This is a list of newspapers published in Tasmania in Australia through its history. From the founding as Van Dieman's Land, through the establishment of the Colony of Tasmania to the creation of a state of Australia as Tasmania in 1901 to the present day.
| Newspaper | Town / suburb | Years of publication |
|---|---|---|
| Advertiser[1] | Hobart | 1837–1840 |
| Advertiser: incorporating "Kingborough news" | Kingston | 1964 |
| Advocate[2] | Burnie | 1919–current |
| Auction Mart Advertiser and Commercial Register | Launceston | 1863 |
| Australasian Friend[3] | Hobart | 1887–? |
| Bagdad News | Bagdad | 1899–? |
| Bagdad News | Bagdad | 1997–1999 |
| Bayside Village News | Sandy Bay | 2002–2006 |
| Bell's life in Tasmania a sporting chronicle, agricultural gazette, and country journal[4] | Hobart | 1859 |
| Bent's News and Tasmanian Three-penny Register | Hobart | 1836–1837 |
| Binalong Bay Bulletin | Binalong Bay | 1986–1989 |
| Bothwell Banner | Bothwell | 1994 |
| Bothwell Bits | Bothwell | 1983–1986 |
| Bowen Gazette | Risdon Vale | 1983–1984 |
| Brighton Community News[5] | Brighton | 1999-current |
| Britannia and Trades Advocate | Hobart | 1846–1851 |
| Bruny News[6] | Bruny Island | 1980-current |
| Bugle | Launceston | 2007 |
| Burnie City News | Burnie | 1994–1997 |
| Campbell Town Chronicle | Campbell Town | 1993–1996 |
| Cape Country Courier | Smithton | 1991–1993 |
| Cape Country Independent | Wynyard | 2007–2008 |
| Catholic Magazine | Hobart | 1916–1918 |
| Catholic Standard[7] | Hobart | 1878–1894 |
| Catholic Standard[8] | Hobart | 1921–1937 |
| Central Coast Courier | Orford | 1991–current |
| Central Coast Times | Burnie | 2005–2007 |
| Chigwell Claremont Free Press | Berridale | 1986–1987 |
| Church News | Hobart | 1960–1995 |
| Church News for the Diocese of Tasmania | Hobart | 1862–1959 |
| Circular Head Chronicle[9] | Smithton | 1906-current |
| Clipper | Hobart | 1893–1909 |
| Coal River News | Richmond | 1988–1995 |
| Coastal Independent | Wynyard | 2008 |
| Coastal News and North Western Advertiser | Ulverstone | 1890–1893 |
| Coastal Times | Burnie | 2008–2009 |
| Collinsvale Crier | Collinsvale | 1981–1996, 2002–2003 |
| Colonial Advocate and Tasmanian Monthly Review and Register | Hobart | 1828 |
| Colonial Morning Advertiser and Colonial Maritime Journal | Hobart | 1841–? |
| Colonial Times and Tasmanian Advertiser | Hobart | 1825–1827 |
| Colonial Times | Hobart | 1828–1857 |
| Colonist | Launceston | 1888–1891 |
| Colonist and the Van Diemen's Land Commercial and Agricultural Advertiser | Hobart | 1832–1834 |
| Cornwall Advertiser | Launceston | 1855?–1877 |
| Cornwall Chronicle | Launceston | 1869–1871 |
| Cornwall Chronicle: commercial, agricultural, and naval register | Launceston | 1835–1880 |
| Cornwell Press and Commercial Advertiser | Launceston | 1829 |
| Country Courier | Longford | 1998–current |
| Courier | Hobart | 1840–1859 |
| Courier | George Town | 1961–1964 |
| Cove Clarion | Hobart | 1998–2000 |
| Critic | Hobart | 1904–1929 |
| Critic | Hobart | 1892–1893 |
| Cygnet, Huon & Channel Classifieds | Cygnet | 1986-current |
| Daily Post[10] | Hobart | 1908–1918 |
| Daily Telegraph | Launceston | 1883–1928 |
| Day Star | Hobart | 1886–1893? |
| Derby Echo | Derby | 1978–2000 |
| Derwent Clipper | Hobart | 1977–1978 |
| Derwent Star and Van Diemen's Land Intelligencer | Hobart | 1810–1812 |
| Derwent Valley Gazette (titled The Gazette from 2000 to 2017)[11][12] | New Norfolk | 1953–2024 |
