Truth hurts as 126-year-old newspaper goes under
By: Melissa Meehan and Cassandra Morgan An outback newspaper has abruptly shut down after serving its community for more than a century and enduring a number of recent setbacks. Broken Hill’s only newspaper has closed after almost 130 years of operation in a major blow to the outback NSW community. The Barrier Truth’s board told staff the union-run bi-weekly paper would shut down as its final edition went to press. Barrier Industrial Council president and newspaper board chair Roslyn Ferry told AAP the masthead was closed until further notice, with the board planning to seek legal and financial support. “It probably […]