| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | News Limited (1959–1990) |
| Founder | Ezra Norton |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Ceased publication | 1990 |
| Language | English |
| City | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Sister newspapers | The Daily Telegraph |
The Daily Mirror was an afternoon paper established byEzra Norton inSydney, Australia in 1941, gaining a licence from the Minister for Trade and Customs,Eric Harrison, despitewartime paper rationing.
In October 1958, Norton and his partners sold his newspapers to theFairfax Group, which immediately sold it toNews Limited.[1] It wasmerged with its morning sister paperThe Daily Telegraph on 8 October 1990 to formThe Daily Telegraph-Mirror, which in 1996 reverted toThe Daily Telegraph, in the process removing the last vestige of the oldDaily Mirror.[2]
Frank McGuinness, father of journalistP. P. McGuinness, also played a role in launching the newspaper. In 1941, McGuinness was controversially accused of conveying betting odds before the start of a race at Ascot.[3]
Charles Buttrose, father ofIta Buttrose (launch editor ofCleo, editor ofThe Australian Women's Weekly and current chair of theABC), was a journalist on, and then the editor of,The Daily Mirror.[4]
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