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Messenger Newspapers is the publisher of 11 free suburban weekly newspapers together covering the Adelaide metropolitan area. Established by Roger Baynes in Port Adelaide in 1951, Messenger has since acquired other independent suburban titles to become Adelaide's only suburban newspaper group. The paper is a subsidiary of News Limited.[1]
The Messenger is delivered weekly to 11 different suburban areas, each paper targeting content to its distribution area with some shared content. The Messenger group also publishes one monthly lifestyle magazine, Adelaide Matters. More than 710,000 people read the Messenger every week.[2]
The newspapers cover events in the distribution area, including local council decisions, controversial developments, local social trends, articles about local volunteers or young people, and local sports clubs. There is also a significant classifieds and real estate sections. All Messenger titles feature regular sections such as Vibe (entertainment guide), Sport, and Your Garden.
In mid-2009, Messenger Newspapers moved from its headquarters at 1 Baynes Place, Port Adelaide to new offices at Sir Keith Murdoch House, 31 Waymouth St, Adelaide. The Adelaide Advertiser, Sunday Mail and various other News Ltd publications are also based in Sir Keith Murdoch House.
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History
In 1951, Port Adelaide courier Roger Baynes, in partnership with Len Croker, took over the Largs North Progressive Association's Progressive Times. In March 1951, the Progressive Times was relaunched as the Messenger. The Messenger originally operated out of a small room above a Port Adelaide bicycle shop. The business later moved to an old butcher's shop on Commercial Road, Port Adelaide.
In 1954, Croker left the Messenger to run the Woodville Times. In 1959, Baynes' fellow courier, Ron Mitchell, joined Messenger to run its newest acquisition, the Standard. Messenger Press continued to acquire suburban newspapers across Adelaide and turned them into Messenger titles. Messenger Press acquired John Carroll's four News Review titles, the Edwardstown District Community Centre Newspaper and the Glenelg Guardian, previously run by the Smedley brothers at Glenelg.[3]
By 1962, Messenger Newspapers were being delivered to 250,000 homes across Adelaide. Two years later, Baynes sold nearly half of the company's shares to The Advertiser. In 1983, shortly before his death, Baynes sold his remaining shares to The Advertiser.
In the 1970s and 1980s newspapers in the Adelaide Hills, south coast and Barossa Valley were added to the Messenger stable. In 1988 the City Messenger was established to cover the Adelaide CBD.
Messenger had several printing firsts, most notably, in 1968, being the first newspaper in the southern hemisphere to own a web offset press - just one year after being the first press to use IBM tape electric typesetting. In 1981 the firm purchased a Mitsubishi L600 colour press, enabling Messenger to print coloured magazines including The Advertiser Magazine, Football Times, South Australian Radio TV Extra and Adelaide Matters. However, from 1988 production moved to The Advertiser. From 1991 all Messenger newspapers were printed by News Limited.
In 2007, Messenger Newspapers began publishing news online and uploaded web videos for the first time. In January 2008, Messenger added a number of online interactive features to its websites, including photo galleries and a breaking news feed from Adelaide Now, the online news service of The Advertiser newspaper.
In October, 2009, Messenger Community News re-launched The City Messenger, featuring a new look, improved design and new weekly features, such as the 60 Second News Tour - a quick snapshot of stories across Messenger's 11 titles.
Also in October, Messenger relaunched a new look Standard Messenger under the new name City North Messenger. The newly launched publication now takes in North Adelaide, which was previously covered by The City Messenger. The City North was launched with a new emphasis on increased coverage of news, sport and lifestyle content. The Standard Messenger website was rebadged www.citynorthmessenger.com.au to reflect the changes.
Local editions
Title Region Delivery day Circulation Readership News Review Salisbury, Elizabeth and Gawler Wednesday 92,000 96,016 Leader Modbury and Golden Grove Wednesday 56,000 43,674 Weekly Times Woodville, West Lakes, West Beach Wednesday 65,000 66,461 Portside Port Adelaide and Lefevre Peninsula Wednesday 55,000 33,187 City Adelaide and North Adelaide Thursday 35,000 19,702 East Torrens Payneham, Athelstone, Magill Wednesday 43,000 35,243 Hills & Valley Blackwood, Aberfoyle Park Wednesday 29,000 19,597 City North Messenger Prospect and Enfield Wednesday 48,000 38,043 Eastern Courier Norwood, Burnside, Goodwood Wednesday 86,000 62,673 Guardian Glenelg, Marion, Hallett Cove Wednesday 75,000 71,252 Southern Times Reynella, Noarlunga, Sellicks Beach Wednesday 88,000 60,088 Adelaide Matters Adelaide Monthly 106,347 127,000 See also
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- Messenger Newspapers
- City Messenger (Digital Edition)
- East Torrens Messenger (Digital Edition)
- Eastern Courier Messenger (Digital Edition)
- Guardian Messenger (Digital Edition)
- Hills & Valley Messenger (Digital Edition)
- Leader Messenger (Digital Edition)
- News Review Messenger (Digital Edition)
- Portside Messenger (Digital Edition)
- Southern Times Messenger (Digital Edition)
- City North Messenger (Digital Edition)
- Weekly Times Messenger (Digital Edition)
- Adelaide Matters (Digital Edition)
- News Limited Community Newspapers
- History of The Messenger newspaper from State Library of South Australia
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