Gibber Gabber

Gibber Gabber is a weekly newspaper published in Woomera, South Australia; it has been published continuously by the Woomera Board since August 1950.[1]

History

Gibber Gabber began as a local community magazine (or newsletter) for Woomera residents,[2][3] with the first issue on 11 August 1950.[4] It is published weekly on Fridays by the Woomera Board, whose aim is to build the sense of community, given its remote location.[5] The newspaper's main office is on Banool Avenue, Woomera.[6]

Local themes covered by the newspaper include:[3][7]

• The Woomera community
• Indigenous Australia, health and the environment
• Border protection - such as Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre
• Rail transport - national, as well as Central Australia Railway, Northern Australian Railway, and the Trans-Australian Railway
• Space technology and the space race - e.g. Defence Science and Technology Group and the RAAF Woomera Range Complex
• Nurrungar and satellite tracking stations - Joint Defense Facility Nurrungar
• The Cold War - local atomic bomb testing at Maralinga
• Science fiction from the Cold War era - including reports of unidentified flying objects

Distribution

The newspaper is distributed both in print form and also online.[3]

Digitisation

Microform versions of the newspaper from January 1991 are available from the State Library of South Australia and Australian National Library.[4][8] Some more recent issues are also available at Issuu.[9]

References

1. "Newspapers in the Far North region of South Australia". www.jaunay.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
2. Laube, Anthony. "LibGuides: SA Newspapers: F-L". guides.slsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
3. "Welcome to Woomera - Study Guide". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
4. Gibber gabber. Adelaide, S.A: State Library of South Australia.
5. - See issues of the Gibber Gabber here: http://www.woomera.com.au/community/gibber_gabber.htm
6. "Gibber Gabber | Newspaper | Woomera". au.locale.online. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
7. "National Archives of Australia | SA Community History". community.history.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
8. "Gibber gabber". 1950. OCLC 223315998.
9. "Gibber : Issue 1". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

External links

• Official website (outdated)
• Online issues (at Issuu.com)