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The Western Star and Roma Advertiser, also published as the Western Star, was a Queensland newspaper published from 27 March 1875 to 1948, and then, as the Western Star from 1948 to the present day.

History
The Western Star and Roma Advertiser was published as a weekly from 1875 to Sept. 28, 1878; a bi-weekly from Oct. 1, 1878 to 1939 and as a weekly from 1940 to 1948. The Western Star was published as a weekly from 1948 to Apr. 22, 1949 then a bi-weekly. From 11 January 1952, the Western Star declared itself to be 'the largest bi-weekly in Queensland'.

Digitisation
The paper has been digitsed as part of the Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.