The Guardian (Swan Hill)

The Guardian
TypeLocal newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Elliott Newspaper Group
Founded1888; 137 years ago (1888)
Headquarters
CountryAustralia
Circulation2,955 (as of 2021)[1]
Sister newspapers
ISSN1445-0763
Websitewww.theguardian.com.au

The Guardian is a local newspaper servicing Swan Hill, Victoria, and the surrounding areas. Founded in 1888, it is published twice-weekly[2] by the Elliott Newspaper Group.[3]

History

The Guardian was founded by A. M. Murray in 1888, its first edition being published on 11 August.[4] The company was first sold to Messrs Rae, Everingham and Co. in 1891,[5] who then sold the paper to Angus Knox Chapman and William Smith the following year.[6]

When Smith retired in 1927, Chapman took full control,[7] running the paper with his wife, Caroline. [8]

In 1937, following the death of Angus Knox Chapman in January of that year,[9] Caroline Chapman sells the newspaper to the Elliot Newspaper Group in December.[10]

In 2013, the newspaper's website experienced an increase of visitors due to the launch of the British Guardian's Australian website.[11][12]

On 24 March 2020, Elliott Newspaper Group announced that due to the coronavirus pandemic, it would cease publishing its newspapers until further notice, effective from the following week.[13] The Guardian resumed publication on 1 May as a weekly publication released on Fridays.[14] A Tuesday edition was added on 2 March 2021.[2]


References

  1. ^ "Swan Hill Guardian". Regional Media Connect. Victorian Country Press Association. Ltd. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Duffield, Rob (22 February 2021). "Guardian publishing Tuesday from March 2nd". The Guardian (Swan Hill). Elliott Newspaper Group. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ "About Us". The Guardian (Swan Hill). Elliott Newspaper Group. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Swan Hill". Riverina Recorder. Vol. XII, no. 543. New South Wales, Australia. 15 August 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 28 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Sale of a Newspaper". Riverina Recorder. Vol. XV, no. 748. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1891. p. 1 (Supplement To The Riverina Recorder). Retrieved 28 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "The Horsham Times". The Horsham Times. No. 3311. Victoria, Australia. 27 September 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 28 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Circus". Riverina Recorder. Vol. LI, no. 2488. New South Wales, Australia. 9 April 1927. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Woman Delegate". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. IV, no. 7. 18 July 1936. p. 25. Retrieved 11 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Mr. A. Knox Chapman". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 28, 205. Victoria, Australia. 13 January 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 13 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Swan Hill "Guardian" Sold". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 28, 496. Victoria, Australia. 20 December 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 13 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Laughland, Oliver (28 May 2013). "Guardian sees 634% increase in web traffic". the Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  12. ^ Hooper, Damien (17 April 2013). "Not the Guardian's domain". www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  13. ^ Lazzaro, Kellie (24 March 2020). "Mildura's Sunraysia Daily and other regional papers close as coronavirus wipes out more than a century of tradition". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  14. ^ Bannan, Peter (1 May 2020). "Hot off the press". The Guardian (Swan Hill). Elliott Newspaper Group. Retrieved 24 November 2021.