| Derwent Valley and Moonah News | Moonah and New Norfolk | 1954 |
| Devon Country Times | Devonport | 1985–1990 |
| Devon Herald, a bi-weekly journal of agriculture, politics and commerce | Latrobe | 1877–1889 |
| Devon News | Devonport | 1962–1965 |
| Devonport Times | Devonport | 1998–2012 |
| East Coast Bulletin | St. Helens | 1989–1990 |
| Eastern News | Bridport | 1970–1972 |
| Eastern Shore Spotlight | Rosny Park | 1984 |
| Eastern Shore Sun[13] | Rosny | 1988-current |
| Emu Bay Times and North West & West Coast Advocate | Burnie | 1897–1899 |
| Evening Mail | Hobart | 1869 |
| Evening News | Launceston | 1894 |
| Evening Star | Hobart | 1845–1846 |
| Examiner[14] | Launceston | 1842-current |
| Express | Launceston | 1962–1966 |
| Federalist | Hobart | 1898–1899 |
| Feral | Hobart | 1973–1980 |
| Flinders Island Chronicle | Flinders Island | 1836–1837 |
| Glenorchy City Gazette | Glenorchy | 1990–1992 |
| Glenorchy Gazette[15] | Glenorchy | 1993-current |
| Glenorchy Independent News: incorporating "Northern Suburbs News" | Glenorchy | 1964–1966 |
| Guardian, or, True Friend of Tasmania | Hobart | 1847 |
| Herald of Tasmania | Hobart | 1827–1839 |
| Highlands Digest | Bothwell | 1994–current |
| Highland Herald | Bothwell | 1994 |
| Hobart Town Advertiser | Hobart | 1839–1861 |
| Hobart Town Advertiser (Weekly) | Hobart | 1859–1865 |
| Hobart Town Courier | Hobart | 1827–1839 |
| Hobart Town Courier | Hobart | 1840–1859 |
| Hobart Town Courier and Van Diemen's Land Gazette | Hobart | 1839–1840 |
| Hobart Town Daily Mercury | Hobart | 1858–1860 |
| Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen's Land Advertiser | Hobart | 1821–1825 |
| Hobart Town Gazette, and Southern Reporter | Hobart | 1816–1821 |
| Hobart Town Herald | Hobart | 1845–1846 |
| Hobart Town Herald | Hobart | 1880–1881 |
| Hobart Town Herald and Total Abstinence Advocate | Hobart | 1846–1847 |
| Hobart Town Herald, or, Southern reporter | Hobart | 1846 |
| Hobart Town Punch | Hobart | 1867–1868 |
| Hobart Town Punch | Hobart | 1878 |
| Hobarton Guardian, or, True Friend of Tasmania | Hobart | 1847–1854 |
| Hobarton Mercury | Hobart | 1854–1857 |
| Hub Newspaper | Penguin and Burnie | 2005–2008 |
| Huon & Derwent Times | Franklin | 1933–1942 |
| Huon News | Franklin | 1964–1993 |
| Huon Times | Franklin | 1910–1933 |
| Huon Valley News[16] | Franklin | 1993–current |
| Horton Herald[17] | Hobart | 1835–1838 |
| Illustrated Tasmanian Mail | Hobart | 1921–1935 |
| Independent | Launceston | 1831–1835 |
| Irish Exile and Freedom Advocate | Hobart | 1850–1851 |
| Island News | Whitemark | 1954–current |
| Jordan River Journal | Gagebrook | 1982–1993 |
| Journalists' Clarion | Hobart | 1980 |
| Kentish Chronicle | Sheffield | 1994–2013 |
| Kentish Times | Sheffield | 1978–1994 |
| Kentish Voice[18] | Railton and Sheffield | 2013–current |
| King Island Courier[19] | Currie | 1984–current |
| King Island News | Currie | 1912–1986 |
| Kingborough Chronicle: connecting our community and business[20] | Kingston | 2009–current |
| Kingston & Channel Mail | Sandy Bay | 2003 |
| Kingston Classifieds | Cygnet | Current |
| Land incorporating "The Critic" | Hobart | 1924–1925 |
| Launceston Advertiser | Launceston | 1829–1846 |
| Launceston Advertiser | Launceston | 1986–1987 |
| Launceston Courier | Launceston | 1840–1843 |
| Launceston Examiner: commercial and agricultural advertiser | Launceston | 1842–1899 |
| Launceston Sun | Launceston | 1972 |
