The Propeller


The Propeller, succeeded by St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, was a weekly English language newspaper published in Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia.

Newspaper history

The Propeller began publication on 10 March 1911 and continued until 31 December 1969. It was published by the Wennholm Bros. It began with a print run of 2000 copies and was free of charge. Almost fifty years later it was succeeded by the St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader which began in 1960 and continues to this day.

Digitisation

The newspaper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.