The Good Neighbour (newspaper)

Summary

The Good Neighbour was a monthly bulletin in newspaper broadsheet format issued by the News and Information Bureau, Australian Department of Immigration, to assist immigrants to Australia.

The Good Neighbour
TypeMonthly bulletin
FormatBroadsheet 25.5cm x 37.5cm
EditorAustralian Department of Immigration
FoundedAugust 1950
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersCanberra, Australia

Printed on buff-coloured paper, it contained eight pages of illustrated news and advice for new immigrants to Australia. It was published from August 1950 (No. 1) to October 1969 (No. 189) and was distributed by the Good Neighbour Council.[1] The Good Neighbour also incorporated The New Australian which appeared from January 1949 (No.1) to December 1953 (No. 60).[1]

The National Library of Australia in Canberra holds a complete set of these papers, and digitized copies are available online.[2]

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ a b 'The Good Neighbour Newspaper', Migration Museum (Adelaide, South Australia), Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, Collections Australia Network, accessed 3 May 2011
  2. ^ The Good Neighbour on TROVE], accessed 24 August 2021

External links edit

  • Copies of Good Neighbour ((1950–1969) at Trove
  • Example copy of The Good Neighbour at Museums Victoria