The Manning River Times,[1] also published as The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales,[2][3] is a twice weekly English language newspaper published in Taree, New South Wales, Australia.
History
The Manning River Times is currently published in Taree, New South Wales, by Australian Community Media.[1] The newspaper is titled after the Manning River which is a prominent river system near the town of Taree. The Manning River Times started publication in 1952 and is still published currently.[3] Previously to 1952 the newspaper was published as The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales.[3] It was first published by William Burnham Boyce (1869-1968)[2] in 1896.
The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales was published twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday up until 1954.[4] In 1954 under the title Manning River Times it expanded publication to 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.[4] However the Manning River Times is currently published twice a week on Wednesday and Friday.[1]