[1] Prior to its launch, the Northam Courier as a concept received a mixed response from other press outlets[2][3][4] but was said to have garnered liberal promises of support from the local community.
[6] The Western Mail said of the first issue it "consists of six pages of well-balanced news and advertising matter, and has a distinctly presentable appearance".
[7] On introducing the planned ethos of the paper, the Northern Courier said it had the "earnest hope, of winning the reputation of being literal, progressive, and fair".
[6][9] In its later years, multiple outlets described the Northam Courier as an organ of the Country Party,[10][11][12] an agrarian party formed in 1913.
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