Sunraysia Daily

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Sunraysia Daily
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Elliott Newspaper Group
Founded1920; 102 years ago (1920)
Headquarters
  • 22 Deakin Ave
  • Mildura, Victoria
CountryAustralia
Circulation5,154 (as of 2021)[1]
ISSN1326-8759
Websitewww.sunraysiadaily.com.au
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The Sunraysia Daily is a daily newspaper in the north-western Sunraysia region of Victoria, Australia. 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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