Western Mail (Western Australia)

The Western Mail, or Western Mail, was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia.

The first Western Mail was published between 19 December 1885 and 23 October 1896 as a joint venture by Charles Harper and John Winthrop Hackett, the co-owners of The West Australian, the State's major daily paper. It was printed by James Gibbney at the paper's office in St Georges Terrace, Perth.

Considerable numbers of regional and local newspapers in Western Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries included the word 'Mail' in their names

In 1901, in the publication Twentieth century impressions of Western Australia, a history of the early days of the West Australian and the Western Mail were published

In the 1920s The West Australian employed its first permanent photographer Fred Flood, many of whose photographs were featured in the Western Mail

In 1933 it celebrated its first use of photographs in 1897 in a West Australian article

The Western Mail Annual editions (1897–1955) carried significant collections of Western Australia art, photography and writing

West Australian Newspapers management experimented with a variety of formats in the late 1940s and early 1950s, including the Weekend Mail for five years (see publication details below).

The newspaper was renamed to The Countryman on 27 January 1955.

However, the name Western Mail was recycled for a last Christmas Annual in 1956.

In 1980 the name was resurrected for a new weekly, published by Western Mail Limited. The push for a new paper was made by Robert Holmes à Court and Bell Group following his failed takeover attempt of The Times (UK).

The venture was wound up in 1988.

The Western Mail. Perth, W.A: West Australian Newspapers.

The Western Mail, Perth, W.A : Western Mail Ltd., 1980–1988.

Most dates are derived from the entries in the State Library's reference catalogue:

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