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]
Type | Local newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Elliott Newspaper Group |
Founded | 1888 |
Headquarters | |
Country | Australia |
Circulation | 2,955 (as of 2021)[1] |
Sister newspapers |
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ISSN | 1445-0763 |
Website | www |
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]