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This was a newspaper for Adelaide's Scottish community.

The Sunday Mail (originally titled the Mail) was founded in 1912 by Clarence Moody. By 1923 it had been purchased by News Limited. It developed a strong sporting focus, with an emphasis on football and horse-racing. The popular ‘Possum’s pages’ began in 1921, followed in 1924 by the first children’s comic, May Gibbs’ ‘Bib and Bub’. After the Second World War, the Mail developed into the newspaper we are now familiar with. Its circulation had increased from an original 15,000, to 213,000 by 1962. Until 1972 the Sunday Mail was printed on Saturday nights.

This agricultural newspaper was a precursor to the Farmer and Grazier newspaper.

This was a country version of the popular Adelaide Trading Post.

This was Salisbury's first newspaper. It ceased when the Messenger Press began publishing a newspaper for the district.

This was a free newspaper produced for a short period for distribution in the Salisbury Council district. Doug Gatford was managing editor, with Mrs T. Hartley as ‘social editress’. The newspaper mostly contained Council news, social notes and sport, as well as advertising for local businesses. It records the opening of major local developments including the Salisbury Woolworths, Salisbury East High School and the Para Hills Club. The newspaper seems to have ceased without notice in November 1966.

In 1863 the Advertiser purchased Adelaide's first evening newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, and began a new title, the Adelaide Express. This eventually became simply the Express, but varied its title at different periods. As an evening newspaper it contained condensed news from the columns of the morning Advertiser, and brief more recent news items. It also published the literary work of both established and budding writers and poets. In many respects the evening press came into its own during the First World War, as the telegraph for the first time was used to provide continuous updates of the conflict. Through this period Adelaide’s two evening newspapers (the Express and the Journal) published up to four editions per day. In 1923 the weekday publishing rights of both the Express and the rival Journal were purchased by the newly established News. However, the separately published Saturday Express continued until 1929, when it merged with the Register’s Saturday Journal to become the Express and Journal.

The Journal (originally titled Evening Journal) was established by the Register in 1869 as an afternoon newspaper. It summarised the morning headlines and printed sports results. It was also published as competition to the Advertiser’s evening newspaper, the Express. During the First World War the Journal was an important means of disseminating information about the conflict by publishing various editions, including a ‘special cable edition’. The Saturday edition was a larger issue with week-end reading matter, including sports and humour. The Journal was a place where hopeful writers and poets might have their work published. In 1923 the weekday publishing rights of both the Journal and the rival Express were purchased by the newly established News. However, the separately published Saturday Journal continued until 1929, when it merged with the Advertiser’s Saturday Express to become the Express and Journal.

The Saturday Mail was an offshoot of the (Sunday) Mail, published by Clarence Moody. This was one of three titles Moody founded in 1912, the third being the Sporting Mail. Early issues of the Saturday Mail were largely devoted to sport, the theatre, cinema news and short stories. The advent of the First World War saw a major change to reporting, with ongoing updates as news of events poured down the telegraph lines. In 1915 Herbert Syme took over the Mail newspapers.

This was a short-lived Port Pirie week-end newspaper. It ceased with the outbreak of the First World War.

Scope was a monthly regional magazine in newspaper format published by the Willson family of the Whyalla News. It was issued as an insert to six local newspapers: the Recorder (Port Pirie), Transcontinental (Port Augusta), Eyre Peninsula Tribune (Cleve), Port Lincoln Times, West Coast Sentinel (Streaky Bay) and Northern Argus (Clare). Scope had a strong agricultural focus.

A small newspaper for Port Adelaide, Semaphore and parts of Woodville. It contained snippets of local news and advertisements. There are many references to the visit of the young Queen Elizabeth to Adelaide in 1954.

The Seasider newspaper was taken over by the Messenger Press to become the Southern Times.

This is the South Australian edition of a national magazine for seniors.

This is a free agricultural newspaper published by Fairfax Agricultural Media.

