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''The Sydney Sportsman'' was a horse racing and sporting newspaper published in Sydney, Australia from 1900 to 1960. It continues to be published as ''The Sportsman''.
''The Sydney Sportsman'' was a horse racing and sporting newspaper published in Sydney, Australia from 1900 to 1960. It continues to be published as ''The Sportsman''.
History
''The Sydney Sportsman'' was first published on 3 October 1900 by John Norton. Norton was a controversial publisher who also published the Truth newspaper. He called on the writers of the ''Sydney Sportsman'' to "give it" to whoever deserved it, regardless of libel laws. The Australian poetBanjo Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the ...
was editor of the paper from 1921 to 1930. The paper was sold to John Fairfax and Sons in 1958.
The paper became ''The Sportsman'' in 1960 and is still in publication. It is now devoted to all forms of racing. It is currently published by Nationwide News Pty Ltd.
Access
The ''Sydney Sportsman'' can be viewed at theState Library of New South Wales
The State Library of New South Wales, part of which is known as the Mitchell Library, is a large heritage-listed special collections, reference and research library open to the public and is one of the oldest libraries in Australia. Establish ...
and the National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
.
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of theAustralian Newspapers Digitisation Program
Trove is an Australian online library database owned by the National Library of Australia in which it holds partnerships with source providers National and State Libraries Australia, an aggregator and service which includes full text document ...
project of the National Library of Australia
The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta ...
.
See also
*List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia.
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.
Daily newspape ...
* List of newspapers in New South Wales
This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia.
List of newspapers in New South Wales (A)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (B)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (C)
List of newspapers in New South Wales (D)
Li ...
References
External links
* * {{Trove newspaper, 692, Sydney Sportsman, Surry Hills, NSW : 1900 – 1954 Newspapers published in Sydney Newspapers on Trove