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 covers the Mount Alexander Shire including Castlemaine, Maldon, Newstead and Metcalfe. Its office is at 13 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine. Circulation in July 2008 was advertised as 3,250.[4]
The weekly newspaper continues to be published by Elliott Midland Newspapers every Friday under the masthead The Castlemaine Mail and is circulated in Castlemaine and surrounds,[5] and by subscription as a digital edition via its website.
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.