Smith’s Weekly was founded in Sydney in 1919 by James Joynton Smith with Claude McKay and Clyde Packer. The newspaper ran until 1950, with editions in a number of Australian states including an Adelaide edition. The newspaper was a mixture of sensationalism, sport and cartoons, particularly aimed at the post-War male population. It was dubbed the 'larrikin version of the Bulletin'. Staff included a number of journalists who later became prominent on other titles. Second World War poet Kenneth Slessor was editor between 1935 and 1939. Norm Mitchell and Eric Joliffe were among its cartoonists. Henry Lawson and Bernard Hessling were also among the writers for Smith’s.

This newspaper was published by the Councils of Brighton, Marion, Willunga and Noarlunga.

This was South Australia’s second newspaper. Its aim was to provide an alternative press voice when the Register (South Australia’s first newspaper) was considered biased towards Governor Hindmarsh and his administration. The newspaper was oriented more to the pastoralists and wealthier Adelaide society than the Register. It contained frequent attacks on its rival newspapers. The South Australian lost reader support by advocating state aid to religion during the 1851 Legislative Council elections and was forced to close. The newspaper was founded and initially edited by the Crown Solicitor, Charles Mann, and supported by a long list of prominent early figures including Robert Gouger, JH Fisher and William Light. Archibald McDougall was the printer and publisher. James Allen was the second editor, followed by the draper, Andrew Murray. In 1844 the newspaper was taken over by Murray as editor/owner, and re-named the South Australian. Murray was the brother-in-law of Catherine Helen Spence, and he published her first journalistic writings in his newspaper.

This was the second newspaper founded by outspoken Ebenezer Ward. Ward’s main intention was to provide a vehicle for his political views, particularly in relation to the highly topical question of land reform. He ambitiously hoped that his newspaper might become a viable opposition to Adelaide's existing weeklies - the Observer and the Chronicle. Horse racing took up more space than any other topic, and included local, interstate and overseas races. Ward was secretary of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia and the newspaper contained many articles dealing with horticulture. From May 1869 a series by EB Heyne, the nursery proprietor, discussed trees suitable for planting in Adelaide's public spaces. Ward was previously theatre critic for the Melbourne Herald and the South Australian contained a regular 'Drama' column. There was also a column titled 'Gleanings for ladies', a mining column, and a serial story.

This newspaper was published under the patronage of the South Australian Liberal Federation.

The South Australian Advertiser was founded by the Rev. John Henry Barrow, a pastor and politician. The earliest issues were four-page productions with a large advertising content. John Langdon Bonython joined the Advertiser in the 1870s and in a short time rose to editor, and in 1893 sole proprietor of the newspaper. Through the 19th century the Advertiser and Register were major competitors. Researchers would find it useful to check reports of the same events in both titles, because there are often interesting variations. Both newspaper companies published a weekly version. The Advertiser’s weekly was the Chronicle. In 1863 the Advertiser purchased the evening Telegraph, which was renamed the Express and became the Advertiser’s afternoon tabloid. Both the Advertiser and the Register companies were sold to a consortium led by Keith Murdoch of the Melbourne Herald in 1929. In 1983 the Advertiser took control of the suburban Messenger Newspapers. The Advertiser on-line news site is Adelaide Now.

The Chronicle newspaper (originally South Australian Weekly Chronicle) was established in 1858 by John Barrow as an adjunct to the Advertiser and competitor to the Adelaide Observer. It was originally intended as weekend reading, but after the Second World War focused increasingly on rural readers and agricultural topics. The women's pages of the twentieth century, written by Eleanour Barbour and Mary Broughton, were especially popular with readers.

This was one of four London-based newspapers published to promote investment in South Australia in the mid-nineteenth century. The South Australian Chronicle includes advice to gold prospectors during the Victorian gold rush. The State Library set is very incomplete.

