According to an obituary for Harvey Allen O'Hara in the
Burrowa News, (
22 January 1926): 2), O'Hara purchased the
News 'close on 30 years' prior to his death. Following his death, O'Hara's widow, Sarah Jane (Sadie) O'Hara, became proprietor of the newspaper. The duration of Sarah O'Hara's proprietorship not yet been established by AustLit.