IA 15.10.1861 Seeks ads from Tarnagulla. IA 15. 8.1863 "three editors". MDA, IA, DE IA 17. 2.1864 New paper expected soon. DTSE 26. 5.1864 A local paper, "Tarnagulla something-or-other", due next Saturday. Locals reluctant to push their interests. DTSE 30. 5.1864 No first edition. DTSE 2. 6.1864 First edition Tarnagulla Courier - criticised, sectarian etc. IA 4. 6.1864 In receipt first edition Tarnagulla Courier. DTSE 6. 6.1864 Criticised. DTSE 20. 6.1864 Ditto. DTSE 27. 6.1864 Ditto. DTSE 30. 6.1864 Ditto. Depends for existence on Dunolly Storekeepers. DTSE 14. 7.1864 Ditto. DTSE 11. 8.1864 Ditto. "Town in the scrub". "Tarnagulla Times" hoax. DTSE 1. 9.1864 Dunolly criticises concert critic. TC 19.11.1864 W, Barnes, Tailor, opposite Courier Office. TC 19.11.1864 T Page, proprietor "..in full next week...". TC 26.11.1864 In full size. TC 4. 2.1865 Courier moves opposite Union Bank. TC 17. 6.1865 Argument with Dunolly Express. TC 9.12.1865 Ditto. TC 31. 3.1866 Ditto. TC 2. 6.1866 Page encroaches on Reserve. TC 9. 6.1866 Courier to be published twice weekly. TC 19. 9.1866 Special Edition for Intercolonial Exhibition. TC 29. 9.1866 Ditto. TC 6.10.1866 Ditto. A few special editions in gold available. TC 27.10.1866 Argument Dunolly Express. TC 7.11.1866 Ditto. TC 5.12.1866 Back to once weekly - lack of support. TC 17. 8.1867 Criticism Dunolly Express. TC 3. 8.1867 Next to J Cameron, Lot 3 Section 16. TC 24. 8.1867 Arguments with Dunolly Express. TC 21. 9.1867 Ditto. TC 14.12.1867 Printer Mr Whitford worked for John Pascoe Fawkner, one of the first printers in Victoria. TC 1. 2.1868 Argument with Dunolly Express. TC 8. 2.1868 Ditto. TC 23. 5.1868 First edition of Tarnagulla Leader, a branch of Dunolly Express. TC 13. 6.1868 Argument with Dunolly Express. TC 20. 6.1868 Criticism Tarnagulla Leader. TC 17.10.1868 A Hogg staggers drunk into Courier Offuce at 4:00am. TC 31.10.1868 Court Case Page v Hogg - good report. (P J Leonard, compositor). TC 7.11.1868 Tarnagulla Stationery and Fancy Warehouse, next Courier Office, opposite Union Bank. TC 12.12.1868 Last edition T Leader. Long scathing editorial by Page. TC 1.10.1870 Criticism of Dunolly Express. TC 23.11.1872 Special copies of the Courier required for the London and Victorian Exhibitions. TC 12. 4.1873 A bird flies into the Courier office and lands in the ink bottle. TC 30. 8.1873 Criticism of Dunolly Express. TC 6. 6.1874 Tenth year of publication of the Tarnagulla Courier, the first number published 28. 5.1864. TC 26. 2.1876 A snake 4' long is killed at the Courier Office. Has been hanging around for a few weeks. TC 15. 6.1878 Courier published by Joseph Page. TC 24. 3.1883 Tenders called for pulling down the old Courier office and shop and erecting a new one. M Page. TC 12. 1.1884 First dividend of Tarnagulla Lightning Advertising Co. TC 13. 6.1885 Courier advertises for an apprentice. TC 13. 6.1885 Courier now run by Page and Duggan. TC 27. 6.1885 Long editorial because Shire Council puts its advertising work out to tender, Courier will miss out. TC 27. 6.1885 Solicits advertising patronage. TC 11. 7.1885 Several contractors in the district write, at a real disadvantage because the Shire will only advertise tenders in the Inglewood paper. TC 2. 1.1886 Very good New Year's supplement to the Courier. TC 7. 8.1886 R W Hammond gives a small building near the Old Courier Office to Mrs H Spencer. Looks like the Courier is now in Christopher's place. TC 4. 9.1886 Council asks Postal Dept to re-open the Receiving Box at the Courier Office. TC 2.10.1886 Postal Dept agrees to do so. TC 8. 1.1887 Disolution of partnership, Page and Duggan. TC 30. 7.1887 A Black is Llanelly Agent, H Pearson is Newbridge Agent. TC 17. 1.1891 Moves to the Primitive Methodist Church premises, next door to the Town Hall. On 5. 1.1891. The old Courier Office has been taken by A Page, Fancy Repository and Stationer. TC 17. 1.1891 Price of the Courier reduced to 2d per copy or 8/-pa. TC 29. 7.1893 D J Duggan joined the Press when he ledt school at 11 years. TC 28.10.1893 The Courier has been expanded in size and now claims to be the largest up-country paper. TC 25. 7.1896 The Courier receives ads for the Dunolly and BetBetShire Express. TC 16. 9.1899 The Courier has a supplement, being well supported, will expand from four to six pages. TC 14.10.1899 Has today been expanded from four to six pages. TC 4.4.1903 Will now be published on Friday instead of Saturday. Tc 7.8.1909 Oswald Kitson dies, Laanecoorie correspondent for many years. TC 9.10.1909 J A Cousins, 20 years on Courier staff, leaving TC 29.7.1911 Courier for sale Tc 30.9.1911 Another Cousins dies TC 2.11.1912 Page sells Couriet to A Taysom Tc 30.10.1915 Crosbie is Manager TC 11.11.1916 Turnley takes over TC 4.1.1918 Courier will be published Fridays TC 6.12.1918 Will be called "Loddon Valley Courier" TC 13.12.1918 Loddon Valley Courier and Farmer's Advocate DBBSE 20.11.1919 Finishes ----- This data is part of the David Gordon Index and is provided for private use only. Copyright David Gordon 2012.