The ''Melbourne Observer''

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

is circulated across

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

every week. It was established by transport magnate

Gordon Barton Gordon Page Barton (30 August 19294 April 2005) was an Australian businessman and political activist. Biography He was born in Surabaya, Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) of a Dutch mother and Australian father. He showed his intelligenc ...

in September 1969 as the "Sunday Observer",

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's first Sunday newspaper. Barton ran the paper for 18 months, with a $1.5 million loss, going on to publish the ''Sunday Review'', later known as ''The Review'', then ''Nation Review''.

Maxwell Newton Maxwell Newton (29 April 1929 – 23 July 1990) was an Australian media publisher. He was a founding editor of ''The Australian''. He was the owner of ''Daily Commercial News'' from 1969 to 1981, publisher of the ''Melbourne Observer'' from 1971 ...

started his version of the ''Melbourne Observer'' in March 1971, two weeks after Barton closed his enterprise. From August 1973, the newspaper was re-titled "Sunday Observer". About 1977, after financial pressures,

Peter Isaacson Peter Stuart Isaacson, Order of Australia, AM, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), DFC, Air Force Cross (United Kingdom), AFC, Distinguished Flying Medal, DFM (31 July 1920 – 7 April 2017) was an Australian publisher and decora ...

purchased the ''Melbourne Observer'' for $425,000. He ran the weekly paper until June 1989. The ''Melbourne Observer'' was resurrected in 2002 as a midweek publication by Victorian publisher Ash Long. It has achieved a weekly readership of more than 55,000. The content sources include original columnists and contributors as well as material aggregated from other influential media sources such as social media, newspapers and on line.

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