The Kapunda Herald

The Kapunda Herald was a newspaper published in Kapunda, South Australia from 1864 to 1951. From 1864 to 1878 the masthead was subtitled ... and Northern Intelligencer. It was published weekly, except for the period February 1872 to September 1894 when it appeared bi-weekly.

The town of Kapunda was founded as a result of nearby copper discoveries in 1842 and many businesses became prosperous servicing the mines. By the time the mines were exhausted, Kapunda was the thriving hub of pastoral and agricultural enterprises, Sidney Kidman and Henry Dutton the foremost, but not the only, protagonists. A nearby marble quarry was another local industry. The town also boasted two iron foundries and engineering workshops.

Around 1860 journalist G(eorge) Massey Allen (c. 1828 – 15 November 1886) founded in Kapunda the Northern Star, the first English-language newspaper in regional South Australia. When that business ran into difficulties James Elliott ( – 22 April 1883), and James Scandrett (25 July 1836 – 8 June 1903) purchased his printing press. In 1864 Charles Hastings Barton (1829–1902), editor and part-owner of the Tanunda Süd-Australische Zeitung, purchased the newspaper, renaming it The Kapunda Herald, though some commentators saw little difference between the two publications. Elliott, whose brother was Joseph Elliott (c. 1833 – 21 May 1883) of the Southern Argus, was first editor and just two months later he and Scandrett were the sole proprietors. Barton was declared insolvent in 1866 and fled to Maryborough, Queensland, leaving many of his supporters considerably out of pocket. Elliott died in 1883 and Scandrett ran the business for the next 20 years.

"Paddy" Glynn P. McMahon Glynn was the highly respected editor from 1883 to 1891, followed by Charles B. O'Reilly, who had long experience with the Register, and became a major shareholder of the company Kapunda Herald Ltd. formed in 1909 after the death of Scandrett. Leslie Tilbrook, whose family owned the Northern Argus, joined the Kapunda Herald staff in 1911, and became manager and editor in 1917, and owner in September 1923.

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