897). Member of the Register clerical staff in the early 1850s.

Phillips, RO. Editor of the Edwardstown Community News in 1944.

Phillips, Fred Butson (1898-). Son of William Downing Phillips of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times, appears to have worked at the newspaper before volunteering for service during the First World War.

Phillips, William Downing (1867-1950). Son of William James Phillips. Took over ownership of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times on the death of his father in 1914.

Philllips, William James (1842-1914). Teacher, shopkeeper, Town Clerk. Proprietor and publisher of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times from 1895 until his death.

Pick, Jack. Printer at the News when invited to join the Waikerie River News in the 1950s. Editor from 1962.

Pick, John. Managing editor of the Waikerie River News for over thirty years, following his father Jack Pick.

Piggott, Michelle. Editor of the Transcontinental from 1995, having previosuly been a cadet journalist there since 1987. Journalist at the Whyalla News from 1993 to 1995.

Pitman, Frank. Nephew of Isaac Pitman. Employed at the Quorn Mercury.

Platts, Charles. Bookseller. Platts dabbled in newspaper publishing by establishing the Adelaide Examiner in 1841 with George Dehane as printer. (The forerunner to the Observer.) He also published a series of irregular humorous newspapers with James Allen from 1845: Timothy Short's Journal of Passing Events, Adelaide Gazette Extraordinary, First of April Cracker.

Plumridge, Harry. Journalist. Worked for the press in Melbourne, before joining the Advertiser. Enlisted in the RAAF during the Second World War, becoming war correspondent for the Chronicle, and after the war was editor of that newspaper. Press attache in Tokyo 1946.

Polkinghorn, Ray. Popular Advertiser columnist in the 1970s. He joined the newspaper in the 1930s.

Ponton, TG. Journalist at the Register and then at the Advertiser 1878. Returned to the UK in December 1880.

Pool, Janet. Editor of the South Eastern Times (Millicent) 2012.

Pope, Alexander. Journalist at the Recorder (Port Pirie) until 1922.

Porter (Cross), Karen. Joined The Advertiser as sub-editor in 1990 from APN. Became Advertiser Features editor and Saturday Magazine edito. Then at the Daily Telegraph backbench. Returned to the Advertiser as deputy editor. Became the first female editor of the Sunday Mail and later was Advertiser assistant editor. Commonwealth Press Union's Australian Harry Brittain Fellow in 2001. New York Post Exchange in 1995. (Information from Karen Cross 2019)

Porteus, J. Gordon. Published the Adelaide Hills Producer and Gazette, Stirling, from 1931 to 1932. 

Potts, Rev. WA. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in 1927.

Poulton, Lindsay (died 1996). Worked with the family-owned Border Chronicle until his tragic death. Son of Roy and Joy Poulton.

Poulton, Neil. Worked at family-owned Border Chronicle, which he purchased in 1998 and continued to run with his wife Christine and daughter Tracey, until selling to the Naracoorte Herald in late 2005. Son of Roy and Joy Poulton.

Poulton, Roy H. (died 1977). In 1950 bought the Border Chronicle (Bordertown) which he ran with his wife (Joy) and later sons Neil and Lindsay.

Poulton, Tracey. Worked at family-owned Border Chronicle until it was sold to the Naracoorte Herald in late 2005. She then continued as manager and editor of the newspaper. Daughter of Neil and Christine Poulton.

Pounsett, Henry (d. 1890). Printer, musician. Apprentice printer at the Register under William Kyffin Thomas. Co-publisher with J. Elliott of the Adelaide Musical Herald. (Observer, 15 November 1890, p. 30.)

Pounsett, Richard Bestall (died 1955). Journalist at the News from 1928 until 1936, when he was appointed secretary of Minda Home. Formerly worked for the South Australian Railways.

Powell, James Russell (1869-1897). Employed as a reporter at the Advertiser from 1885 to 1897. Parliamentary reporter from 1888, and Hansard reporter from 1891, and working on the 'Ministerial rounds', collecting information from the various ministries and public offices. Also wrote weekly cricket and football reports. (Register, 31 May 1897, p. 5.)

Powell, W. Journalist at the Advertiser, left to run a South African newspaper in 1902.

Pratt, Cam. Editor of the Daily Herald until 1914, then moved to Perth. (Daily Herald, 2 May 1914, p. 4.)

Price, Rev. John. Co-editor with the Rev Silas Mead of the Baptist Church journal Truth and Progress in 1868.

Pritchard, Henry James (1837-1910). Well-known printer

Proctor, Mollie. Journalist. Short story published in the Chronicle 1893. Moved to Sydney 1915.

Proud, Cornelius (1853-1905). Journalist, stock broker. Journalist and Hansard reporter at the Register 1870s.

Pryor, Marina. Journalist at the Advertiser from the 1960s.

Pryor, Oswald. Cartoonist. Cartoons appeared in the Critic in 1919.

Puddy, Albert (1846-1937). Musician and journalist. Journalist at the Advertiser for 30 years. (Advertiser, 26 August 1937, p. 19; Chronicle, 6 January 1938, p. 47.)

Pudney, Jeremy. Journalist with Messenger Press in the 1980s.

Pullman, Walter. Editor of the Chronicle 1940s.

Quarrell, Alfred James. Gardening editor at the Mail from 1923-1940. 

Quarrell, Lois. (1914-1991). Journalist. Daughter of gardening editor, Alfred Quarrell. Joined the Advertiser as a typist in 1932. Became first full time women's sports' writer at the Advertiser in 1936, possibly second only to the Sydney Morning Herald's Kathleen Commins. From 1946, broadcaster on 5AD about women's sport. In 1948 was one of a group of sub-editors of the short-lived inter-church newspaper, Youth's World. Left the Advertiser in 1949 to join the Moral Re-Armament movement in Melbourne until 1953, then she rejoined the newspaper. Retired in 1970. Continued to report on women's golf, lawn bowls and croquet until 1977. (Howell, Peter A., 'Lois Quarrell, a notable mid-twentieth century journalist and her impact,' Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia, no. 42 (2014), pp. 29-42.)

Rappolt, Pat. Journalist at the Advertiser 1970s.

Rawlins, Joseph Henry Garth (Garth). Journalist. After service during the Second World War became a government court reporter, then joined the News as a cadet reporter. In London worked for Reuters as a Parliamentary reporter. Returned to Adelaide and the News in May 1956, at the Advertiser for ten years, then back at the News in 1966. Later also worked for the Sunday Mail. (See PRG 735.)

Reimer, Rudolf. Businessman. Publisher and editor of the short-lived German language, city newspaper Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung in 1851. He espoused 'radical' views. (The Basedow Story, p. 24)

Reade, CJ. Journalist. Editor of the Agriculturist and Review (Jamestown) from 1890 to 1899.

Redin, Horatio Samuel (1865-1887). Journalist. Supreme Court reporter for the Law Society of SA 1885-1887. Joined the  Advertiser in 1879, Hansard reporter and sporting writer, wrote descriptions of the Adelaide Exhibition in June 1887. (Advertiser, 26 July 1887, p. 5.)

Reece, Jim. Eudunda Courier.

Regas, Homer (Omeros) (c. 1886-) Journalist, poet, bookshop proprietor, amateur actor. Worked as a journalist at the Kathimerini, Athens for some years before arriving in Sydney with his wife in 1927. Worked at the Panellenios Kerykas, and To Ethniko Vema, before moving briefly to Melbourne and arriving in Adelaide in 1935. With his wife Rita as proprietoress, founded the Pharos (Deltion Pharoy) newspaper in October 1935, while also running a bookshop in Hindley Street. Apparently returned to Greece in 1936. While in Sydney published a collection of poetry and another of short stories. (Recorder, 27 December 1935, p. 2; News, 5 October 1935, p. 3)

Reid, Zoe. Journalist. Assistant social news writer at the Register from 1915. Married Harold Castle in 1921.

Reimer, Rudolf. Wealthy businessman who established the Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung in 1850. He was also editor.

Reschke, Bill (c. 1927-). Journalist. Began work with the Mannum Mercury in the 1940s, joined the Murray Valley Standard in 1951. Then worked in Tasmania for the Advocate and the Mercury. In 1956 became Reuters' foreign correspondent, based in London. Returned to South Australia, joining the Sunday Mail in 1960. ('Top journalist puts pen down', Murray Valley Standard, 26 January 1989, p. 16)

Richards, JH. Editor of the Port Adelaide Citizen 1938.

