Post Newspapers
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Post Newspapers comprises the four editions of a community newspaper covering a group of western suburbs in Perth, Western Australia
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The Post Newspapers group was established as the Subiaco Post by reporter Bret Christian and his wife Bettye in September 1977 at a house in Churchill Avenue, Subiaco. The first edition was published in September 1977. The paper moved to a former wine saloon in Keightley Road, Subiaco, in 1979, and moved again to Onslow Road in Shenton Park in 2006.
The Post started as a monthly, became fortnightly in 1978 and went to weekly publication from November 26, 1980.
While continuing to publish the Subiaco Post, other suburban editions were developed: Nedlands
POST in April 1978, Claremont
in July 1978, Cottesloe
POST in August 1979, Mosman Park
POST in November 1980 (the Cottesloe and Mosman Park edition were combined at that time), and the Cambridge POST (formerly Floreat) in October 1981. All four are still published.
The Post's distribution area reaches as far south as North Fremantle, as far north as Wembley Downs and Woodlands
, and as far west as West Perth and West Leederville.
The POST's Time Out section has arts coverage; reviews of films, books and restaurants; and an agony aunt column by Wayne and Tamara Mitchell (www.WayneAndTamara.com).
The page 4 Listening Post feature first appeared in 1989: the column includes gossipy or curious items.
A semi-regular feature is photographs of people reading the paper at well-known tourist destinations or places of historic note. The first was published in 1993, when a Nedlands resident was photographed with the Post at the top of Mt Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania
. Other residents have posed with the paper at the Giza pyramids in Egypt
, in front of Table Mountain
in South Africa
and underwater at the Great Barrier Reef
.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
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The Post Newspapers group was established as the Subiaco Post by reporter Bret Christian and his wife Bettye in September 1977 at a house in Churchill Avenue, Subiaco. The first edition was published in September 1977. The paper moved to a former wine saloon in Keightley Road, Subiaco, in 1979, and moved again to Onslow Road in Shenton Park in 2006.
The Post started as a monthly, became fortnightly in 1978 and went to weekly publication from November 26, 1980.
While continuing to publish the Subiaco Post, other suburban editions were developed: Nedlands
Nedlands, Western Australia
The City of Nedlands is a Local Government Area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about west of Perth's central business district...
POST in April 1978, Claremont
Claremont, Western Australia
Claremont is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia on the north bank of the Swan River.-History:Prior to European settlement, the Noongar people used the area as a source of water, for fishing and for catching waterfowl. In 1830, John Butler, a settler, set up an inn at Freshwater Bay to...
in July 1978, Cottesloe
Cottesloe, Western Australia
-Transport:Cottesloe is served by Swanbourne, Grant Street, Cottesloe, Mosman Park and Victoria Street railway stations on the Fremantle line. Various bus routes along Stirling Highway and through the suburb's western and eastern sections link Cottesloe to Perth and Fremantle. All services are...
POST in August 1979, Mosman Park
Mosman Park, Western Australia
The Town of Mosman Park is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from Fremantle.-History:The Buckland Hill Road...
POST in November 1980 (the Cottesloe and Mosman Park edition were combined at that time), and the Cambridge POST (formerly Floreat) in October 1981. All four are still published.
The Post's distribution area reaches as far south as North Fremantle, as far north as Wembley Downs and Woodlands
Woodlands, Western Australia
Woodlands is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling and it is in the federal Division of Curtin.Many of the streets in Woodlands are named after trees, such as oak, elm, birch, sandalwood and willow....
, and as far west as West Perth and West Leederville.
The POST's Time Out section has arts coverage; reviews of films, books and restaurants; and an agony aunt column by Wayne and Tamara Mitchell (www.WayneAndTamara.com).
The page 4 Listening Post feature first appeared in 1989: the column includes gossipy or curious items.
A semi-regular feature is photographs of people reading the paper at well-known tourist destinations or places of historic note. The first was published in 1993, when a Nedlands resident was photographed with the Post at the top of Mt Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. Other residents have posed with the paper at the Giza pyramids in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, in front of Table Mountain
Table Mountain
Table Mountain is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa, and is featured in the flag of Cape Town and other local government insignia. It is a significant tourist attraction, with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and underwater at the Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef is the world'slargest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres over an area of approximately...
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Further reading
- Powell, Philip (1997) 20 Years of the Post Subiaco, W.A. Post Newspapers. ISBN 0646347616
- Mitchell, Wayne (1998) "Your Other Half" Echo Work Publisher. ISBN: 0966122011
- Mitchell, Wayne & Tamara "Direct Answers by Wayne and Tamara" advice column.