Trove Tuesday - When Daylight Saving came to Town

As we are entering our first week of Daylight Saving we consulted the Newcastle Morning Herald archives on Trove to see what residents in earlier times felt daylight saving was introduced.

1917 'DAYLIGHT SAVING ACT.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 2 January, p. 4. , viewed 05 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133758402

One wonders if these anonymous Letters to the Editor were all penned by one hand or if it was a vocal minority who were not in favour of daylight saving.

1917 'DAYLIGHT SAVING.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 23 January, p. 3. , viewed 05 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133758635

1917 'DAYLIGHT SAVING.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 6 January, p. 2. , viewed 05 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133755475

1917 'DAYLIGHT SAVING.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 4 January, p. 7. , viewed 05 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133751443

1917 'DAYLIGHT SAVING.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 12 January, p. 7. , viewed 05 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133749827

And the last word goes to The Idle Woman in her regular column.

1917 'AN IDLE WOMAN'S DIARY.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 12 January, p. 7. , viewed 05 Oct 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133749834