Bourke's Western Herald closes after 130 years pumping it out

John Ellicott
Updated December 5 2017 - 7:04am, first published December 4 2017 - 11:36am
Managing editor Frank Povah will see out the end of The Western Herald at Bourke after its owners pulled the plug on the 130-year-old newspaper. He hopes to start up a new paper next year. Photo by The Western Herald.
Managing editor Frank Povah will see out the end of The Western Herald at Bourke after its owners pulled the plug on the 130-year-old newspaper. He hopes to start up a new paper next year. Photo by The Western Herald.

Musician and journalist Frank Povah is famous for singing the blues, but he didn’t think he’d one day consider writing a blues song over the death of one of Australia’s oldest newspapers that he edits.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

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