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in the city of

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, that had its origins in 1869, and finally ceased circulation in 1992. Through much of the 20th century, '' The Advertiser'' was Adelaide's morning broadsheet, ''The News'' the afternoon tabloid, with '' The Sunday Mail'' covering weekend sport, and ''

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'' community news. Its former names were ''The Evening Journal'' (1869–1912) and ''The Journal'' (1912–1923), with the Saturday edition called ''The Saturday Journal'' until 1929.

History

''The Evening Journal''

''The News'' began as ''The Evening Journal'', wit
Vol. I No. I
issued on 2 January 1869. From 11 September 1912
Vol. XLVI No. 12,906
it was renamed ''The Journal.''

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was established in 1923 by James Edward Davidson, when he purchased the

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'' and the

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''. He then went on to purchase ''The Journal'' and Adelaide's weekly sports-focussed ''

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'' in May 1923.

''The News''

On 24 July 1923, ''The Journal'' was renamed ''The News'' (restarting at Volume 1, Issue 1), with the Saturday edition being retained as ''The Saturday Journal'' (which continued to be published until 1929). In 1923, the new newspaper had a circulation of 30,000, and by 1953 it had a daily readership of 106,000. In early 1948 the regular format was changed from

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to tabloid. In 1933, a controlling stake was taken by '' The Advertiser'', and managed by ''

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''. ''HWT'' sold off its stake in 1949, allowing

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to acquire a major interest in the company and to assume control of the paper in 1951. ''The News'' became the main asset passed upon his death in 1952 to his son

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. On 6 February 1954, ''The Mail'' was renamed ''SA Sunday Mail'' and then '' Sunday Mail'' in 1955. On 28 August 1976, the final Saturday issue of ''The News'' was published. Murdoch later acquired the city's other local newspaper, the morning daily broadsheet, ''The Advertiser,'' in 1987. Murdoch sold ''The News'' that year to Northern Star Holdings, and many of its journalists moved to ''The Advertiser''. However, in the face of continuing losses brought about by the competition of television and the decline of use of public transport, and given the more prominent existence of ''The Advertiser,'' ''The News'' (then Australia’s last evening newspaper) was stopped on 27 March 1992.

References

External links

History of ''The News'' newspaper from State Library of South Australia
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History

''The Evening Journal''

''The News''

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