Richards, John Norman (d. 1886). Journalist. Trained as a compositor in Adelaide, and then worked as first compositor at the Yorke Peninsula Advertiser (Moonta). To Northern Territory, wrote as newspaper correspondent. Next worked at the Kapunda Herald. In 1878, in partnership with Alfred Angel he established the Gawler Standard. When Angel left, Richards continued on his own until 1885, when he sold the newspaper to the proprietors of the Bunyip and started a weekly newspaper at Norwood with G. Howell - the first Norwood Free Press. Richards was editor. Strong advocate of Land Nationalisation through his own newspapers, as well as letters in the Register. (Register, 6 September 1886, p. 2.)

Richards, Samuel. Printer. Co-producer with Albert Molineux of Garden and Field.

Richards, William (died 1888). Wesleyan minister, journalist. Journalist and sub-editor of the Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser in the 1870s. Left in May 1883 to join literary staff at the Advertiser but was forced to resign due to ill health and returned to Moonta, taking up shop keeping. Grandfather of the authoress, Phyllis Somerville. (Chronicle, 29 December 1888, p. 11; Advertiser, 21 December 1888, p. 4.)

Richardson, OK. Editor, government clerk. Editor of Adelaide Chronicle, December 1839, and co-editor of the South Australian Oddfellows' Magazine 1843-1846.

Richmond, Geoff. Court reporter for the Advertiser.

Riddell, Don. Advertiser editor 1980s.

Rieger, Friedrich August Edmund (died 1881). With C. Loewe established the Neue Deutsche Zeitung Fuer Australien in Adelaide in 1875.

Rivett, Rohan. Editor of the News from 1951. Grandson of Prime Minister Alfred Deakin. Instrumental in bringing the Royal Commission into the Stuart Affair.

Rix, Frederick Henry (died 1909). Journalist at the Register. Established the Port Adelaide office for the Register. Husband of serial writer, Harriet Alice Rix, nee Peek.

Rix, Harriet Alice (nee Peek) (died 1928). Wife of journalist FH Rix. Wrote many serials and other literary pieces for the South Australian press all through her life, including serials in the Southern Argus, Port Adelaide News, Observer, Port Augusta Dispatch and Journal.

Roberts, Ernest Alfred. Journalist and MP Editor of the Labor organ, the Weekly Herald, 1904-1908.

Roberts, JW. Journalist at the Register 1878 to 1879, then at the Melbourne Argus.

Roberts, James Potts (1845-1932). Agent. Worked for a short time in 1875 with TS Carey at the Methodist Journal. (PRG 271/2.)

Roberts, John LeMaistre Francis (1843-1910). Journalist. Trained as an apprentice printer from 1859 with Alfred Waddy of Mount Barker, then joined printing staff at the Advertiser. Left to join the Goyder survey expedition and employed on building of the Overland Telegraph Line. Re-joined the Advertiser in 1870, and by 1880 was sub-editor. In 1880 joined in partnership with Charles Aldridge junior as licensees of the Prince Alfred Hotel, a favoured haunt of Adelaide journalists. Retired in 1891. Also work for Daily Telegraph and Register. (Quiz, 21 April 1898, p. 4; D 7946 T; Advertiser 14 June 1910, p. 10; Daily Herald, 14 June 1910, p. 10.)

Roberts, Samuel Edward. Editor of Pasquin from October 1869 to December 1870.

Roberts, William G. Owner of the Lantern 1874 to 1875, and Adelaide Punch.

Robertson, Frank Leighton (1880-). Journalist at the Register, moved to Perth c. 1902. Pursued a singing career in London 1905-1906, returned to Perth where he taught singing. Gadfly (CJ Dennis) referred to him as "the Adelaide warbling journalist". (Gadfly, 23 May 1906, p. 17)

Robertson, Frederick Thomas (1858-1941). Journalist. Joined the Advertiser as an apprentice in 1872, and within four years was doing senior staff work. Leader of the Advertiser reporting staff from 1882. Verses published in the Portonian, Lantern, Young Men's Magazine, Adelaide Punch and Quiz. Worked in Parliamentary and law reporting, drama criticism, reviewing, sub-editing and leader (editorial) writing at the Advertiser. Also wrote editorials and other articles for the Southern Argus and Farmers' Weekly Messenger. He wrote more than 10,000 editorials. From 1884 was one of the editorial staff of the Advertiser, and acting editor. Retired in 1930. From 1932 to 1936 wrote book reviews for the Advertiser. First president of the South Australian Institute of Journalists. (Advertiser, 7 August 1941, p. 6.)

Robertson, William Kenneth (Ken) (1905-). Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1927 to 1937.

Robin, Ethelwyn (1874-1953). Journalist. Social notes and fashion in the Mail, writing as 'Cousin Kate' from 1913 to March 1923. Working as social editress at the News by August 1923, weekly column on Fridays under pen name 'Candida'. Retired in 1942.

Robinson, J. Moore (died 1936). Journalist in Adelaide and at the Port Pirie Recorder. By 1915 was working in Hobart.

Robinson, Rae (died 1990). Owner/editor of the Angaston Leader, previosuly run by his father, Kirkby Robinson, and subsequently run by Rae's son, Tony Robinson.Editor from 1976 to 1990.

Robinson, Tony. Owner/editor of the Angaston Leader, following his father, Rae Robinson. Tony's sons Peter, Darren and Adam now (2015) also work at the newspaper.

Robinson, William Kirkby. Journalist at the Sport. Owner/editor of the Barossa News (Tanunda) in 1918, and established the Angaston Leader in the same year, of which he was also editor. Father of Rae Robinson.

Roche, John Joseph (died 1882). Catholic priest and later journalist. Wrote for the Lantern under FS Carroll with whom he was joint owner from 1881. Probably also wrote for the wider press. (Register, 12 January 1882; Chronicle, 20 August 1881, p. 21.)

Rodda, Percival Charles (1891-). Rodda was a journalist at the Daily Herald for a short time, before joining the Advertiser staff. He also worked for the Register. He then moved to the Melbourne Argus, before travelling overseas to work for Musical America, and finally became a full time writer of crime fiction, based in the U.K. Most of his work was written under the pseudonym 'Gavin Holt'. (Advertiser, 14 June 1933, p. 16, "Out among the people: Adelaide boy novelist.")

Rodda, Rachel. Journalist at the Advertiser 1980s, including work in their Sydney bureau. Wife of Michael McGuire.

Rogers, Mike. Executive director of the Adelaide City Reporter 1984.

Romans, GH. Journalist at the Register and later a Federal Hansard reporter. Retired 1946.

Roncoli, Gina. Co-editor with Christopher Pearson of Adelaide Review 1985.

Rose, Alma May (1901-) Manager of the Laura Standard following the death of her father, Reuben Rose in 1942.

Rose, Reuben James (died 1942). Congregational Church minister, newspaper owner and editor. Columnist at the Kadina and Wallaroo Times from 1906, and editor from 1909. In 1912 purchased the Laura Standard, which he ran until his death. On his death the Laura Standard was taken over by his daughter Alma Rose. (Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 11 September 1942, p. 2.)

Rosman, Alice Grant (1882-1961). Journalist and author. Early stories published in the Observer and the Chronicle. Worked first at the Saturday Journal, then at the Gadfly under CJ Dennis, 1906, and at the Southern Cross, and Sydney Bulletin 1908 to 1911. Wrote as 'Aunt Tabitha' in the Gadfly. Moved to London in 1911 and worked for the British Australian, Cassell's Magazine and Grand Magazine. She also wrote 'A Woman's Letter from London' for the Daily Herald in 1912. From 1927 took up full time writing for Mills and Boon. (Register, 5 September 1930, p. 24)

Ross, Barbara (nee Yates) (1933-2015). Journalist. Cadet journalist at Launceston Examiner. Joined the Advertiser in 1968. Trained cadet journalists and ran the 'What's Your Problem?' column until her retirement in 1989. Wife of Peter Ross. (Advertiser, 14 November 2015, p. 72.)       

Ross, Peter. Radio news journalist in Launceston in the 1950s. Came to Adelaide in this period as news journalist for ABC radio.

Rowe, Rev. GE. Editor of the Christian Weekly 1889.

Russack, Lance. Journalist at the Mail for a period in the 1920s.

Russell, Rev. Alexander. Wrote for the Southern Cross in the 1890s?

Russell, Christopher John. Journalist. Cadetship with Messenger Newspapers 1979 to 1981, then at the Advertiser from 1981 to 1985. Local Government roundsman 1983 to 1985. Joined the Local Government Association 1985, and working as a consultant since 2018. (Chris Russell, 2018)

Rust, AC. Adelaide journalist. In the 1920s was 'Uncle Tom', the editor of a children's column in the Perth press.

Rust, Bill. Industrial reporter at the Advertiser.

Ryan, Des. Journalist. Worked for the Advertiser. Editor of Messenger. From 2010 with the South Australian online newspaper, Indaily.

