Editor R.W. Robson Year founded 1930 Country New Zealand | Founder Robert William Robson Final issue 2000 Language English | |
Pacific Islands Monthly was a magazine founded in 1930 by New Zealand born journalist R.W. Robson.
Background
Pacific Islands Monthly was started in Sydney in 1930. The first issue ran in August 1930. It consisted of 12 pages and was in the format of a newspaper. The following year it was presented in magazine format. Its founder Robert William Robson, who was originally from New Zealand, moved to Sydney, Australia during World War I. The journalists for the magazine were said to be some of the Pacific's most respected.
During the 1940s some of the advertisements in the magazine included W.R. Carpenter & Co Ltd.
During its lifetime the magazine ran for approximately 70 years with the first issue in 1930 and the last in 2000.
Pacific Islands Monthly (1931-2000) has been digitised and is now freely available online through Trove