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44-518: The Port Phillip Herald was first published as a semi-weekly newspaper on 3 January 1840 from a weatherboard shack in Collins Street . It was the fourth newspaper to start in Melbourne. The paper took its name from the region it served. Until its establishment as a separate colony in 1851, the area now known as Victoria was a part of New South Wales and it was generally referred to as

88-407: A CD-ROM or Zip disk , or sent to the printing press (either located at the newspaper office or an off-site publication plant) by e-mail or FTP site. Often, the staff of a weekly newspaper is smaller, with employees having several duties. For instance, a news editor may also sell advertising, while reporters could also be photographers. The size of the news staff varies, depending on the size of

132-448: A municipality or other government body must designate a newspaper of record . The official newspaper is decided based on geographical area, and often more than one newspapers are given this designation. Official newspapers receive the government's public notices, and since they are considered advertising, it can be a source of revenue for newspapers. Weekly newspapers often have one or more advertising sales representatives whose job it

176-479: A daily until 18 June 1849, scorned its rival's change of schedule with this report on 2 January 1849: The commencement of 1849 seems likely to prove an era of some moment, in the annals of the Port Phillip Press. On the one hand we are summoned to attend the funeral of a noxious little publication, with which we have been bored for a few months of a Thursday evening, and are daily expecting a summons for

220-585: A per-story rate. Many weekly newspapers started as family-owned businesses, covering one or two communities and handling all editorial and business functions. The Tribune Newspaper in Humble, Texas is one example. Typically all business functions, along with the editor-in-chief would be family members, while non family members would assume reporting positions. Another example is the Campbell County Observer published in N.E. Wyoming. The owner

264-546: A philosophical farmer from "Gunn's Gully", Wells, the Herald's resident caricaturist, pretended to have visited Gunn's Gully — "Correspondents have frequently asked what Ben Bowyang and Bill Smith are like. This is Wells's impression of them after a visit to Gunns Gully" — and, on 20 June 1923, the Herald presented 'caricatures' of the fictional pair, as if they were, indeed, real people. Ten years later, based upon Dennis' columns and Well's (1923) caricatures, Alex Gurney (at

308-476: A program such as Adobe Photoshop . After the copy and advertisements have been placed on the page, the editor will print out a proof and make any changes, if necessary. Sometimes, they will consult with reporters on such things as double-checking facts, proofreading headlines and other copy, or writing cut-lines for photographs. Once everyone is satisfied, a final proof is printed out and prepared for publication. The pages can be placed on dummy sheets, burned to

352-623: A publisher overseeing several newspapers, with a specific editor for each newspaper. Generally speaking, the staff of corporate-owned chain weeklies do not have deep connections into the communities and do not prioritize accountability for local governments. The switch from locally owned weekly newspapers to corporate chains, which is often driven by the loss of advertising revenue , is associated with increases in taxes, reduced involvement by citizens in local government , fewer citizens voting in elections, more wasteful spending, and even higher levels of corruption . At Christmas Day, depending on

396-462: A rural county, or a few neighborhoods in a large city. Frequently, weeklies cover local news and engage in community journalism . Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, obituaries , etc.). However, the primary focus is on news within a coverage area. The publication dates of weekly newspapers in North America vary, but often they come out in

440-477: A similar purpose, from a contemporary even more troublesome, from being just as stupid and a little more frequent. On the other hand we have the still more melancholy duty of waiting upon the birth of a new daily, and it is with but a blank heart, we look forward to the trebled evils attendant upon a trebled issue of so mischievous a publication as the Port Phillip Herald. We are entire disbelievers in

484-451: A sports reporter takes great ownership in a specific team and writes stories containing detailed accounts of games. Several photographs of the games may accompany the story. Other stories preview games, usually between traditional rivals, to build interest. Family news pages include announcements of births, engagements, weddings, landmark birthdays and anniversaries, and obituaries . In the past, correspondents often submitted stories along

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528-466: A weekly newspaper receives most of its revenue from display advertising and classified advertising . Most weekly newspapers are laid out one or more days before the publication date. Sometimes, the layout of pages is staggered, to allow for multiple deadlines. Like larger newspapers, most weekly newspapers these days are paginated (or laid out) using computer software, using programs such as Adobe PageMaker , Adobe InDesign or Quark Xpress . Layout