Ryan, M. Involved in the 1880s with the Catholic Record.

Ryan, Mark. General reporter at the Advertiser, later press secretary to Prime Minister Paul Keating.

Sabey, Ian (died 1941). Journalist at the Advertiser prior to enlistment in the Army in 1939.

Sadler, James (1860-1935). Bank clerk and inspector, freelance journalist/poet. His often satirical/political poems under the pen name 'Ab-Original' were published in various Adelaide newspapers during 1880s and 1890s, including the Observer. From 1885-1891 he joined 'Hugh Kalyptus' (Spencer Skipper) in his 'Echoes and re-echoes' column in the Observer. From 1899 London correspondent for the Register for 14 years, and also wrote for London newspapers. Travelled extensively in this period, writing series of articles about this for the Register, also about "preferential trade". Returned to Adelaide and joined the State Recruiting Committee during the First World War. Member of the Adelaide Literary Society. (Register, 14 June 1927, p. 8; Advertiser, 18 May 1935, p. 13; Advertiser, 14 March 1936, p. 10.)

Sanders, William. Journalist. Employed at the Register from 1895 to 1910, mainly as music critic. (Advertiser, 4 October 1946, p. 12.)

Sanderson, G. Editor of Edwardstown Community News in 1950, and again in 1954.

Sankey, Daniel. Editor of Brisbane Times (online) and from November 2013 editor of Indaily (online).

Sansom, P. Journalist at the Advertiser 1870s.

Saunders, Alfred Thomas (1854-1940). An accountant and amateur historian, Saunders wrote copiously to the press about aspects of South Australian history. (See PRG 37.)

Saunders, Guy. Editor of SA Motor in the 1950s. Also wrote short stories.

Saunders, Paterson James (died 1934). Worked at Calcutta Englishman, Adelaide Register from 1878, In Mount Gambier in the late 1880s, and then Melbourne Herald. Editor of the Wallaroo Times in 1878. Editor of the Newcastle Morning Herald (NSW) from 1923 to 1929. (Sydney Morning Herald, 13 September 1934, p. 17.)

Savill, J. Eden. Cartoonist at the Portonian.

Scales, John. Political reporter, chief-of-staff, features editor and then editor of the Advertiser.

Scandrett, James (1836-1903). Printer, newspaper owner. Compositor with the Government Printing Office. Established Kapunda Herald with James Elliott in 1864. (Kapunda Herald, 12 June 1903, p. 3.)

Scarfe, Henry Cornelius (1816-1895). Tailor, Clerk of Courts, journalist and poet. While stationed with the Port Elliot Court from the 1850s wrote as Port Elliot correspondent for the South Australian Register.

Schulz, JRW. Editor of the revived Australische Zeitung from 1927 until 1929, in partnership with BD Auricht. This newspaper then became part of the Queenslander Herald.

Schomburgk, Otto. Founder of the Adelaide-based Suedaustralische Zeitung in April 1850, with Carl Muecke, and editor Gustav Droege.

Schwartz, Gordon. Sports reporter at the Advertiser, and sports panellist on Channel 7.

Scott, Allan (1923-2008). Owner of trucking company. Major shareholder in South East Telecasters group which purchased the Penola Pennant in 1978. In 1999 Scott purchased the Border Watch which in turn took over the South Eastern Times in 2006.

Scott, David Wylie (1817-1887). Farmer, editor. Founded the Port Adelaide News, which was sold to Edwin Derrington in 1878. Previously editor of Pasquin, probably after the death of ER Mitford, the original 'Pasquin'. Frequent writer to the Register. Father of Winifred Scott. (Observer, 3 December 1887, p. 32.)

Scott, Kenneth. Journalist and author. Journalist at the News in the 1920s.

Scott, Reg. Journalist at the Register. Transferred to Federal Hansard staff, Melbourne, 1901.

Scott, Winifred Julia Purton (1865-1950). Journalist, short story writer and artist. Contributed stories to the Antipodean Annual and the Commonwealth Annual in the 1890s. Possibly wrote for Quiz in the this period. Winifred Scott wrote as 'Magpie' for the women's pages of the Observer from 1896 until the newspaper closed in 1931, her column titled 'Chatter.' From 1898 she also contributed to the children's column in the Observer, with the 'Sunbeam Bookshelf.' Her articles also appeared in the Register from 1928 to 1931. (PRG 1524/15; Brisbane Courier, 4 July 1893, p. 4; Advertiser, 22 July 1950, p. 5.)

Seager, Helen. Journalist with the News and Mail from 1923 until 1933, when she left for Melbourne.

Sellar, James Zimri (1830-1906). Shorthand reporter at the South Australian, regular letter correspondent to the Register from 1850. Member of a number of political groups including the Anti-State Aid to Religion League, National Reform League, Adelaide Democratic Club, Homesteads League, etc. Elected to Parliament 1905. (Advertiser, 21 December 1906, p. 7; Register, 21 December 1906, p. 5.)

Sewell, H. Horticulturist. Contributed articles to Garden and Field.

Sexton, Harold Oswald (d. 1949). Born in Adelaide, but worked mostly with interstate newspapers including the Melbourne Age, Wangaratta Dispatch and Tasmanian North West Post. Returned to Adelaide and worked at the Advertiser and Chronicle, becoming editor of the Chronicle. (Advertiser, 18 July 1949, p. 3)

Seymour, John Talbot. Editor of the Wallaroo Times 1870s. (Yorke's Peninsula Advertiser, 4 June 1880, p. 3.)

Sharma, Seema. Editor of the Port Augusta Transcontinental and of the Roxby Downs Sun in 2012.

Sharp, Ken. Journalist at the Stock Journal in the 1960s.

Shead, Isobel Ann. Journalist. Originally form New South Wales, joined the Adelaide News. Married to Charles Zwar in London in 1938.

Sheldon, Sheila. Journalist at the News in the 1950s, editor of the women's pages.

Shepherd, Eric John (died 1967). Journalist at the Advertiser 1937.

Sholl, Reginald Frank (1874-1948). Journalist. Employed first at the Register, then at the Melbourne Argus. From 1927 ran a private shorthand business in Melbourne. (Advertiser, 29 April 1948, p. 2.)

Shurdington, Lyle. Journalist at the Penola Pennant. Owned this newspaper from 1971 to 1978.

Simmons, Michael. Journalist at Victor Harbour Times 2013.

Simmons, Travis. Editor of the Murray Valley Standard 2009.

Sincock, John. Journalist at the Border Watch (Mount Gambier) from 1888 to 1895, then at the South Eastern Star (Millicent) 1895 to 1897 and at the Advertiser from 1897 to 1907. He became Government Shorthand Writer in 1907, and from this date until 1911 was also editor of the Journal of Agriculture. (Register, 8 December 1921, p. 6.)

Singer, Ignatius. Economist, journalist. Born in Hungary. Interested in law reform. Editor of Our Commonwealth. Atheist and member of the Single Tax League, also promoted land nationalisation. Later in New Zealand.

Sinnett, Frederick (1830-1866). Journalist, editor. Son of the English authoress, Jane Sinnett, brother to Alfred Sinnett, editor of the Indian/English daily Pioneer newspaper. Arrived in South Australia in 1849 as a railway engineer. Worked under George Stevenson at the South Australian Gazette and Mining Record, then moved to Melbourne Herald, followed by the Melbourne Argus. In 1855 he established the Melbourne Punch. In 1858 became editor of the Geelong Daily News. Returned to Adelaide and worked as a parliamentary shorthand writer and established the evening newspaper the Telegraph and also the Weekly Mail. Also wrote for the Wallet and Express. He returned to the Mebourne Argus in 1865, and died a year later. (D 6589 Misc.; Advertiser, 28 November 1866, p. 2; Register, 24 November 1866, p. 2; Chronicle, 1 December 1866, p. 3.)

Sinnett, Percy (1859-1882). Draftsman, journalist. Son of Frederick Sinnett. Wrote for Adelaide Punch as 'Per Se'. (D 6589 Misc.; Register, 2 August 1882, supp. p. 2.)

Skelton, Joseph (died 1884). Merchant. Editor of the Northern Territory Times until his death.

Skipper, Mervyn Garnham (1886-). Journalist and author. First winner of the junior Tennyson Medal for literature. Worked for the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company for 20 years. In 1924 became a journalist at the Sydney Bulletin. Son of Spencer Skipper.

