The Corowa Free Press

The Corowa Free Press was first launched by James Crauford Leslie and John William Hutchinson Wyse on 8 October 1875.

[1][2] James Crauford Leslie (1848-1907) was born in Scotland and emigrated to Melbourne, Australia with his family in 1854.

[1] After The Chronicle folded in September 1875, Leslie crossed the border to set up The Corowa Free Press.

[1] In 1887 James Crauford Leslie was fined fifty pounds in default of 6 months imprisonment on a charge of criminal libel.

[1] Annie eventually sold the paper to Noel and Pat Loughnan, owners of the Yarrawonga Chronicle, on 31 January 1980.