''Guardian Messenger'' is a weekly suburban newspaper in
Adelaide
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, part of the
Messenger Newspapers
Messenger Newspapers is the publisher of 9 free suburban weekly newspapers together covering the Adelaide metropolitan area. Established by Roger Baynes in Port Adelaide in 1951, ''Messenger'' has since acquired other independent suburban titles ...
group. The ''Guardian's'' area is bounded by
Hallett Cove in the south, Main South Road to the east, the
airport
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, and the coastline. The newspaper generally reports on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of
Glenelg,
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People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
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,
Hallett Cove and
Morphettville. It also covers the
City of Holdfast Bay
The City of Holdfast Bay is a local government area in the south-western coastal suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
History
The council was formed 1 January 1997, when the City of Glenelg and City of Brighton councils were amalgamated by ...
,
City of Marion and
City of West Torrens councils.
History
The ''Glenelg Guardian'' was established in 1913. For much of this time, it was owned by the Smedley family of Glenelg. One-time editor of the ''Glenelg Guardian'', Alan Smedley, became the Glenelg mayor.
In June 1951, the ''Glenelg Guardian'' incorporated the 4-page ''Kangaroo Island Courier'', a weekly newspaper issued on the island on Saturdays. The first issue of the ''Courier'' was on 2 November 1907, with the last being 25 May 1951 (Vol. XLIV, No.19), when subscribers were informed of the benefits of the merger. A later insert version, ''The K.I. Courier'' (1957-1968), was also published by the ''Glenelg Guardian'', and sold to its rival publication ''
The Islander''.
In 1964, the paper was acquired by ''Messenger'' owner Roger Baynes and renamed ''The Guardian and Retailer''. In 1984, the paper was renamed ''Guardian Messenger''. By 2007, it has a circulation of 70,162 and a readership of 83,000.
Roy Morgan March 2007
References
External links
Messenger Newspapers
Guardian Messenger
Guardian Messenger - Digital edition
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