572-409: Is not far distant. For twenty years from 1854, a succession of owners struggled to keep the newspaper afloat during the goldrush period. This included two years in which it was reduced to a biweekly. The newspaper changed its name several times before settling on The Herald from 8 September 1855 – the name it held for the next 135 years. In 1869 it developed stability as an evening daily. The Herald

616-400: Is the appearance of the page and includes photographs (along with cutlines, or captions identifying the photograph's content and people), copy (the text and its typefont), headlines and white space. At many newspapers, photographers, reporters and editors use digital cameras to take photographs and download selected photographs using a card reader. The photographs are cropped and edited using

660-522: Is the publisher who also performs advertising sales, writing, distribution, books, and other duties that may be required. His wife, Candice, is an advertising saleswoman, his nine-year-old and four-year-old children are the insert stuffers, and they all are door-to-door subscription salespeople. As newspapers became more expensive to operate and family members declined to join the business, many weekly newspapers were purchased by larger chains of weeklies. Some family-owned newspapers are operated as chains, with

704-422: Is to sell display advertisements. Most advertisements are from local businesses (although some larger companies from outside the coverage area may advertise). Other advertisements are called classifieds , which are placed by people who want to buy or sell something (such as a car or real estate), employers who have job openings, or property owners who have rental property available. Along with paid subscriptions,

748-562: The Herald-Sun , which contained columns and features from both of its predecessors. Weekly newspaper A weekly newspaper is a general-news or current affairs publication that is issued once or twice a week in a wide variety broadsheet , magazine , and digital formats. Similarly, a biweekly newspaper is published once every two weeks. Weekly newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and often cover smaller territories, such as one or more smaller towns,

792-535: The Melbourne Punch during the war, Wells joined its staff after World War I. He worked at the Melbourne Herald as both a political/editorial cartoonist and as a sporting cartoonist from 1922. Driven by the popularity of the humorous fictional "letters from the bush", that regularly featured in the Melbourne Herald , written by C.J. Dennis , supposedly written by Ben Bowyang ,

836-627: The Aviso started in January 1609 in Wolfenbüttel . Many weekly newspapers in North America follow a similar format: News coverage usually focuses on local events such as car accidents or house fires, plus local government meetings, such as city councils or school boards, and police blotters. A weekly newspaper often covers sports teams from one or more area schools (mostly high schools ), communities, or professional teams if any exist. Often,

880-604: The Communist Party of Australia (CPA)—worked together with The Herald on a seven-article long investigative piece on the CPA, accusing them of election fraud. After a report by Charles Lowe was published, making Sharpley's evidence unreliable. In February 1987, The Herald was included in the sale of The Herald and Weekly Times to News Limited . The Herald ceased publication on 5 October 1990 and merged with sister morning newspaper The Sun News-Pictorial to form

924-687: The Geelong Football Club adopt a black cat as its mascot, and adopt the nickname of "The Cats". The son of the civil engineer Samuel Smith Wells (1851-1904) (a.k.a. Samuel Smith-Wells), and Emmeline Wells (1858-1885), née Little, Samuel Garnet Smith Wells was born in North Sydney, New South Wales , on 2 February 1885. He married Grace Maud Pike, in Manly, New South Wales on 9 April 1907; they were divorced in May 1912 (the decree nisi

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968-615: The Port Phillip district. Preceding it was the short-lived Melbourne Advertiser which John Pascoe Fawkner first produced on 1 January 1838 as hand-written editions for 10 weeks and then printed for a further 17 weekly issues, the Port Phillip Gazette and The Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser . But within eighteen months of its inauguration, the Port Phillip Herald had grown to have

1012-498: The Port Phillip Herald as free editions. Later copies were to sell for sixpence . Subscriptions could be taken out for ten shillings per quarter. The newspaper came out twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday. The paper opened with the adopted motto " impartial – but not neutral", which was to run under its masthead for 50 years. It was edited by William Kerr (1812–1859) who left Cavenagh in 1841 to be editor of

1056-555: The Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser and then on to the Port Phillip Gazette about a decade later. The editor who followed Kerr at the Port Phillip Herald was Thomas Hamilton Osborne (c. 1805 – 1853) who later became proprietor of The Portland Mercury and Port Fairy Register (originally known as The Portland Mercury and Normanby Advertiser ) on 10 January 1844. Edmund Finn worked as

