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The Mail was founded in 1912 by Clarence Moody, who also that same year founded two other Adelaide newspapers- the Sporting Mail and the Saturday Mail. The latter publications only lasted only two years and five years, however. When Moody's company went into liquidation in late 1914, ownership of The Mail passed briefly to George Annells and Frank Stone, and then to Herbert Syme. The paper was purchased by News Limited in 1923.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
PeriodicalNewspaper Details
Frequency:
Saturdays
Range:
No. 1 (4 May, 1912)- Vol. 43, No. 2173 (30 January, 1954)
Continued by:
The S.A. Sunday Mail
Has serialised
-
The Mysterious Valley,
single work
children's fiction
children's
fantasy
'The two principal characters in the story are Jack and Freckles, his small sister. The children wander away from their home and come to a long narrow gully, winding down into a valley. Jack suggests that they explore the valley and Freckles, though reluctant at first, accompanies him. In this valley they encounter an old man whose witchery causes many strange happenings and leads the children into a series of exciting adventures.'
Source:
'Serial for Clubmates', The Mail, 9 February 1929, p.23.
Last amended 7 Jun 2012 12:58:10