Skipper, Spencer John (1848-1903). Began working at Pasquin, under Eustace Mitford, and in 1871 joined the Register as art and drama critic. Between 1884 and 1890 he was involved with the editor John Howard Clark in composing the Geoffrey Crabthorne column of satirical political comment, writing firstly as 'Unohoo' and later using the pen name 'Hugh Kalyptus'. The columns often included satirical poetry. Skipper also wrote as 'Freeluncher' for the Bunyip and other country newspapers. He wrote on a number of topics for the Register, and towards the end of his career was the shipping reporter for both the Register and the Advertiser. Skipper also contributed work to Adelaide Punch, the Lantern, Quiz and Portonian. (PRG 60; Critic, 8 October 1898, p. 19; Register, 21 March 1899, p. 5; Chronicle, 12 September 1903, p. 32; Daily News (Perth), 8 September 1903, p. 1.)

Slade, Bill. Sub-editor and then editorial manager at the Advertiser.

Slade, Keith William (1918-). Journalist at the Advertiser until 1953.

Slee, Denys. Reporter on the Chronicle.

Smedley, AG and AR. Printers and newspaper publishers. Produced the Adelaide Central Times (1955). Printers of the Border Guardian.

Smedley, Michael Alfred. Herald.

Smith, Beaumont. Gadfly.

Smith, Berry Wilson. Worked as a journalist at the Register for several years before joining the Western Australian Hansard staff. Returned to Adelaide to work for the Advertiser. Appointed to the South Australian Hansard staff in 1923. (Register, 12 July 1923, p. 8)

Smith, Charles. Publisher of the Egotist.

Smith, Clem James Drummond . Journalist at the Naracoorte Herald in the 1890s, under D. Caldwell, owner.

Smith, Edward E. Journalist at the Advertiser in the 1950s. Also wrote as 'Edward Lindall'. Prior to this worked in London for several years. Short stories published in English, American and Australian magazines.

Smith, Tessa. Wrote gardening column for the News 1923. Daughter of Melbourne journalist James Smith.

Smith, William Sydney (1865-1960). Freelance photographer. His work was published in the Observer 1900-1927. (PRG 733)

Smythe, Robert Sparrow (died 1917). Journalist, entrepreneur. Trained as a printer in England. Worked at Illustrated Post, Melbourne 1857. Came to Adelaide and worked at the Register as parliamentary reporter soon afterwards. Then at the Advertiser, and became leader of the Hansard reporting staff at the Advertiser in the 1860s, before working at the Melbourne Age and for a Sydney newspaper. Became a musical entrepreneur. (Referee (Sydney), 30 May 1917, p. 14.)

Solomon, Reginald Louis. Journalist. Solomon was sporting writer at the Adelaide Truth, and for a short time from November 1906, was running the Truth on behalf of Chandler.

Solomon, Vaiben Louis (1853-1908). Editor and owner of the Northern Territory Times, 1884 to 1898. (Chronicle, 24 October 1908, p, 44.)

South, Alfred Edward. Printer and editor. Worked as a printer on various city newspapers before becoming owner and editor of the Port Pirie Recorder, which he ran in partnership with Charles Meyrick from 1898 to 1919. Later in Western Australia. His daughter married the journalist Leigh Stevens. Father of journalist Clive South and compositor Gordon South. Brother to Walter South. (Critic, 1 April 1899, p. 25, 27.)

South, Alfred Clive (Clive) (1889-). Journalist at the News and later at the Sydney Daily Guardian. Son of Alfred South.

South, Walter Brown (died 1933). Editor and newspaper owner. Established the Port Pirie Advocate in 1885, later joined by his brother Alfred South.

Southwood, John Albert (1868-1945). Journalist. Apprentice at the Kadina and Wallaroo Times for seven years. Compositor at Barrier Miner and Argus. Editor Katoomba Times. In South Australia established Plain Dealer in 1897 and the short-lived Copper Age in 1906, editor of the Nationalist 1918. Entered Parliament 1912.

Sowden, William (1858-1943). Journalist, editor and newspaper proprietor. Began work at the Port Adelaide News in 1879. Joined the literary staff of the Register in 1881, and became chief of the reporting and Hansard staff soon afterwards. Became editor in 1898. Using the pen-name of 'Pencil' wrote regular column as city correspondent for the Kapunda Herald. He also wrote as 'A Scribbler'. Knighted in 1918. (PRG 41; Critic, 11 June 1898, p. 15; Chronicle, 14 October 1943, p. 24.)

Spence, Catherine Helen (1825-1910). Journalist, novelist, social and political reformer. Began contributing articles to the South Australian when it was run by her brother-in-law, Andrew Murray. Reading of Thomas Hare's electoral reform theories, she began writing letters on this subject to the Register, as 'C.H.S.' Her writings impressed Frederick Sinnett, who took up the subject in his Telegraph and Weekly Mail newspapers. Sinnett also published her novel 'Uphill Work', later published as Mr Hogarth's Will. Her novel 'Hugh Lindsay's Guest' was serialised in the Observer. The Observer, Journal and Queenslander then published 'Gathered In' also as a serial. From 1878 she wrote regularly as an 'outside' staff member of the Register and the Observer. She wrote literary articles and reviews anonymously, but also articles as 'A Colonist of 1839'. She wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne Review, Victorian Review, Centennial, and Fraser's Magazine and the Fortnightly. Also for the Adelaide Weekly Herald in the 1890s. (Register, 4 April 1893, p. 5)

Spooner, Horace H. (c. 1865-1900). Journalist and artist at the Sydney newspapers Evening News and Town and Country Journal. War correspondent in South Africa during the South African (Boer) War, his reports appeared in a wide range of newspapers and journals, in South Australia this included Fauldings Medical Journal.

Sprigg, Eric George (1898-). Began as an apprentice at the Border Chronicle (Bordertown) in 1911. In 1924 he became a partner in the business, and sole proprietor from 1932 until he sold the newspaper in 1950.

Spring, George. Co-owner of the short-lived Kadina Copper Age 1906.

Stacy, Ernest James (died 1941). Journalist, minister. Worked at the Register in the 1890s. Became a minister in the Congregational Church.

Stafford, Gavin. Journalist at the Mount Gambier Border Watch in 2015.

Stanbury, William Bert. Photographer at the News in the 1980s.

Stansbury, CF. Owner/editor of the Lantern 1882-1884.

Steele, Douglas John (1929-2013). Journalist at the News, Melbourne Herald, then returned to the News in the 1970s as chief of staff, and later editorial manager until its closure in 1992. (Advertiser, 7 September, 2013, p. 74)

Steele, Ian. General reporter, features writer and political reporter at the Advertiser. Then worked for the United Nations.

Steer, Wallington Stewart (died 1947). Journalist at the Register prior to enlistment during the First World War. Radio pioneer.

Stegar, Winifred (1882-1981). Author and traveller. As 'Winifred the Washerwoman' she wrote for the women's pages of the Observer from 1930 (under title, 'Stardust and soap bubbles') and later also for the Chronicle newspaper. Author of Life with Ali, describing travelling to Mecca with her Indian husband, and children, in 1927. Stories from her travels were often incorporated in her column.

Steinthal, Georg Gottfried (died 1868). Editor of Die Deutsche Post, Tanunda, at the time it closed in September 1850, then published the Deutsche Zeitung fur Suedaustralien with Hermann Kook.

Stephen, George Milner. Newspaper owner. Established Adelaide's third newspaper, the Adelaide Guardian, in November 1839.

Stephens, John (1806-1850). Journalist and newspaper owner. Began his career as a journalist at the English radical newspaper, the Christian Advocate. He became associated with George Fife Angas, and editor of the South Australian Colonist, a newspaper sponsored by Angas to promote immigration to South Australia. He came to Adelaide in 1843 and for a short time worked under James Allen at the Register. However, he and Allen clashed, and in 1843 Stephens left and with George Dehane founded the Adelaide Observer. In 1845 he took over the South Australian Register from James Allen. Publisher of the Adelaide Miscellany magazine in 1848.

Stephens, Stanley W. Canberra correspondent for the Advertiser, then editorial manager.

Stevens, Charles John (1857-1917). Journalist, editor. Joined Register on his arrival in Adelaide from London in 1875. Manager of Port Adelaide office 1877 to 1886, then sub-editor at Journal and Register from 1890. Leader of the reporting staff 1892 to 1899. Associate editor of the Register from June 1899 until his retirement in 1910. Son Leigh was a journalist at the Advertiser.

Stevens, Charles John (1929-2011). Journalist. Born at Glenelg, son of a Congregational Church minister. First worked at Barrier Daily Truth (Broken Hill). In 1940s joined the Adelaide News, then to Melbourne Herald. First chief sub-editor at the Australian. From 1966 at Melbourne Age. (The Age, 29 July 2011, p. 16)

Stevens, Donald Leslie (1903-). Journalist at the News 1928.