This was one of four London-based newspapers published to promote investment in South Australia in the mid-nineteenth century. The South Australian Chronicle includes advice to gold prospectors during the Victorian gold rush. The State Library set is very incomplete.

The Chronicle newspaper (originally South Australian Weekly Chronicle) was established in 1858 by John Barrow as an adjunct to the Advertiser and competitor to the Adelaide Observer. It was originally intended as weekend reading, but after the Second World War focused increasingly on rural readers and agricultural topics. The women's pages of the twentieth century, written by Eleanour Barbour and Mary Broughton, were especially popular with readers.

This newspaper was established by George Fife Angas to promote immigration to South Australia. The editor was John Stephens, a later editor/owner of the South Australian Register. It mostly consisted of extracts from letters by happy and successful colonists. Some writers were influential individuals such as Charles Sturt, Pastor August Kavel, the missionary CW Schurmann, and Charles Flaxman. A second major interest was the plight of the Aboriginal people. Articles referred to the customs of Aboriginal peoples, and the progress of the Lutheran missionaries. The newspaper also disputed the (published) comments of London detractors of South Australia. It was a propaganda vehicle, but an expensive one, and ceased after a few months. It was replaced by the South Australian News.

For some time the South Australian Country Women's Association was given news coverage in the Rural Review. But from March 1953 this newspaper was itself incorporated within the pages of the new weekly, the South Australian Countrywoman. The newspaper reported activities of the Association both locally and further afield. Recipes, knitting patterns and other handicraft articles, gardening notes and a questions and answers column also featured. The format changed in September 1971 to a monthly magazine, with some of its previous coverage taken over by the Farmer and Grazier newspaper.

This newspaper under various titles traces its beginnings back to the Wallaroo Times in 1865. It continues today as the Yorke Peninsula Country Times.

This small newspaper was founded as an independent weekly during the difficult economic period caused by the Victorian gold rush. Regular news from the diggings appeared, as well as long reports of the first South Australian Legislative Council. The editorials contain interesting political discussions and strong criticism of the Victorian government. Reports of the first municipal councils, and a lot of sport, mostly horse racing and some cricket, was also included. The newspaper had strong connections with the licensed victuallers, so a large number of advertisements for hotels and breweries appeared, and editorials supported Sunday opening of hotels. The State Library holds a very incomplete set of the newspaper.

This was South Australia’s first newspaper. It was founded by partners Robert Thomas and George Stevenson under the auspices of the Public Officers of the Colonisation Commission. It is the major printed source covering the establishment of the colony. In some cases it is the only source describing events such as the first government land sales, and the establishment of schools, businesses, churches and self-government. For nearly one hundred years it was Adelaide’s morning paper. It was arguably a better quality newspaper than its competitor, the Advertiser. The Register was purchased by Keith Murdoch of the Melbourne Herald in 1929. It continued under a new title and new format as the Register-News Pictorial, a pictorial newspaper. It finally closed in 1931. The Observer was the Register’s weekly version, and the Journal was its associated evening title.

George Stevenson founded the South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal, originally and confusingly titled the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register after Adelaide's first newspaper. Stevenson edited the South Australian Register with an aggressive outspokenness, and continued this approach in his new title. He stated he would be campaigning for free trade, reduced taxes, alterations to the scheme of land sales. Most of all, this newspaper led the call for fully representative government. The newspaper’s title change reflected the founding of major mine ventures at Burra and elsewhere. The earlier spirited inter-press debate continued with this fourth major newspaper, alongside the Register, South Australian, and Adelaide Times. Stevenson ran a spirited campaign against Robert Torrens, Collector of Customs, lampooning him and alleging mismanagement and mistreatment of staff. (3 March 1849, p. 2) Torrens retaliated by attacking Stevenson in the street with a 'bludgeon'. (5 July 1849, p. 2) The newspaper was forced to close in 1852 due to the lack of labour and cash brought by the exodus of men to the Victorian goldfields. Faced with his entire staff leaving for the gold rush, Stevenson closed the newspaper and joined them.