| Launceston Times and Auction Mart Advertiser | Launceston | 1864–1869 |
| Leven Leader: the weekly news for the district of Ulverstone | Ulverstone | 1992 |
| Leven Lever | Ulverstone | 1919–1920 |
| Lilydale Progressive | Lilydale | 1983–current |
| Luina News | Luina | 1976–1984 |
| Meander Valley Gazette | Deloraine | 2014–current |
| Mercury[21] | Hobart | 1860–current |
| Mersey Valley Observer | Devonport | 1992–1993 |
| Midlander | Oatlands | 1987–2001 |
| Midlands Monthly | Oatlands | 1979–1987 |
| Monitor | Launceston | 1895–1920 |
| Monotone Sporting Record | Hobart | 1914–1931 |
| Morning Star and Commercial Advertiser | Hobart | 1834–1835 |
| Mount Lyell Standard & Strahan Gazette: a record of the mining fields of the West coast of Tasmania[22] | Queenstown | 1896–1902 |
| New Norfolk and Derwent Valley News[23] | New Norfolk | 2020-current |
| New Standard | Hobart | 1977–1994 |
| News | Hobart | 1924–1925 |
| Norfolk Plains Gazette: serving the Longford, Perth and Cressy districts | Longford | 1992–1996 |
| North Coast Standard, a newspaper for the north-west coast | Latrobe | 1891–1892 |
| North Coast Post[24] | Launceston | 2023–current |
| North West Post | Formby | 1887–1916 |
| North West Post : your independent weekly | Ulverstone | 1999 |
| North Western Advocate | Devonport | 1899 |
| North Western Advocate (Devonport) and the Emu Bay Times (Burnie) Tasmania | West Devonport and Burnie | 1899–1919 |
| North Western Chronicle | Latrobe | 1887–1888 |
| North-eastern Advertiser[25] | Scottsdale | 1909-current |
| Northern Midlands Gazette | Longford | 1997–1998 |
| Northern Scene | Launceston | 1978–1983 |
| Northern Standard | Ulverstone | 1921–1923 |
| Northern Suburbs News: the voice of the northern suburbs | Moonah | 1961–1963 |
| Oatlands News | Oatlands | 1992–1993 |
| Observer and Van Diemen's Land Journal of Politics, Agriculture, Commercial and General Intelligence | Hobart | 1845–1846 |
| Omnibus: a merchant's, tradesman's, auctioneer's, and general advertiser and shipping gazette | Hobart | 1842–1864 |
| People's Advocate, or, True friend of Tasmania | Launceston | 1855–1856 |
| People's Friend: official organ of the Tasmanian Temperance Alliance and the temperance societies of Tasmania | Hobart | 1886–1936? |
| Peoples' Horn Boy | Hobart | 1834 |
| Progress: the popular advertiser | Launceston | 1937 |
| Quamby Whisper : informing the Westbury Municipality | Westbury | 1990–1995 |
| Reporter | Hobart | 1864 |
| Rossarden Mountain Re-echo | Rossarden | 1991–2013 |
| Saturday Evening Express | Launceston | 1924–1962 |
| Saturday Evening Mercury | Hobart | 1954–1984 |
| South Briton and Tasmanian Literary Journal | Hobart | 1843 |
| Southern Star | Hobart | 1882–1883 |
| Southern Star | Hobart | 1985–1998 |
| Southern Times | Bellerive | 1999–2000 |
| Spec News | Carlton River | 1980–2000 |
| Spectator and V.D.L. Gazette | Hobart | 1844–1847? |
| Sporting News and Axemen's Journal | Launceston | 1901–1902 |
| Standard | Sandy Bay | 1995–2005 |
| Standard: Tasmania's Catholic newspaper | Hobart | 1937–1971 |
| Standard of Tasmania | Hobart | 1851 |
| Star | Hobart | 1933 |
| Star | Hobart | 1997–1998 |
| Sun Coast News | St. Helens | 1980–1989 |
| Sunbeams | Hobart | 1896–1899 |
| Suncoast News and Bulletin | St. Helens | 1990–1992 |
| SunCoast News | St. Helens | 1993–2005 |
| Sunday Examiner | Launceston | 1984–current |
| Sunday Examiner Express | Launceston | 1966–1984 |
| Sunday Tasmanian | Hobart | 1984–current |
