Napredak (Progress) was published in Auckland, New Zealand from December 1, 1906. It was published bi-monthly at the beginning, and weekly from vol. 2, no. 12(July 12, 1907). Matthew Ferri was editor-in-chief, and he was also the editor of the first Croatian newspaper in New Zealand (Bratska sloga (Brotherly Unity), 1899). The newspaper was published in Croatian, as the majority of Croats in New Zealand at that time did not understand English. The last issue was published in 1909.
94 issues of Napredak were digitized in May 2022 in collaboration with the Auckland Council Libraries. All the issues are available in virtual collection of the Croatian Emigrant Press Repository and at Auckland Council Libraries: Kura: Heritage Collections Online. Here are examples of four issues:
1st Decembre 1906. – No. 1, vol. 1
30th October 1907 – No. 31, vol. 2
5th February 1908 – No. 6, vol. 3
26th June 1909 – No. 24, vol. 4
A virtual exhibition shows selected texts on the timeline. The texts, or parts of the texts, are from each issue of Napredak published in 1906 and 1907. The texts are an illustration of social situations of the time but also of information needs of readers at the time. The texts are also interesting for its archaic language.
Pokretanje novina
God. 1, br. 1 (1. 12. 1906.)
Pokušaj ubojstva
God. 1, br. 2 (19. 12. 1906.)
Problemi s dostavom
God. 2, br. 1 (9. 1. 1907.)
Vjenčanje i ubojstvo
God. 2, br. 2 (23. 1. 1907.)
Tržište smole
God. 2, br. 3 (6. 2. 1907.)
Oglasi
God. 2, br. 4 (20. 2. 1907.)
Reklame
God. 2, br. 5 (6. 3. 1907.)
Grozna nesreća i veliki zločin
God. 2, br. 6 (20. 3. 1907.)
Stvari koje treba znati
God. 2, br. 7 (3. 4. 1907.)
Traži se slagar
God. 2, br. 8 (17. 4. 1907.)
Zlatna prigoda
God. 2, br. 9 (1. 5. 1907.)
Porez za neoženjene
God. 2, br. 10 (15. 5. 1907.)
Nesloga
God. 2, br. 11 (29. 5. 1907.)
Tjedne novine
God. 2, br. 12 (12. 6. 1907.)
Policijska akcija
God. 2, br. 13 (19. 6. 1907.)
Čovjek i tigar
God. 2, br. 14 (26. 6. 1907.)
Ženidba-udaja
God. 2, br. 15 (3. 7. 1907.)
Poziv na slogu
God. 2, br. 16 (10. 7. 1907.)
Ubojstvo u Sydneyju
God. 2, br. 17 (17. 7. 1907.)
Iz uputa za useljenike
God. 2, br. 18 (24. 7. 1907.)
Snaha i svekrva
God. 2, br. 19 (31. 7. 1907.)
Obiteljska svađa
God. 2, br. 20 (7. 8. 1907.)
Otac i sin
God. 2, br. 21 (14. 8. 1907.)
Iseljavanje
God. 2, br. 22 (21. 8. 1907.)
Pad vlade
God. 2, br. 23 (28. 8. 1907.)
Iznenadna smrt
God. 2, br. 24 (4. 9. 1907.)
Pismo uredniku
God. 2, br. 25 (11. 9. 1907.)
Bijela košulja
God. 2, br. 26 (18. 9. 1907.)
Cijena zemlje
God. 2, br. 27 (2. 10. 1907.)
Kratke vijesti
God. 2, br. 28 (8. 10. 1907.)
Poljubac
God. 2, br. 29 (16. 10. 1907.)
Zanimljivosti
God. 2, br. 30 (23. 10. 1907.)
Oglas za knjigu
God. 2, br. 31 (30. 10. 1907.)
Pitalica
God. 2, br. 32 (6. 11. 1907.)
Obavijest o smrti
God. 2, br. 33 (13. 10. 1907.)
Štrajk
God. 2, br. 34 (20. 11. 1907.)
Zemljište
God. 2, br. 35 (27. 11. 1907.)
Brzojavne vijesti
God. 2, br. 36 (11. 12. 1907.)
Upozorenje
God. 2, br. 37 (19. 12. 1907.)