Stevens, George (died 1898). Journalist, actor, mining speculator. Began work at the Advertiser at both its Adelaide and Port Adelaide offices in the 1880s. About 1885 was sent to Broken Hill as correspondent for the Advertiser, and also the Melbourne Age, and Sydney Daily Telegraph. Married actress Edith St John. To Perth 1892 and worked as parliamentary reporter for the West Australian. Acted in burlesques etc. Re-joined the West Australian and sent as special reporter to Kalgoorlie for a time. (West Australian 6 August 1898, p. 4; Port Pirie Recorder 20 August 1898, p. 3.)

Stevens, Vivian Leigh (Leigh) (1892-1969). Journalist at the Advertiser in 1930 and at the News in the early 1950s. Son of CJ Stevens of the Register.

Stevenson, George (1799-1856). Editor. Stevenson had an interesting early life at sea, studying medicine, and travelling through Canada and Central America. He began writing about his travels for the London Globe and examiner, and in 1835 became editor of the Globe. Interest in Wakefield's theories of colonisation, and contact with Robert Torrens, part owner of the Globe, led him to migrate to South Australia in 1836 as partner with Robert Thomas in the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register. His editorial outbursts in the newspaper, combined with his dual role as private secretary to Governor John Hindmarsh, brought the newspaper into the midst of the early conflicts and led to his insolvency in 1840, and the sale of the newspaper to James Allen. Stevenson established the South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal at the time of the discovery of copper at Burra.

Stevenson, George John William (1839-1893). Journalist, Attorney-General. Joined the Advertiser about 1859, where he became music critic and a sub-editor. In 1873 joint publisher of the Lantern with Charles Murphy and JD Woods. Moved to Sydney Morning Herald 1876. Son of George and Margaret Stevenson of the Register.

Stevenson, J. Working at the Register in 1889.

Stevenson, Margaret (died 1874). Wife of George Stevenson, who was first editor and co-owner of the Register, 1836 to 1842. Daughter of John Gorton, author and editor of the London Globe. She is known to have written content for the newspaper including a series of letters under the pseudonym 'A Colonist'. (PRG 1361/28, Talk by Elaine J. Wotzke; Lantern, 3 October 1874, p. 5.)

Stewart RR. Journalist at the Advertiser 1946.

Stoneman, AG. Journalist at the Port Pirie Recorder in the 1930s.

Stott-Despoja, Shirley Margaret. Journalist. Writer for the Advertiser from the 1960s, and later a columnist for the Adelaide Review in the 2000s. Awarded OAM 2017.

Stow, Jefferson Pickman (1830-1878). Farmer, journalist, Stipendiary Magistrate. Joined the Advertiser in 1865. Editor from 1876 to 1884. Co-founder of the Gawler Bunyip, with George Isaacs.

Stratton, Thomas Walter Franklin (1857-). Founder, proprietor and news reporter of the People's Weekly at Moonta in 1890. Sold the newspaper in November 1893 to JT Hicks and RJ Hughes.

Strode, Thomas (1811-1880). Printer. Began work on his arrival in Tasmania in 1832 as a printer at the True Colonist. Then worked at the Sydney Herald, and in Melbourne in 1838 launched first the Melbourne Advertiser and then with editor George Arden, the Port Philip Gazette. In country NSW Strode next published the Hunter River Gazette before returning to Sydney in 1843. In 1847 arrived in Adelaide and worked at the South Australian and the Mercury. Later worked at the Melbourne Argus.

Stutchbury, Michael. Cadet journalist at the Advertiser, now (2015) editor of the Financial Review.

Sudholz, JWA. A wealthy businessman believed to have funded the short-lived Neue Deutsche Zeitung between 1875 and 1876, in opposition to the Australische Zeitung of Basedow, Muecke and Eimer.

Sutch, Max. Journalist. Journalist at the News and Sunday Mail. In 1929 he was at the Sydney Sun Herald.

Sutherland, George A. Journalist, author. Initially worked for a Victorian country newspaper, then employed at the Register from 1881 to 1902, mostly writing leaders (editorials). In 1902 joined the Melbourne Age. In 1889 founded a weekly comic paper titled the Budget. No surviving copies known. (Kapunda Herald, 2 July 1889, p. 3; Register, 4 December 1905, p. 5.)

Swan, Tony. Manager of the Barossa and Light Herald 2012.

Sweetapple, Anna Mapleson (died 1928). Writer of a number of newspaper serials under the pen name 'Silver Wattle' from the 1880s onwards. Her first appears to have been 'Sowing the Wind' published in the Journal in 1885. Also had serials published in the Port Augusta Dispatch and the Chronicle.

Swinstead, Dallas. Journalist.

Swinstead, Gene. Journalist with News Ltd, began career in Adelaide. Brother of Dallas and Julian Swinstead.

Swinstead, Julian. Journalist at the Messenger Press in the 1980s. Brother of Dallas and Gene Swinstead.

Syme, RH. Journalist at the Register from 1907 to 1911, then at the West Australian, Perth.

Targett, Walter. Editor. Founding editor of the Broken Hill Argus which he left to edit the Port Pirie Standard in 1889 under owners James Cowan and Fred Grey. Targett left at the end of his first year.

Taylor, Andrew Fyfe(1839-1891). Part owner and editor of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times. Early experience working for the Evening Post and Scottish Record in Scotland. Came to NSW in 1862 and established a newspaper at Morpeth with his brother, and then both went on to New Zealand to manage the Southland News at Invercargill until 1864. Came to Wallaroo in 1865 and opened the Wallaroo Times (later Kadina and Wallroo Times). Also founded the Areas Express newspaper at Booyoolee in 1877. (Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 18 April 1891, p. 2.)

Taylor, Clara Furner (died 1915). See Furner Taylor, Clara.

Taylor, David (1839-1907). Twin brother of Andrew Taylor. Came to NSW in 1862 and established a newspaper at Morpeth with his brother, and then both went on to New Zealand to manage the Southland News at Invercargill until 1864. Came to Wallaroo in 1865 and opened the Wallaroo Times (later Kadina and Wallaroo Times).  Also founded the Areas Express newspaper at Booyoolee in 1877. Part owner of the Kadina and Wallaroo Times, which was sold to his second wife, Clara Furner-Taylor in 1901, but he continued as manager of the newspaper until his death. (Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 18 April 1891, p. 2; Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 13 February 1907, p. 2.)

Taylor, Henry S. (1873-1932). Editor of the Renmark Pioneer 1905 to 1932. Involved in a number of movements including the Anti-Poverty League, single-tax movement, and land nationalisation. In the 1890s involved with William Lane in the 'New Australia' venture in Paraguay. Taylor returned to South Australia in 1896. (Advertiser, 12 November 1919, p. 7.)                                                                                                                                                   

Taylor, John (1823-1865). Banker, newspaper proprietor. John Taylor was one of the executors of John Stephens, and on Stephens' death in 1850, Taylor, with William Kyffin Thomas, ran the South Australian register. This was during the difficult Victorian gold rush period, when many businesses, including newspapers, were forced to close down. However, Taylor and Thomas managed to keep the Register open. Taylor left the newspaper in 1853, having placed it on a firm financial footing. (Register, 26 May 1865, p. 4)

Taylor, Tom. Working at the Register in 1890.

Taylor, Una. Journalist. Worked at the Advertiser prior to her marriage in 1923. Managed the Mount Barker Courier following the death of her father, CMR Dumas, in 1935 until selling the newspaper in 1938. Sister to Lloyd Dumas.

Taylor, William Francis (died 1945). Son of Andrew Taylor. Took over his father's newspaper, the Kadina and Wallaroo Times in 1910 in partnership with James Pengelley and later Fred Pengelley (son of James) until his death in 1945, when his share in the newspaper passed to his wife.

Templeton, Anthony. Journalist at City (Messenger Press) 2015.

Tepper, Johann Gottlieb Otto (1841-1923). Entomologist. Contributed articles to Weekly Herald and Garden and Field. (PRG 313; Register, 19 February 1923, p. 8.)

Thiele, W. Erwin. Owner/editor. Managing editor of the Barossa News from 1933 to 1938, and 1942 to 1945. In 1946 established the Penola Pennant as owner/editor which he ran until 1950.

Thomas, AA. Journalist at the News when it began in 1923. Later worked for Mutual Life and Citizen's Assurance.

Thomas, Darryl. Journalist. Began at the News, then worked for the Australian. Spent thirteen years with Messenger Press as senior reporter and sub-editor. Group editor for John Pickford's suburban Gazette Newspapers.

