The Transcontinental is a weekly newspaper published in Port Augusta, South Australia which dates from October 1914.The Transcontinental was founded by James Clarence Barclay (1873–before 1929), editor, who with his wife Agnes Fleming Barclay, née Johnstone (1877–1946), were owners and operators of the North Western Star (or North Western Star and Frome Journal) published in Wilmington from 1912 to at least 1916.[4][5] Mrs Barclay was later involved in the death of a man from caustic soda burns received at her home on Hope Street, South Brisbane.", reflecting the view that the paper will "work for the development of the north, and for amelioration of the conditions of the workers.[14] The National Library of Australia has digitised photographic copies of most issues of The Transcontinental from 7 November 1914 (Vol.