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Augustine Walker was a printer by trade. He responded to interest shown by the communities of Gnowangerup and Ravensthorpe, who wanted someone to start
a newspaper in their towns. He decided to move to Gnowangerup and transported a printing press there. Source: Marsh, David. 'Hot Metal Ends In Western Australia'. Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter No. 24, October 2003 p.13-15.
