PAPER’S JUBILEE
“HAWERA STAR” COMPLETES 50 YEARS MARKED BY SPECIAL ISSUE j April 10, 1930, was a red-letter day | for the “Hawera Star.” On that day ; it celebrated its 50tli birthday, j To mark the occasion the paper | brought out a 36-page jubilee number, j which traced the history of the paper j from its inception to the present day, i dealing with the progress and perj sonalities of the Province of Taranaki. | It was in 1880 that Mr. P. Galvin i decided to start a paper in Hawera, | bringing his printing plant from Wai- | mate, South Canterbury. He had Mr. j Joseph Braden Innes -with him as ! partner. From the first issue the j paper has never looked back. The jubilee issue contains some striking articles, including a history | of the paper by the first editor and j proprietor, Mr. P. Galvin. The history of Hawera is also fea- | tured in two special pages. The special number is profusely illustrated, and is an excellent piece j of work throughout.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 947, 14 April 1930, Page 14
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170PAPER’S JUBILEE Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 947, 14 April 1930, Page 14
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