{"id":42408,"date":"2021-11-14T16:54:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T15:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/?page_id=42408"},"modified":"2024-05-05T11:06:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T10:06:55","slug":"wairoa-star-centenary-september-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wairoa-star-scrap\/wairoa-star-centenary-september-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Wairoa Star Centenary September 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42406\" style=\"width: 817px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42406\" src=\"http:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition-817x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wairoa Star first edition\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition-768x963.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition-1225x1536.jpg 1225w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition-1633x2048.jpg 1633w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition-1200x1505.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Wairoa-Star-first-edition.jpg 1962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 85vw, 817px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first edition of the Wairoa Star, September 1921<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A regular contributor to Metal Type, Graeme How,\u00a0 got in touch to tell me about his local newspaper, The Wairoa Star, celebrating its centenary.<\/p>\n<p>We have five pages of articles about the Wairoa Star sent in by Graeme, check the &#8220;Related Pages&#8221; menu to see the others.<\/p>\n<p>Said Graham: &#8220;I started my apprenticeship there in January 1969 and retired in December 2016.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here Graeme tells us how production of the newspaper has changed over the years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/deL4iR_oDV0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Graeme added: &#8220;I still do the odd day&#8217;s work there filling in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s amazing how technology has progressed from black and white to the modern era of colour graphics and photographs. To think I started with hot type and ended up operating an internet based newspaper production system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42407\" style=\"width: 742px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-42407\" src=\"http:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Wairoa Star front pager 2021\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-1113x1536.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-1484x2048.jpg 1484w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-1200x1656.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/metaltype.co.uk\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/WS-Front-scaled.jpg 1855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 85vw, 742px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front page of the Wairoa Star 100 centenary edition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A regular contributor to Metal Type, Graeme How,\u00a0 got in touch to tell me about his local newspaper, The Wairoa Star, celebrating its centenary. 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