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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Australian newspapers]]

[[Australian newspapers]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 23:06, 11 August 2013

The Mornington Standard was a weekly newspaper, circulating in the Frankston, Mornington, Dromana and Somerville areas of Victoria, Australia from 1889 to 1939. Usually 7 pages in length, the' Mornington Standard' covered news from all towns on the Mornington Peninsula. It contained a mix of local news, reports of the proceedings of local councils, churches, schools, the police courts and local sport.[1]

History

The 'Mornington Standard' started as the' Mornington and Dromana Standard' in October 1889 and became the' Mornington Standard' in March 1911.

The paper went through many ownership changes including a brief period from 1903-1905 in which it was owned by prominent local media entrepreneur Henry James Richmond. In July 1905 Henry’s son William took over ownership of the Standard from his father.[2] The last issue of the Mornington Standard was published on 5 May 1939.

See also

References

  1. ^ Mornington Standard found at http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/title/205, accessed 4 September 2012
  2. ^ Kirkpatrick, The Bold Type: a history of Victoria’s country newspapers 1840-2010) page 232 The last issue of the Mornington Standard was published on 5 May 1939