The history of the Eden Magnet is being preserved thanks to the volunteers at the Eden Killer Whale Museum.
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Old copies of newspapers piling up in the Magnet storeroom have been donated to the museum’s extensive archive, which is lovingly looked after by Carol Edwards.
While the Magnet is continuing to serve the Eden community and surrounding region, the Imlay St office has reached the end of its lease and is closing its doors this week.
Thankfully, the collection of past papers – and the countless stories and images inside – will not be lost.
The museum has a comprehensive archive of the Eden Magnet already.
First evidence of the paper’s origins can be found among the museum’s possession in an August 1860 edition of the “Twofold and Maneroo Telegraph”.
The Magnet’s original newspapers, loose photographs and documents are stored in a temperature controlled, humidified compactor unit at the museum, with all pages manually photographed for digital records.
“The [history of the] Eden Magnet will live on in our archives,” Ms Edwards said.
“The museum archive is a social history of the town as well as the history of families, births, deaths and marriages, industries, and different clubs and organisations that have come and gone over time.”
Ms Edwards said she has been volunteering at the Eden Killer Whale Museum for 10 years.
“It’s a learning curve for me to take over the Eden Magnet archives as I’m learning so much about the town.”
The historic newspapers will be indexed and available to the public via the museum’s online database.
The Eden Killer Whale Museum is looking for wartime papers, as it is missing issues – even whole years – during both world wars.
Ms Edwards said people “will have to look in their attics and under their lino” for those ones.
Magnet remains voice of Eden
The Magnet is proud to serve the Eden community and surrounding region and plans to do so for years to come.
The office on Imlay St may have reached the end of its lease, but the team at the Magnet is not leaving town – and in fact, getting in contact with us has never been easier.
Sharing your story, sports result or community event with readers is only a phone call away. Likewise, and just as importantly, so is advertising your business or activity with the wider region.
For those with access to the internet, you can also email details directly to the editor, sales manager, or relevant journalists, and even reach us through our widely read website, www.edenmagnet.com.au and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/EdenMagnet.
And if you aren’t hooked into the web, we will have a drop-off box at the Eden Library for contributions.
Call editor Ben Smyth on 0477 321 941 or email ben.smyth@fairfaxmedia.com.au. For sales inquiries call Aimee Hay on 0400 337 974.
To reach our journalists or to book a classified, call 6496 1199 and you will be connected to the most relevant person.