Yorke Peninsula Country Times


The Yorke Peninsula Country Times is a South Australian newspaper which was first published on 4 September 1968. It was formed following the merging of the Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta Times and the South Australian Farmer, representing a combined ancestry of 13 former publications, with the earliest dating back to February 1865. It is headquartered in Kadina and its weekly publications are distributed across "the entire peninsula" from Port Broughton in the north to Stenhouse Bay in the south.

History

The Yorke Peninsula Country Times was created following a merger between Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta Times and the South Australian Farmer in 1968. As a result, the newspaper's website traces its origins through previous publications back to 1865.

''Kadina, Wallaroo and Moonta Times''

This publication evolved through a number of changes, namely:
This publication evolved through a number of changes, namely:
In June 1970, the combined newspaper then absorbed the short-lived Yorke Peninsula News Pictorial, which was formed following the merger of The Pioneer and the Maitland Watch. Its head office is currently located in Goyder Street, Kadina.