The Sun (Sydney)
| Type | Daily afternoon newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Publisher | John Fairfax Holdings |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Ceased publication | 1988 |
| Sister newspapers | The 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 The Sydney Morning Herald. The former Sunday edition, the Sunday Sun was discontinued and merged, together 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
- ↑ Two hundred years of Sydney newspapers: a short history, Victor Isaacs and Rod Fitzpatrick (2003)
- ↑ The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW: 1949 - 1953) at Trove
- ↑ Paper World: Sun Herald (Sunday NSW)
- ↑ Kirkpatrick R. Press Timeline, 1951-2011 at National Library of Australia