The Daily Mirror (Australia)
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The Daily Mirror was an afternoon paper established by Ezra Norton
in Sydney
, Australia
in 1941, gaining a licence from the Minister for Trade and Customs, Eric Harrison
, despite wartime
paper rationing. In October 1958, Norton and his partners sold his newspapers to the Fairfax group
, which immediately sold it to Rupert Murdoch
's News Ltd. It was merged with its morning sister paper The Daily Telegraph
on 8 October 1990 to form The Daily Telegraph-Mirror, which in 1996 reverted to The Daily Telegraph, in the process removing the last vestige of the old Daily Mirror.
Frank McGuinness
, father of journalist P. P. McGuinness
, also played a role in launching the newspaper.
Ezra Norton
Ezra Norton was an Australian newspaper baron and businessman.-Early life:Norton was born in the Sydney suburb of Watsons Bay, son of the proprietor of the Truth, John Norton and Ada McGrath , whom he married some weeks later...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1941, gaining a licence from the Minister for Trade and Customs, Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Sir Eric John Harrison KCMG KCVO was an Australian politician who became the first Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia....
, despite wartime
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
paper rationing. In October 1958, Norton and his partners sold his newspapers to the Fairfax group
Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The group's operations include newspapers, magazines, radios and digital media operating in Australia and New Zealand. Fairfax Media was founded by the Fairfax family as John Fairfax and Sons, later to become John...
, which immediately sold it to Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch
Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
's News Ltd. It was merged with its morning sister paper The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph (Australia)
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
on 8 October 1990 to form The Daily Telegraph-Mirror, which in 1996 reverted to The Daily Telegraph, in the process removing the last vestige of the old Daily Mirror.
Frank McGuinness
Frank McGuinness (Australia)
Frank McGuinness was an Australian newspaper editor and father of the journalist, P. P. McGuinness. He is most well known for taking part in starting the evening newspaper, The Daily Mirror, in 1941. Before this, he worked as a journalist on numerous newspapers, including the Melbourne Herald,...
, father of journalist P. P. McGuinness
Padraic McGuinness
Padraic Pearse "Paddy" McGuinness AO was an Australian journalist, activist, and commentator. He was notable for the evolution over his lifetime of his political beliefs...
, also played a role in launching the newspaper.