title: The Independent (Katoomba)
text: # The Independent (Katoomba)
  
  The Independent of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales began publication on Wednesday 14 May 1930.
  
  ## History
  
  The Independent was owned, published and edited by Thomas Walter Guest and printed at the offices of Joseph Bennett & Son. It began publication on Wednesday 14 May 1930, appeared weekly and circulated through Katoomba, Blackheath and Leura. It appears to have survived for just under a year.
  
  ## Digitisation
  
  The Independent has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.
  
  