Thomas, Evan Kyffin (1866-1935). Editor. Youngest son of William Kyffin Thomas. Joined literary (journalist) staff at the Register in 1885. He was sub-editor of the Register and editor of the Observer. Later secretary to the editor, member of the reporting staff and sub-editor at the Register before becoming editor of the Observer. In 1899 became a junior partner of the Register proprietory and from 1910 was general manager. In 1929 when the Register was taken over by the Melbourne Herald he became Chairman of Directors until the newspaper was merged with the Advertiser. (Advertiser, 29 July 1935, p. 14; Chronicle, 1 August 1935, p. 41.)

Thomas, Reginald Kyffin (1881-1914). The son of Robert Kyffin Thomas, editor and part owner of the Register. Reginald Kyffin Thomas wrote under pen name 'Rex'.

Thomas, Robert (1781-1860). Bookseller, newspaper publisher. In partnership with George Stevenson, Thomas established South Australia's first newspaper, the Register, in 1836. Took over Adelaide Chronicle from William Caddy Cox in March 1840.

Thomas, Robert (1851-1910). Reporter and newspaper proprietor. Joined Register in 1869, first in the printing department, then consecutively became a reporter, Parliamentary reporter, chief of the reporting staff, and in charge of Hansard reporting until 1882 when he joined the general management of the newspaper. Joined the proprietors in 1877. On his father's death in 1878, with J. Harvey Finlayson and Charles Day, Thomas became joint proprietor of the Register. Knighted. (Register, 14 June 1910, p. 8.)

Thomas, William Kyffin (1821-1878). Printer, son of Robert Thomas. Printer at the Register from age 16. One of a syndicate of seven men who re-purchased the Register in 1853. He remained a proprietor of the newspaper until his death. (Advertiser, 11 July 1878, p. 13.)

Thompson, Bill. Son of the proprietor of the West Coast Sentinel, WA Thompson. Bill worked at the newspaper from 1932, and was later managing editor. Bought the business in 1952 in partnership with his wife, Jean Thompson. Sold to the Hill family in 1968.

Thompson, Claude (died 1949). Journalist, editor. Wrote for the Worker, Coolgardie Sun and Perth Sunday Times in Western Australia in the early years of the 20th century. In 1910 editor of the Barrier Daily Truth at Broken Hill. Then on staff of Melbourne Truth, and became ditor of the Adelaide Truth. Returned to Perth in 1931 working at the Groper, Guardian, and for the Sampson newspaper chain.

Thomson, Andrew. Kapunda Herald.

Thomson, George (died 1899). Trained as a journalist at the Register where he worked until 1890 as a Parliamentary reporter. Then joined the Melbourne Age, then the Melbourne Daily Telegraph, and later the Sydney Morning Herald. Later at the West Australian, then the Coolgardie Miner. Son-in-law of printer WH Jeffery. Father of Harry Thomson. (Register, 21 March 1899, p. 5.)

Thomson, Harry (died 1933). Lawyer, journalist. Worked for the Advertiser c. 1900 before training as a lawyer. Son of George Thomson. (Chronicle, 26 October 1933, p. 52.)

Thomson, James L. Employed at the Naracoorte Herald from 1906, and purchased the newspaper form Dugald Caldwell in 1948. In 1958 sold to Harry Peake of the Mount Barker Courier.

Thomson, Rev. Robert (died 1912). Journalist at the Advertiser 1874 to 1882. Sub-editor at the Register 1882, and the Evening Journal, and a city correspondent for the Kapunda Herald. Resigned in 1905 and became a Presbyterian minister at various parts of NSW, briefly worked as a journalist in Sydney, then minister at Unley. (Chronicle, 21 December 1912, p. 44.)

Thorp, Elliott. Journalist at the Hobart Mercury from 1920. Later editor of the Country News.

Thwaites, Claire. Editor of the Victor Harbor Times in 2012.

Thybell, Carl. Horticulturist. Contributed articles to Garden and Field.

Tilbrook, Alfred. Brother of HH Tilbrook and partner with him at the Northern Argus from 1871 until his retirement in 1913. Founded the Blyth Agriculturist in 1908.

Tilbrook, Denis Temple (1928-). Editor of the Northern Argus from 1965 to 1987. Son of Eric Tilbrook.

Tilbrook, Eric Hammond (1895-). Journalist at the Northern Argus from 1921, then editor. Son of Reg Tilbrook. (Areas Express, 19 February 1926, p. 2.)

Tilbrook, George (died 1882). Printer. Working at Hokitika, New Zealand 1870. Printer of the City and Country for Ebenezer Ward. (City and Country, 25 August 1882, p. 2.)

Tilbrook, Godfrey Vincent (1901-). Editor of the Blyth Agriculturist from 1965 to 1969. Son of Reg Tilbrook.

Tilbrook, Henry Hammond (1848-1937). Newspaper proprietor and editor, amateur photographer. At age 13 began work for the Register as a compositor, before working in the north of the state on a station. Moved to New Zealand and managed a newspaper at Greymouth for three years. Returned to South Australia and founded the Northern Argus at Clare in 1869 in partnership with Alfred Clode. Retired in 1889. (PRG 180; Northern Argus, 17 September 1937, p. 7.)

Tilbrook, Ian Temple (1926-). Editor of Northern Argus for seven years. Son of Eric Tilbrook.

Tilbrook, Kym Lander. Journalist. Began working as a cadet journalist at the Advertiser in 1969 and retired in 2006. Positions included day editor, chief-of-staff, features editor, associate editor - features and news, chief political reporter and group manager (editorial) for the Advertiser and Sunday Mail. Son of Denis Tilbrook. Author of Through our eyes: the history of the Country Press Association of SA and SA country newspapers, 2012.

Tilbrook, Leslie Noke (1879-1953). After apprenticeship on the Northern Argus, in 1911 took over the printing of Kapunda Herald. Became manager and editor in 1917 and bought the business in 1923, which he sold in 1951. Son of Alfred Tilbrook. (Barossa and Light Herald, 8 January 1953, p. 1.)

Tilbrook, Maurice Henry. Son of Reg Tilbrook.

Tilbrook, Reginald Henry (1895-). Son of Henry Tilbrook.

Timotheou, Stephanie. Journalist with Messenger Press 2015.

Tobin, Andrew. Cadet journalist with the Advertiser under Bob Jervis.

Toy, Bert F. (1878-?). Journalist. Attended Whinham College, North Adelaide and trained for journalism. Wrote for the Adelaide press, joined Parkes Independent (NSW) as a teenager. Next worked at Coolgardie Pioneer where he became editor. Then to Perth Morning Herald who sent him to South Africa as war correspondent during the Boer War. (Australian Town and Country Journal, 24 November 1900, p. 41.)

Travers, Neil. Journalist. Joined Whyalla News as a cadet journalist in 1969. Joined Fairfax Media in Canberra in 1972.

Treloar, Craig. Editor of the River News and the Mid North Broadcaster in 2012.

Trembath, Lionel (1890-). Journalist at the News from 1923, most of his time being spent as sub-editor, including over 20 years as chief sub-editor.

Tremelling, Joan. Long serving journalist at the Mount Gambier Border Watch.

Trotter, Howard. Journalist at the News 1930 to 1946 and editor of the 'Satirically Speaking' column. Editorial staff of the troop newspaper, About Ship 1941. Managing editor of Back the official magazine of the Returned Servicemen's League of South Australia. (News, 20 November 1946, p. 7.) 

Truman, Alys (d. 1960). Writer for the Advertiser, Express, Journal and Chronicle. Her contributions to the Chronicle included brief stints editing the women's pages, and in her last years she compiled the 'Answers to correspondents.' Used the pen name 'Beetee'.

Turner, David. Editor of the Edwardstown Community News (Messenger Press) in 1967.

Turner, Ian. Editor of the Kangaroo Island Islander until 1995.

Twelftree, Clifford. Journalist at the News until 1935 when he left for England.

Twopenny, Richard Renest Nowell (1857-1915). Journalist at the Register and secretary to the editor until 1877, and later their New Zealand correspondent while running the Otago Daily Times from 1883 to 1890. Then senior proprietor at the Pastoralists' Review, Melbourne, which he co-founded with Captain AW Pearce in 1891, and editor until 1910. (Register, 3 September 1915, p.5; Border Watch, 26 December 1877, p. 2.)

Vanstone, Michael. Deputy editor of Adelaide Review 1986.

Vaughan, Crawford (1874-1947). Quiz pre 1905 (ed), entered Parliament 1905. Son of a lithographer. (Quiz, 23 April 1909, p. 7)

Veall, GW. Lameroo Mail.

Veitch, John. Journalist at the News in the 1950s.

Villani, Celeste. Journalist with Messenger Press since 2013.

Vlach, Anna. Fashion editor at the Advertiser 2014.

