Castlemaine Mail
The Castlemaine Mail is a weekly newspaper published in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
 Front page, 1 October 1917. | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Elliott Midland Newspapers Pty Ltd |
| Editor | Lisa Dennis |
| Founded | 13 May 1854 |
| Headquarters | 13 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. |
| Circulation | 3,000[1] |
| ISSN | 1448-935X |
| Website | www.castlemainemail.com.au |
History
[edit]The Castlemaine Mail continued the Mount Alexander Mail (also the Mail). It was published daily from 1 October 1917 until 14 November 1942, then tri-weekly until 13 July 1979, and later as a weekly, published on Tuesdays. Earlier newspapers in Castlemaine included the Castlemaine Yarner and Digger’s Gazette published on the goldfields in December 1853,[2] and the daily Leader which ceased publication on 12 February 1916.[3]
Castlemaine Mail covered the Mount Alexander Shire including Castlemaine, Maldon, Newstead and Metcalfe. Its office is at 29 Templeton Street, Castlemaine. Circulation in July 2008 was advertised as 3,250.[4] It was merged with Guardian express to form the Midland Express (Kyneton, Victoria) but the masthead continues to be published every Friday as the Castlemaine Mail and circulated in Castlemaine and surrounds.[5]
Digitisation
[edit]The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Delaney, Brigid (8 October 2018). "Reading the small print: rural papers defy the odds in a sea of job losses". The Guardian Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Sue (2003). A Gazetteer of Newspapers from the Central Victorian Goldfields (1851-1901) (PDF). Albury, N.S.W.: The Johnstone Centre, Charles Sturt University. p. 6. ISBN 1-86467-147-5. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Kirkpatrick, Rod (2010). The Bold Type: A history of Victoria's country newspapers, 1840-2010. Ascot Vale, Vic: The Victorian Country Press Association. p. 127. ISBN 9780977556229.
- ^ "Castlemaine Mail". Victorian Country Press Association. 2008. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "About Us | Midland Express". Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2017-08-28.