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The Sun (Sydney)

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

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]

Publication of The Sun ceased on 14 March 1988.[4] Some of its content, and sponsorship of the Sydney City to Surf footrace, was continued in The Sun-Herald.

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. ^ Kirkpatrick R. Press Timeline, 1951-2011 at National Library of Australia