''East Torrens Messenger'' is a weekly suburban newspaper in

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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 ''East Torrens area is bounded by Hackney Road to the west, the River Torrens Valley to the north, Magill Road to the south and the Athelstone foothills in the east. The newspaper generally reports on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of Payneham, Magill,

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and

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. It also covers the City of Campbelltown and

City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is a metropolitan local government area of South Australia. It covers the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide. It is divided into five wards: Torrens, Payneham, West Norwood/Kent Town, Kensington (each ele ...

. It has a circulation of 33,123 and a readership of 44,000.

History

The ''Payneham Messenger'' was established in 1984. In 2000, the paper was renamed the ''East Torrens Messenger''.Adelaide 20th Century newspape

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East Torrens Messenger
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