| Tamar Courier | George Town | 1964 |
| Tamar Times | Launceston | 1972 |
| Tasman Gazette: Tasman Peninsula Community Newspaper[26] | Tarrana | 1979–current |
| Tasmania Free Press | Hobart | 1975–1977 |
| Tasmanian | Launceston | 1871–1895 |
| Tasmanian Automobile Trade Journal | Hobart | 1930–1951 |
| Tasmanian Catholic Standard | Hobart | 1867–1872 |
| Tasmanian Catholic Standard | Hobart | 1876–1888 |
| Tasmanian Colonist | Hobart | 1851–1855 |
| Tasmanian Country | Hobart | 1980–current |
| Tasmanian Country Life | Launceston | 1976 |
| Tasmanian Countrywoman | Hobart | 1947–1972 |
| Tasmanian Daily News | Hobart | 1855–1858 |
| Tasmanian Democrat | Launceston | 1891–1898 |
| Tasmanian Farmer | Launceston | 1937–1976 |
| Tasmanian Farmer and Grazier | Launceston | 1976–1979 |
| Tasmanian Farmer | Launceston | 1998–current |
| Tasmanian Leader[27] | Hobart | 1855–? |
| Tasmanian Licensed Victuallers Gazette | Hobart | 1905–1910 |
| Tasmanian Mail[28] | Hobart | 1877–1921 |
| Tasmanian Mail | Launceston | 1978–1979 |
| Tasmanian Morning Herald : with which is incorporated 'The Advertiser' | Hobart | 1865–1867 |
| Tasmanian Motor News[29] | Launceston | 1953–1985 |
| Tasmanian News[30] | Hobart | 1883–1911 |
| Tasmanian Punch[31] | Hobart | 1866–? |
| Tasmanian Punch[32] | Hobart | 1869–1870 |
| Tasmanian Punch | Hobart | 1877 |
| Tasmanian Punch[33] | Launceston | 1877–1879 |
| Tasmanian Telegraph a weekly journal of agriculture and commerce, of municipal, social, and colonial progress | Hobart | 1858–1859 |
| Tasmanian Times[34] | Hobart | 1867–1870 |
| Tasmanian Tribune[35][36] | Hobart | 1872–1879 |
| Tasmanian, and Port Dalrymple Advertiser | Launceston | 1825 |
| Tasmanian Weekly Dictator | Hobart | 1839 |
| Tasmanian Weekly News[37] | Hobart | 1858 |
| Tassie Digger[38] | Hobart | 1919–1921? |
| Tassie Times[39] | Western Front | 1916–1918 |
| Teetotal Advocate | Launceston | 1843 |
| Telegraph | Launceston | 1881–1883 |
| Togatus | Hobart | 1931-current |
| Town and country post | Dunalley | 2005 |
| Tribune | Hobart | 18??–1879 |
| True Catholic. Tasmanian Evangelical Miscellany | Hobart | 1843–? |
| True Colonist: Van Diemen's Land Political Dispatch And Agricultural And Commercial Advertiser | Hobart | 1834–1844 |
| Trumpeter | Hobart | 1833–1850 |
| Ulverstone Herald | Ulverstone | 1974 |
| Ulverstone Post | Ulverstone | 1998–1999 |
| Valley and East Coast Voice[40] | St. Marys | 1971–current |
| Valley Voice | St. Marys | 1968–1969 |
| Van Diemen's Land Gazette and General Advertiser | Hobart | 1814 |
| Van Diemen's Land Chronicle | Hobart | 1841 |
| Van Diemen's Land Monthly Magazine | Hobart | 1835 |
| Voice | Hobart | 1927–1953 |
| Waratah Whispers | Waratah | 1981–1989 |
| Weekender | Burnie | 1968–1976, 1987–1992 |
| Weekly Courier | Launceston | 1901–1935 |
| Weekly News | Hobart | 1868–1869 |
| Weekly Times | Hobart | 1863 |
| Wellington Times and Agricultural and Mining Gazette | Burnie | 1890–1897 |
| West Coast Chronicle: the people's paper[41] | Zeehan | 2008–2009 |
| West Coast Miner | Queenstown | 1975–1978 |
| West Coaster: serving Western Tasmania[42] | Queenstown | 1964–1968 |
| Western Echo[43] | Queenstown | 2021–current |
| Western Herald[44] | Rosebery | 1992–2013 |
| Western Tiers | Mole Creek | 1980–2004 |
| Westerner[45] | Queenstown | 1979–1995 |
| The World[46][47] | Hobart | 1918–1924 |
| Zeehan and Dundas Herald | Zeehan | 1890–1922 |
See also
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