1100-488: The decree nisi had been pronounced absolute). He married Melbourne Artist Vera Murray (1900-1985), at Caulfield, Victoria , on 9 February 1932. They remained together until his death in 1972. He was educated at Kiama Grammar School. Over a career of almost 50 years, Wells worked for a number of publications in Australia and in the U.K. In 1919, Krefft (at the time a resident of Williamstown, Victoria )

1144-480: The (14 November) 1925 Australian federal election , with the unusual statement "Cartoon drawn, after consultation, to express the views of The Herald, by S.G. Wells, 62 Flinders street, Melbourne", at the foot of each cartoon — NB : the reason for appending this particular statement to Wells's work at this time was never disclosed. On 17 March 1926, an exhibition of nearly 400 examples of Wells's portraits, caricatures, and his sporting and political/editorial cartoons

1188-648: The community). Others may be recent college graduates early in their career, and are trying to gain experience and/or clips. Many newspapers have at least one news clerk or editorial assistant who is responsible for typing family news and obituaries , as well as news releases announcing upcoming events. A circulation manager keeps track of subscribers (this can range from only a couple hundred to tens of thousands of subscribers), and may also be in charge of classified advertising . As well as full-time staff reporters and photographers, many weekly newspapers also employ correspondents (sometimes called stringers), often paid on

1232-423: The daily publication of such a paper, till yesterday when the first dose reached us, and most sincerely do we condole with the public, upon the deluge of papers with which this province is to be inundated, till that happy day when a Daily Argus will rush in to the rescue, and effectually settle the quarrel as to which of the present Dailies goes to the wall, by quietly finding them a wall a piece. Thank Heaven that day

1276-476: The day of the week that Christmas Day is on, weekly newspapers would change the day in many countries. For example, Sunday newspapers are moved to Christmas Eve or Saturday when Christmas Day is on Sunday, and other weekly newspapers are expected to change their day at Christmas to save outlets and businesses from opening on Christmas Day by law. Samuel Garnet Wells Samuel Garnet Wells (a.k.a. Samuel Garnet Smith-Wells) (2 February 1885 – 12 March 1972)

1320-425: The editor , written by readers on a specific topic. The public-record section usually includes summaries of police-incident reports, fire-department calls and court dispositions (or, the outcome of a criminal proceeding). Many newspapers also publish a list of building permits that have been issued in its circulation area. Public notices typically fall into one of two categories: Laws in many US states dictate that

1364-403: The family business operating weekly newspapers in multiple towns. The chain newspapers can be either regional or national chains. Sometimes all advertising functions are combined, with a weekly newspaper containing both ads for local businesses and for businesses in the chains area. This larger circulation can assist in bringing in national advertising to weeklies. Weeklies in chains may also have

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1408-601: The largest circulation of all Melbourne papers. It was founded and published by George Cavenagh (1808–1869). He was born in India, as the youngest son of a Major. He came to Sydney in March 1825 where he worked as a magistrates’ clerk and farmer, before eventually taking on the role of editor of the Sydney Gazette in 1836. Bringing his wife and eight children, his staff and machinery to Melbourne, Cavenagh first produced

1452-545: The lines of "Mr. and Mrs. John Jones had company from out-of-town last week", although these types of stories – commonly called "Neighborhood News" or some similar name – are largely a thing of the past. Larger weeklies, especially those that are part of chains, also offer lifestyle features, reviews of local theater and arts, restaurant reviews and a food section that may concentrate on local recipes. Like daily newspapers, weekly newspapers often have an editorial page. Editorial pages also include letters to

1496-1054: The middle of the week (Wednesday or Thursday). However, in the United Kingdom where they come out on Sundays, the weeklies which are called Sunday newspapers , are often national in scope and have substantial circulations (20 to 50% higher on average than their daily sister publications). Other types of news publications come out weekly on newsprint but are not considered general newspapers. These cover specific topics, such as sports (e.g., The Sporting News ) or business (e.g., Barron's ), and have larger circulations and cover much larger geographic-coverage areas. Alternatively, other news publications come out weekly on magazine-style print but are still considered general newspapers (e.g. The Economist ). The first weekly newspapers were Relation and weekly newspaper Aviso , which were published at beginning of 17th century. The Relation started around 1605 in Straßburg by Johann Carolus and

