The Central Western Daily newspaper (also known as the Western Daily) was founded in 1945 in Orange in the Central West region of New South Wales, its first edition being published on 3 October 1945. It followed a range of earlier publications from Orange, including The Advocate and The Leader (also known as the Orange Leader). The range of newspapers published in Orange were celebrated in 1961, with a centenary edition, which acknowledged the original newspaper: Western Examiner and Orange, Molong, Wellington, Dubbo, and Lachlan Advertiser originally published on 7 December 1861.