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  • An outline of the Sydney Morning Herald's history (including its origins as the Sydney Herald) and the major events reported by the newspaper can be found at: http://www.smh.com.au/aboutsmh/index.html

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1842
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Charles Kemp and John Fairfax , 1842- .
      Link: U24642Web resource Digital copy of print publication via Australian Newspapers (AN) Service.
      Note/s:
      • Digitised issues available Australian Newspapers (AN) Service for the period 1 August 1842 - 31 December 1954.
      • Digitised issues are also available via the Google News Archive for the period 1 August 1842 to 31 December 1989: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=18670101&b_mode=2&hl=en (Correct as at 30/04/2013)

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PeriodicalNewspaper Details

ISSN: 1322-0675
ISSN: 1327-5526
ISSN: 1322-0683
ISSN: 0312-6315
ISSN: 1326-4745
Frequency:
Daily (Monday - Saturday)
Range:
Vol.14 no. 1623 (1 August 1842) -
Continues:
Continues the Sydney Herald vol. 1 no.1 (Monday, 18 April 1831) - vol.14 no.1622 (July 1842)
Supplement:
Includes supplements
Graphics:
illus.
Advertising:
Includes advertising
Note:
Selections of news items and feature columns of some issues available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://www.smh.com.au/
Note:
In June 2012, Fairfax announced that the size of The Sydney Morning Herald would change from broadsheet to 'compact' (tabloid) size as of 4 March 2013 for Monday to Friday issues.
Note:
The Sun-Herald, published on Sundays, complements The Sydney Morning Herald's Monday to Saturday issues.

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Source:

'New Serial', Sydney Morning Herald, 21 April 1932, p.4.

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Source:

'New Serial', Sydney Morning Herald, 1 June 1934, p.3.

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Source:

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Source:

'Our New Serial', Sydney Morning Herald, 25 May 1931, p.4.

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