Von Einem, Johnny. Journalist at City Mag 2015.

Waldrene, Marcus (died 1915). Sports reporter. First worked in NSW. Began work in Adelaide at the Australian Sporting News about 1895, then at the rival Sporting Times, then the Standard, and finally Sporting Life. Wrote as 'Tiresias', 'Lancer' and 'Coroebus'. (Mail, 19 June 1915, p. 2.)

Wallace, Charles James (died 1912). Owner/editor of the Eyre's Peninsula Tribune, Kangaroo Island Courier, and in 1912 established the West Coast Sentinel.

Wallace, George G. Eyre's Peninsula Tribune.

Wallace, Ilona. Staff writer at Adelaide Review 2015.

Wallace, Jason. Editor of the Mount Gambier Border Watch and the Penola Pennant in 2012.

Walker, Christopher Moody (died 1941). Journalist at the Register and then the Melbourne Sun.

Walker, Ernest James. Established the Central Advocate at Balaklava in 1903, which he sold in 1910.

Walsh, Scott. Journalist with the Advertiser 2015.

Walter, Emma. Editor of the Loxton News since 2010.

Ward, Ebenezer (1837-1917). Politician, newspaper owner/editor. Worked for London Morning Post in his youth. From 1861 worked for the Melbourne Age and the Herald as theatre critic. Then at Advertiser as Hansard reporter. In 1868 established the South Australian. In 1871 established the also short-lived Gumeracha Guardian, then the Kapunda Evening News in 1873 (no copies extant), the Farmers' Weekly Messenger 1874, and City and Country 1881-1883.

Ward, G. Sub-editor at the News 1928.

Ward, Peter. Journalist at the Bulletin, Australian, and Adelaide Review.

Warne, R. Border Chronicle.

Warnest, Reg. Briefly owned the Barossa News in 1945. Purchased the Agriculturist and Review in 1958, and the Northern Review in 1971.

Waterhouse, Jessie (1851-1928). As a young widow in the 1890s wrote sensational serial stories for the Southern Argus in 1892 to 1893. She also had two published novels. Some of her work was also published in the Adelaide press.

Waterman, Emma. Journalist at City Mag 2015.

Watson, John (1834-1925). Newspaper owner/editor. At age apprenticed to the Forres Gazette in his Scottish birthplace. Came to Melbourne 1855 and worked at the Argus. Moved to Naracoorte in 1857 and opened a school there in 1860. In 1863 became editor of the Mount Gambier Border Watch and remained in this position until his death in 1925. For a time he was the world's longest-serving newspaper editor (62 years) as recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. (Critic, 29 January 1898, p. 17; News, 14 December 1925, p. 1.)

Watson, John Riddoch (1867-1948). Editor. Followed his father as editor of the Border Watch from 1925 to 1941. Son of John Watson.

Watson, Reginald John Riddoch (1899-). Owner of the Border Watch from 1958 until 1977. Son of JR Watson.

Watson, William. Co-founder with Allerdale Grainger of the Australian Star newspaper in 1878.

Webb, Edward Meryon (1882-). Journalist. Worked first at Katanning, Western Australia. In Adelaide worked at the Critic, and was cable editor at the Daily Herald.

Webb, Edwin William (1832-1913). Journalist. Compositor at Melbourne Age 1854. Then compositor at the Register, and then at the Advertiser from 1858. Joined the literary staff 1866, became sub-editor of the Express and relieving sub-editor of the Advertiser, and then editor of the Chronicle. Prior to the building of the Overland Telegraph, he was responsible for the English news summaries compiled from news received by steamer from Albany. Correspondent at the Paris Exhibition 1878. Continued writing for the paper after his retirement. (Advertiser, 13 June 1913, p. 9.)

Webb, Lucy (d. 1953). Daughter of an Anglican Clergyman. Appears to have contributed to social columns for the Advertiser and possibly also the Register from the late nineteenth century. Wrote chatty historical and social articles for the Kapunda Herald and later the Victor Harbour Times. Between 1925 and 1932 produced a leaflet of historical articles, Yankalilla Yarns.

Weckert, HJ. Eudunda Courier.

Wells, Ray. Editor and proprietor of the Murray Valley Standard.

Wells, Richard (d. 1875). Journalist. Arrived in South Australia 1853, worked first at Adelaide Times then at the Register as reporter, sub-editor, and finally 'principle writer'. In 1868 compiled 'Rough Notes by Candid'. Also author of admired articles about the wreck of the Admella and seems to have been the author of 'A Bundle of Stories by the Criticised Traveller' for the Observer in 1866. Apparently left the Register about 1865 to run the first, short-lived Adelaide Punch. Went to the Northern Territory and wrote series of articles about the place, remained in Palmerston (Darwin) as editor of the Northern Territory Times until his death in the wreck of the Gothenburg during return trip to Darwin. (PRG 41, pp. 150-1; Register 8 March 1875, p. 5.)

West, Kay. Briefly employed as a journalist at the Border Watch in 1954, before leaving for Alice Springs.

Western, James Graves (1865-1929). Journalist at the Advertiser, which he joined 1881. Left 1889 to work at the Broken Hill Silver Age, then editor of the Broken Hill Budget. Moved to Perth about 1895 as Fremantle representative for the Daily News. Then to the Melbourne Argus and returned to Adelaide as sub-editor at Fauldings' Journal. In early 1914 joined the Register. Prior to his death he was eastern suburbs correspondent for the Advertiser. (Chronicle, 29 August 1929, p. 32.)

Whaley, William. Gawler Times.

Wharton, Joseph John Cheyne (1859-1923). Journalist. Came to Adelaide as a teacher at St Peter's College, but left to work for the Register. He also wrote for other newspapers and magazines, including editing the University Shakespeare society journal. In 1890 left the Register and founded the first local version of Truth. This folded in its first year, and Wharton then went to work at the Adelaide Stock Exchange. Later he moved to Sydney where he was a journalist at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Wheaton, Cyril. Editor of the Australian Christian Commonwealth in the 1920s?

Whinham, Willie. Owner of the Lantern for short period from 1889.

White, Godfrey (Gom) (died 1952). Journalist and sports writer at the Advertiser from about 1895 until 1909. Then at the West Australian for 35 years where he was turf editor under the pen name 'Brooklyn'. Founder of White's Press Agency (Adelaide). (Advertiser, 2 January 1952, p. 8.)

White, Harry J. (died 1930).  Shearer, poet and editor. Arrived in Adelaide in 1874 and worked at Mallala. In 1881 moved to Port Augusta and ran ferry and worked as mail contractor. Editor of the Port Augusta Dispatch 1884-1893. First editor of the Weekly Herald 1894-1895. Then for some years working in the mines of Western Australia, and later a missionary with the Presbyterian church at Gawler. Published three volumes of poetry. (Chronicle, 14 August 1930, p. 20; Adelaide Observer, 23 February 1895, pp. 12-13.)

Whistler, John. Journalist at the Advertiser, police roundsman, sub-editor, night editor, and then sub-editor at the Sunday Mail.

Whitham, Hubert Browett. Journalist. Owner/editor of the Maitland Watch from 1915 to 1917, the Border Chronicle from 1917, and of the Agriculturist and Review from 1919 to 1927. 

Whiting, Max. Civic roundsman at the Advertiser.

Whitington, Ernest (1873-1934). Journalist at the Register 1891-1931 and later at the Advertiser. Began as a boy as police court reporter for the Register. Then travelled with Norman Malcolm covering country agricultural shows. Wrote theatre notices for many years. Also compiled interviews. In 1929 Whitington took over the 'Man in the Street' column, begun in the Register and Observer five years earlier. Initially calling himself 'Autolycus,' the column was re-named 'Around the City.' In January 1929 Whitington changed his pen name to 'Rufus' (the pen name name used by his grandfather, William Smallpiece Whitington), and the column then became 'Out Among the People.' It was extremely popular, and ran under Whitington and his successor, Maurice Fisher until the 1960s. The column appeared daily in the Register, with a longe version in the weekly Observer. In 1931 when the Register and Observer were taken over by the Advertiser, the column was continued both in that newspaper and in its weekly Chronicle. Whitington compiled the column until his death in April 1934. Prior to his death he also had a weekly radio programme. (Chronicle, 20 July 1933, p. 66; Naracoorte Herald, 17 April 1934, p. 3.)

Whitington, Rev. Frederick Taylor (1853-1938). Journalist, minister. Son of William Whitington. After completing a legal degree he joined the Register where he worked until joining the church in 1877.

Whitington, Percy. Journalist at the Broken Hill Barrier Miner. Later worked for the South Australian Railways Department. Contributed articles about local history to the Murray Valley Standard 1952-1957, writing as 'P.W.'

