Sunraysia Daily

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Sunraysia Daily
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Elliott Newspaper Group
Founded1920; 103 years ago (1920)
Headquarters
  • 22 Deakin Ave
  • Mildura, Victoria
CountryAustralia
Circulation5,154 (as of 2021)[1]
ISSN1326-8759
Websitewww.sunraysiadaily.com.au

The Sunraysia Daily is a local newspaper in the north-western Sunraysia region of Victoria, Australia, it is published on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. From its first publication in 1920 until 14 September 2007, it was published in broadsheet format, changing to tabloid-size the following day.[2][3]

History

The newspaper was formed by the amalgamation of three newspapers, the Mildura Cultivator, the Mildura Telegraph and Darling and Lower Murray Advocate (established 9 May 1913) and the Merbein Irrigationist, (established 5 November 1919). Its first editor was Harry J. Stephens,[4] and the first edition was produced on 2 October 1920.[5]

According to the Australian Newspaper History Group, it was one of Australia's last remaining regional broadsheets.[3]

Australian entertainer John-Michael Howson was employed at the Sunraysia Daily as a cadet reporter early in his career.[6]

Editor Lyall Corless led the format change from broadsheet to tabloid.[3] Lyall is a former cadet at the Sunraysia Daily and returned to his Mildura roots in 2007 with extensive experience overseas and in leadership roles on some of Australia's biggest metropolitan mastheads.[citation needed]

Kieran Iles, formerly of the Mount Gambier Border Watch, became editor in January 2009.[7] The newspaper operates out of premises in Deakin Avenue in Mildura where there are more than 60 staff working to put the newspaper together.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sunraysia Daily". Regional Media Connect. Victorian Country Press Association. Ltd. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". Sunraysia Daily. Elliott Newspaper Group. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Isaacs, Victor; Kirkpatrick, Rod (December 2007). "SUNRAYSIA DAILY HAS A MAKEOVER" (PDF). Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter. No. 45. Australian Newspaper History Group. pp. 10–11. ISSN 1443-4962. OCLC 225423056. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "The "Sunraysia Daily" Editor". The Mildura Cultivator. No. 2233. Victoria, Australia. 7 July 1920. p. 14. Retrieved 29 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Barker, Anthony (2000). What happened when : a chronology of Australia from 1788 (New updated, rev. ed.). St. Leonards, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin. p. 215. ISBN 1865084263. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ^ Edwards, Paul (9 July 2005). "Showman to the stars". The Age. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ "SUNRAYSIA DAILY HAS A MAKEOVER" (PDF). Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter. No. 51. Australian Newspaper History Group. February 2009. p. 14. ISSN 1443-4962. OCLC 225423056. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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