Series 301: Records of Associated Newspapers Limited, 1855-1972

MLMSS 9894/Boxes 920-953, 955-1008
MLMSS 9894/Box 954X

series

1855-1972

9593784

6.8 metres of textual material (47 boxes, 1 outsize box)

On 1 October 1929 The Sun Newspapers Limited merged with S. Bennett Ltd to become Associated Newspapers Ltd. In January 1930 Associated Newspapers purchased the Daily and Sunday Guardian from Smith's Newspapers Ltd and In February of the same year the company acquired the remaining shares in Daily Telegraph Pictorial Ltd.
During 1930-1931 it was decided to discontinue the Evening News (the last issue appeared on 21 March 1931) and the Sunday Pictorial. The Daily Guardian and the Daily Pictorial were combined into a new morning newspaper - The Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Guardian and the Sunday Sun were also combined.
The assets of S. Bennett Ltd and the goodwill of The Telegraph were sold to Consolidated Press Limited. Sun Newspapers Limited remained Associated Newspaper's only subsidiary and the assets and specie of Sun Newspapers and Sungravure were liquidated on 29 March 1937 and acquired by Associated Newspapers Limited.
By 1942 Associated Newspapers published the following:
Daily Sun, Sunday Sun, Woman, Pix, World's News, Wireless Weekly, Radio and Hobbies
Pocket book weekly seems to have replaced Wireless Weekly in 1943 and Sporting Life and Glamour were added in 1947
In August 1953 John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd acquired an interest in Associated Newspapers Limited. In April 1956 John Fairfax acquired all ordinary shares not already owned by it.

This series of records consists of 4 sub series
1 Associated Newspapers – Chairman's Files 1930-1956
2 Legal documents and agreements 1917-1956
3 General Managers Files 1949-1955
4 Company Secretary's Files 1910-1954
These files were initially records of Associated Newspapers Ltd and came into the possession of John Fairfax Ltd following the acquisition of the company.

Partly restricted: Applies to Sub-series 1 File 123 in MLMSS 9894/Box 927

Copyright status:: In copyright
Research & study copies allowed: .
Rights and Restrictions Information:: No publication without prior written approval of Fairfax Media Ltd
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Original Fairfax record group number 6100