Whitington, Robert (Bob). Long time police roundsman and general reporter at the Advertiser.

Whitington, William Smallpiece. Contributor to Pasquin using the pen name 'Rufus' which was later used by his well-known grandson, Ernest Whitington.

Whitridge, Charles Fletcher (1861-). Journalist. Left the Register in 1882 after approximately 6 years there, to go into business. Son of WWR Whitridge. (Register, 11 September 1882, p. 4.)

Whitridge, William Whitridge Roberts. (1824-1861). Journalist and pastoralist. Co-founder, with Andrew Garran, of the Austral Examiner in 1851. Whitridge was editor. Later employed with editorial staff at the Register. ('Death of Mr W.W.R. Whitridge', South Australian Advertiser, 28 May 1861, p. 3)

Wholohan, Patrick Francis Foran.

Wibberley, Brian. Methodist minister. Editor of literary magazine, the Gleam, and in 1905 and 1908 of the Methodist newspaper, the Australian Christian Commonwealth.

Wiencke, Richard. Sub-editor and deputy chief-of-staff at the Advertiser.

Wigney, Frederick. Proprietor of the eccentric and short-lived Terowie British Australian in 1884.

Wilcox, WJH. Journalist at the News. In 1938 was Australian manager of the Australian National Travel Association.

Wilkinson, Ben Lodwick. Worked at the Port Adelaide News, owner of the Border Chronicle as editor from 1913 to 1917, then at the Barossa News for a short time. (Register, 21 October 1927, p. 3.)

Wilkinson, George Blakiston (1817-1888). Farmer and writer. Contributed historical articles to the Observer and Observer Miscellany in the 1870s and 1880s, including, 'Whale-fishing in the early days of South Australia,' (Observer Miscellany, 20 September 1879, p. 593-597) and 'Yarns on olden times' (Observer, 3 January 1880, p. 33). Wrote as 'GBW'

Wilkinson, James. Son of WH Wilkinson. With his brother Henry took over the Kadina and Wallaroo Times on the death of their father in 1894.

Wilkinson, Simon. General reporter, sub-editor, features editor, food reviewer and food editor at the Advertiser.

Wilkinson, T. Hartley. owner/editor of the Booleroo Times 1912 to 1913, and the Crystal Brook Times 1910 to 1913. Then to Broken Hill.

Wilkinson, William Henry (1834-1894). Teacher, farmer, auctioneer, newspaper proprietor. In the mid 1880s became editor of the Yorkes Peninsula Advertiser and subsequently purchased the newspaper. On his death the newspaper passed to his sons, James and Henry Wilkinson. (Kadina and Wallaroo Times, 25 May 1894, p. 3.)

Wilksch, Terry. News editor at the Murray Valley Standard.

Willcox, Jacquelynne. Journalist with the ABC 7.30 Report programme 1985 to 1990. Investigative journalist at Adelaide Review 1995 to 1997.

Williams, BA. Journalist at the Advertiser 1935.

Williams, Basil. Editor of the Advertiser during the 1960s.

Williams, Charles. Adelaide theatrical reporter in the 19th century, worked for the Register.

Williams, Geoff. Journalist at the News, then chief-of staff and travel editor at the Advertiser.

Williams, Ian. Deputy editor of the Independent Weekly until early 2006.

Williams, Terry. Editor of the Plains Producer in 2012.

Williams, Tim. Journalist with the Advertiser since the 1980s, also writes for Messenger Press (2015).

Willis, William Pyndar.

Willson, Richard John Cumming (born 1942). Journalist, editor. Son of Jock Willson, Richard joined the family-owned Whyalla News in 1957 as cadet journalist. Spent a year managing the Port Pirie Recorder.

Willson, Walter John Cumming (Jock) (1915-1971). Printer, newspaper editor/owner. Arrived from Scotland 1936 and began work as printer at the Murray Pioneer. Moved to Whyalla 1940, opening a printing works in partnership with Jack Edwards. In 1940 founded the Whyalla News. Purchased the Port Pirie Recorder in 1954, and the Jamestown Northern Review a year later. In 1958 purchased the Eyre Peninsula Tribune. Father of Richard, Donald and Craig Willson.

Wilson, AE. Journalist at the Advertiser and later a Federal Hansard reporter.

Wilson, George Abraham Westrand (c.1852-1893). (Born Gustaf Abraham Wistrand). Teacher and journalist. Chess player and chess editor at the Bunyip and the Chronicle, writing articles on topics including hunting and agriculture as 'Sirius'. Also contributed to the Observer and the Australasian. Was puzzle editor of the Education Department publication, the Children's hour. (See PRG 869.) (South Australian Register, 7 August 1893, p. 6)

Wilson, Peggy. Joined the News literary staff in 1935, aged 15.

Wilson, Rob. Took over the Pinnaroo and Border Times in 1953. Sold in 1985.

Wilson, Thomas (1787-1863). Lawyer, journalist. Published and edited three issues of the Adelaide Magazine in 1846. In 1851 a series of articles published in the South Australian Register by 'Old Colonist' described the countryside, towns and farms as the writer travelled around South Australia, with details of the early progress of agriculture and settlement, and mentioned by name many of the people he met. The anonymous author was almost certainly Wilson. The full collection of articles was published in 1970 as Colonists, Copper and Corn in the Colony of South Australia 1850-1851. (See PRG 1399/79.)

Wilton, Charles Richard. Editor of the Mount Barker Courier for a short period in the 1880s before joining the Advertiser.

Wilton, Peter. Joined Advertiser as cadet journalist under Bob Jervis.

Winton, Don. (1918-2008). Priest turned journalist and editor. Sub-editor at the Port Pirie Recorder from 1952 to 1955, then editor of the Whyalla News from 1956 to 1978. (Whyalla News, 24 July 2008, p. 4)

Wiseman, Greg. Eyre's Peninsula Tribune.

Wood, Melinda. Editor of the Spencer Gulf Pictorial, 1989.

Woodhouse, Herbert J. Cartoonist. Owner/ editor of Adelaide Punch from February to December 1884, which had included his cartoons prior to this date.

Woods, James Dominick. Owner of the Lantern in March/ April 1875.

Woods, Julian. Sub-editor of the Daily Herald 1914.

Woods, Julian Edmund Tenison (1832-1889). Priest, geologist. Son of English journalist James Dominick Woods, of the London Times. Arrived in Adelaide in late 1850s and worked for a few months as journalist and sub-editor at the Adelaide Times. Left to train for ordination as a Catholic priest. (Register, 8 October 1889, p. 6 (port.).)

Woods, Julian Edward Tenison (died 1937). Journalist in Western Australia, Victoria and South Australia. Footballer for Norwood in 1878. Journalist at the News 1928.

Wordley, Dick. Journalist in Adelaide, and then at the Sydney Morning Herald until 1950.

Wright, David. Managing editor of the Northern Argus (Clare) from 2003 to 2014.

Wright, Frederick.

Wright, Thomas Simpson. Journalist at the Advertiser 1878.

Wylde, Charles Eric (1890-). Journalist at the Register  in its last years.

Wylie, Peter. Journalist and editor. Sub-editor of the News in 1967. Then editor of the Sunday Mail, editor-in-chief of the Daily Telegraph (Sydney) and became managing director of the Advertiser.

Wynne, Phil. Editor of the Port Lincoln Times from 1970 to 1980.

Yelland, William Horace (1883-1948). Journalist. Employed at the Barrier Miner (Broken Hill) from 1897 as a counter and messenger boy, becoming a general reporter concentrating on sport and music. In 1908 began working for Hussey and Gillingham printers (Adelaide) in charge of their periodicals. Then joined the Register and next became special writer and sub-editor at the Mail. Moved to the News at its inception in 1923, as chief of staff and chief sub-editor, and from 1928 became editor. From 1931 until 1941 owner/ editor of the Port Pirie Recorder. At one time worked for the Daily Herald. (Recorder, 30 August 1948, p. 1.)

Yelland, Jean (1916-). Social editor at the Port Pirie Recorder 1940s. Daughter of Horace Yelland.

Young, Alfred Howard (died 1936). Journalist. Began work in the Advertiser commercial department in the mid 1880s, transferred to the literary staff soon after. Editorial writer, particularly noted for pieces written during the First World War.(Chronicle, 28 May 1936, p. 40.)

Young, Courtney. Court reporter at the Advertiser.

Young, Elizabeth. Wife of Robert Campbell, director of the Art Gallery. From 1952 the art critic at the Advertiser. Previously worked in NSW and Queensland.

Young, James.

Zwolsman, J. Editor of Direct Action 1928.