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[[File:Front page of The Sun 4 July 1910.pdf|thumb|Front page of ''The Sun'', 4 July 1910]]
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'''''The Sun''''' was an afternoon [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] newspaper, first published under this name in 1910.<ref>Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: a short history, Victor Isaacs and Rod Fitzpatrick (2003)</ref> It was acquired from [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited|Associated Newspapers]] by [[Fairfax Media|Fairfax Holdings]] in [[Sydney, Australia]] in 1953, as the afternoon companion to ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''. The former Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Sun'' was discontinued and merged with the ''Sunday Herald'' into the tabloid ''[[The Sun-Herald|Sun-Herald]]'' at the same time.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title38 The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW: 1949 - 1953)] at [[National Library of Australia#Trove|Trove]]</ref><ref name="sundaysun">[http://www.paperworld.com.au/newspaperdescription.php?Name=Sun%20Herald%20(Sunday%20NSW) Paper World: Sun Herald (Sunday NSW)]</ref> ''The Sunday Sun'', which later became ''The Sun: Sunday edition'', was first published on 5 April 1903, and continued under its former name until 11 December 1910. According to its claim on page 1 of this issue, it had a "circulation larger than that of any other Sunday paper in Australia".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/24881980#|title=Trove|last=|first=|date=11 December 1910|work=The Sunday Sun|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>
'''''The Sun''''' was an afternoon [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]] newspaper, first published under this name in 1910.<ref>Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: a short history, Victor Isaacs and Rod Fitzpatrick (2003)</ref> It was acquired from [[Publishing and Broadcasting Limited|Associated Newspapers]] by [[Fairfax Media|Fairfax Holdings]] in [[Sydney, Australia]] in 1953, as the afternoon companion to ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''. The former Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Sun'' was discontinued and merged with the ''Sunday Herald'' into the tabloid ''[[The Sun-Herald|Sun-Herald]]'' at the same time.<ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-title38 The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW: 1949 - 1953)] at [[National Library of Australia#Trove|Trove]]</ref><ref name="sundaysun">[http://www.paperworld.com.au/newspaperdescription.php?Name=Sun%20Herald%20(Sunday%20NSW) Paper World: Sun Herald (Sunday NSW)]</ref> ''The Sunday Sun'', which later became ''The Sun: Sunday edition'', was first published on 5 April 1903, and continued under its former name until 11 December 1910<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://primo-slnsw.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=SLNSW_ALMA21142907710002626&context=L&vid=SLNSW&search_scope=EEA&tab=default_tab&lang=en_US|title=Catalogue|last=|first=|date=|website=State Library of New South Wales|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref>. According to its claim on page 1 of this issue, it had a "circulation larger than that of any other Sunday paper in Australia".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/24881980#|title=Trove|last=|first=|date=11 December 1910|work=The Sunday Sun|access-date=3 November 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref>


Publication of ''The Sun'' ceased on 14 March 1988.<ref>Kirkpatrick R. [http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/heritage/1951-2005.html Press Timeline, 1951-2011] at National Library of Australia</ref> Some of its content, and sponsorship of the Sydney [[City2Surf (Sydney)|City to Surf]] footrace, was continued in ''The Sun-Herald''.
Publication of ''The Sun'' ceased on 14 March 1988.<ref>Kirkpatrick R. [http://www.nla.gov.au/anplan/heritage/1951-2005.html Press Timeline, 1951-2011] at National Library of Australia</ref> Some of its content, and sponsorship of the Sydney [[City2Surf (Sydney)|City to Surf]] footrace, was continued in ''The Sun-Herald''.

Revision as of 02:44, 24 November 2017

The Sun
TypeDaily afternoon newspaper
FormatTabloid
PublisherJohn Fairfax Holdings
Founded1910
Ceased publication1988
Sister newspapersThe Sydney Morning Herald

Newspaper history

Front page of The Sun, 4 July 1910

The Sun was an afternoon tabloid newspaper, first published under this name in 1910.[1] It was acquired from Associated Newspapers by Fairfax Holdings in Sydney, Australia in 1953, as the afternoon companion to The Sydney Morning Herald. The former Sunday edition, the Sunday Sun was discontinued and merged with the Sunday Herald into the tabloid Sun-Herald at the same time.[2][3] The Sunday Sun, which later became The Sun: Sunday edition, was first published on 5 April 1903, and continued under its former name until 11 December 1910[4]. According to its claim on page 1 of this issue, it had a "circulation larger than that of any other Sunday paper in Australia".[5]

Publication of The Sun ceased on 14 March 1988.[6] Some of its content, and sponsorship of the Sydney City to Surf footrace, was continued in The Sun-Herald.

Digitisation

Some issues of the paper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: a short history, Victor Isaacs and Rod Fitzpatrick (2003)
  2. ^ The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW: 1949 - 1953) at Trove
  3. ^ Paper World: Sun Herald (Sunday NSW)
  4. ^ "Catalogue". State Library of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Trove". The Sunday Sun. 11 December 1910. Retrieved 3 November 2017. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ Kirkpatrick R. Press Timeline, 1951-2011 at National Library of Australia
  7. ^ "Newspaper Titles". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2016.

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