The Sunday Times (Sydney)

The Sunday Times was a newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from 1885 to 1930.

The Sunday Times, 6 January 1895

History

The Sunday Times was founded by W. H. Leighton Bailey.[1] It was first published on 15 November 1885 by Charles Mark Curtiss, and ceased with no. 2389 on 1 June 1930.[2]

The Sunday Times was controlled by the Evans family for over 30 years,[3] until 1916 when the Sunday Times Newspaper Company, as well as the company's premises, were sold to Hugh D. McIntosh.[4] In 1927, McIntosh sold his holdings in the Sunday Times Newspaper Company to Beckett's Newspapers, with J. H. C. Sleeman as Managing Director.[5] The Sunday Times ceased publication in 1930, with staff informed on 8 June.[6]

The Sunday Times Newspaper Company also published The Referee from 1887,[7] and later the Arrow.[8]

Digitisation

This paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. "ADVANCES IN JOURNALISM". The Arrow. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 17 March 1917. p. 5. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  2. "Catalogue". Sunday Times (Sydney). Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. "Sunday Times Sale". The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser. NSW: National Library of Australia. 30 May 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  4. "SUNDAY TIMES SOLD". The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser. NSW: National Library of Australia. 23 May 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  5. "CHANGE OF NEWSPAPER CONTROL". The Singleton Argus. NSW: National Library of Australia. 21 April 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  6. "SUNDAY TIMES". The Northern Star. Lismore, NSW: National Library of Australia. 9 June 1930. p. 9. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  7. "Sunday Times Sale". The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser. NSW: National Library of Australia. 30 May 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  8. "Arrow". The Arrow. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 15 July 1916. p. 8. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  9. "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  10. "Newspaper Digitisation Program". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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