Grey River Argus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grey River Argus was a New Zealand newspaper which was published between 1865 and 1966. The paper served the West Coast Region, focussing mainly on the area around the town of Greymouth. Its chief rival was the Greymouth Star.[1]
The Argus was founded in later 1865 by James Kerr, who had previously worked on newspapers in Australia and for the Otago Daily Times. A friend of Premier Richard John Seddon, Kerr remained the owner of the paper until his death in 1901. Kerr's son James became manager of the paper after his father's death. The paper was originally published three times a week, changing to a daily in 1871. Notable early editors included William Henry Harrison (from 1868 to 1879) and Florence Romuald McCarthy (from 1880 to 1914).[1]