1540-643: The newspaper and its circulation area. Some papers have a staff of several reporters , with each reporter having a specific beat (much like a daily newspaper, with beats including schools, local government, business, police, etc.). Many smaller newspapers, however, may have as few as one reporter to cover the entire circulation area, meaning they are responsible for the entire content of the newspaper (e.g., government, business, schools, crime, features, etc.). The experience of weekly newspaper reporters varies. Some may have years of experience (either they are satisfied where they are employed, and/or may be well-established in

1584-440: The star reporter on The Herald for thirteen years. He arrived in Melbourne on 19 July 1841 and he joined the newspaper's staff in 1845. Under George Cavenagh's leadership the paper would denounce adversaries, challenge ideas, and employ negative emotive language in an astute invective manner. In the early 1840s this was manifest in dealing with Judge John Walpole Willis which resulted in severe fines being imposed on Cavenagh. It

1628-586: The time also a Herald employee) went on to create the characters for his successful comic strip, the first of which was published on 7 October 1933 (i.e., one week after Bowyang's last letter had been published). In relation to Wells's (apparently independent) political/editorial cartoons over his entire career, it is significant that a series of his cartoons, highly critical of the Australian Labor Party in general, and of its leader, Matthew Charlton in particular, were published in relation to

1672-540: Was an Australian cartoonist, caricaturist, artist, and draughtsman. Over a career of almost half a century, he worked at the Williamstown Chronicle , the Melbourne Punch , the Melbourne Herald , The (Manchester) Daily Dispatch , and the Melbourne Age as a political/editorial and sporting artist. He was also responsible — in his Herald cartoon of 6 July 1923 — for suggesting that

1716-447: Was an editorial policy that often involved litigation and Cavenagh was defendant in the first civil libel case in the colony. He retired in 1853, returned briefly the next year, and then retired permanently in 1855. On 1 January 1849, the Port Phillip Herald changed its name to The Melbourne Morning Herald and General Daily Advertiser . It also upped its printing schedule from thrice-weekly to daily. The Argus , which would not yet be

1760-553: Was chairman of the Erik Award ("Eriks") judging panel. The Herald , with its sister publications such as The Weekly Times , expanded and in 1921 a new headquarters was built in Flinders Street, designed by the successful commercial architects HW & FB Tompkins . The building was expanded in 1928, and all the papers were printed and distributed from here until 1991. In 1949, Cecil Herbert Sharpley —after leaving

1804-544: Was commissioned by the Williamstown Chronicle to produce a series of caricatures of eminent local citizens. Forty of these caricatures were published, one each week: the first, that of Frederick Ernest Pincott (1872–1941), the manager of Nugget Polish Co. , on 24 May 1919, and the fortieth and final caricature in the series, that of James Lord (1849-1925), manager of the Williamstown Gas Company , on 20 March 1920. Having contributed caricatures to

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1848-465: Was granted on 30 November 1911). He married Marjorie Elizabeth Egan (1881-1970), at Fitzroy, Victoria on 5 April 1912; on 17 September 1931, Wells was granted his petition for a decree of nullity of this marriage, on the grounds that, although he had (incorrectly) believed that his earlier marriage had been terminated in November 1911, he had not, in fact, been free to marry until 19 June 1912 (when

1892-516: Was opened at the New Gallery , 107 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, by the former Prime Minister of Australia , Billy Hughes , one of Wells's favourite cartoon subjects. He returned to the Herald in January 1941. His first cartoon was published on 14 January 1941 , and he continued to work at the Herald until he was forcibly retired, due to the paper's retirement-at-sixty-five policy. He moved to Melbourne Age , and contributing

1936-447: Was the home of many journalists and cartoonists, including Samuel Garnet Wells , Tess Lawrence, Lawrence Money, and William Ellis Green , whose Grand Final caricatures were a feature of Melbourne life for decades. C. J. Dennis served as staff poet from 1922 to his death in 1938. Cartoonist John Frith ( c.  1908–2000 ) spent 18 years at the paper from 1950 to 1969. Theatre critics included Harry A. Standish ("H.A.S"). Standish

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