History Matters || Press cooperative becomes a powerful force

By Jim Belshaw
Updated July 27 2020 - 2:08pm, first published 2:00pm
Ernest Christian Sommerlad. Born of German immigrants, E C Sommerlad played a major role in New Englands history and in the history of the New England and Australian press.
Ernest Christian Sommerlad. Born of German immigrants, E C Sommerlad played a major role in New Englands history and in the history of the New England and Australian press.

In my last column I spoke of the birth of the NSW Country Press Association in October 1900 and of the role of Thomas Mitchell Shakespeare in helping the new baby survive.

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