The Guardian (Swan Hill)

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]

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

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. 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.
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