George Stevenson founded the South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal, originally and confusingly titled the South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register after Adelaide's first newspaper. Stevenson edited the South Australian Register with an aggressive outspokenness, and continued this approach in his new title. He stated he would be campaigning for free trade, reduced taxes, alterations to the scheme of land sales. Most of all, this newspaper led the call for fully representative government. The newspaper’s title change reflected the founding of major mine ventures at Burra and elsewhere. The earlier spirited inter-press debate continued with this fourth major newspaper, alongside the Register, South Australian, and Adelaide Times. Stevenson ran a spirited campaign against Robert Torrens, Collector of Customs, lampooning him and alleging mismanagement and mistreatment of staff. (3 March 1849, p. 2) Torrens retaliated by attacking Stevenson in the street with a 'bludgeon'. (5 July 1849, p. 2) The newspaper was forced to close in 1852 due to the lack of labour and cash brought by the exodus of men to the Victorian goldfields. Faced with his entire staff leaving for the gold rush, Stevenson closed the newspaper and joined them.

This newspaper was published by the Licensed Victuallers' Association, as the title suggests. It had a strong focus on sport. In part this was probably due to the common practice at the time of hotels raising or sponsoring sporting teams. Horse racing, cricket and football were the main sports covered. Boxing, athletics and yachting were also well reported. The title changed along with a slight change in focus when it was renamed the South Australian Sentinel.

South Australia's first literary journal was published by the newspaper editor/owner James Allen. At the time Allen was editor of the Southern Australian. Later he owned the South Australian Register and Adelaide Times newspapers. He published several small journals. The South Australian Magazine was arguably the best of these. Later it was edited by Thomas Young Cotter.

This was the journal of the South Australian Methodist church. Through changes in format and title, this has been published continuously since 1864. Its current title is New Times. As well as religious topics. the newspaper has always had strong discussions on social issues ranging through being pro-Conscription during the First World War, supporting conscientious objection during the Second World War, and discussing homosexuality and the church in the 1990s.

The State Library has only a printed prospectus for this title. It seems to have been published as a supplement to the Register newspaper, by editor/owner James Allen. The intent was to summarise news from the young colony for sending home to Europe. It was probably simply a version of Allen's earlier South Australian News Letter. The practice of providing news specifically for British readers continued by printing monthly summaries in the Register until 1900.

This was a small journal published in London by JC Hailes to promote the young colony of South Australia.

This was one of the many publications of the entrepreneurial James Allen, editor of the Southern Australian and later owner/editor of the South Australian Register and finally the Adelaide Times. This newsletter aimed to present a summary of South Australian events and describe the progress of the colony for settlers to send home to friends and relatives in England. It largely consisted of statistical information, and included at least one blank page so that senders could include a letter to the recipient.

This magazine was largely for members of the Odd Fellows Lodge, proceeds went towards their fund for widows and orphans. As well as news for members it included literary contributions and scientific and other articles.

This agricultural newspaper was a precursor to the Farmer and Grazier newspaper.

This was one of a handful of newspapers published in London to promote investment and immigration for the colony. It contained lists of early immigrant ships, and also selected letters from immigrants giving a positive impression of life in South Australia.

This publication is more of a newsletter in format than a newspaper. Its aim was to promote abstinence from alcohol.

This was South Australia’s first newspaper. It was founded by partners Robert Thomas and George Stevenson under the auspices of the Public Officers of the Colonisation Commission. It is the major printed source covering the establishment of the colony. In some cases it is the only source describing events such as the first government land sales, and the establishment of schools, businesses, churches and self-government. For nearly one hundred years it was Adelaide’s morning paper. It was arguably a better quality newspaper than its competitor, the Advertiser. The Register was purchased by Keith Murdoch of the Melbourne Herald in 1929. It continued under a new title and new format as the Register-News Pictorial, a pictorial newspaper. It finally closed in 1931. The Observer was the Register’s weekly version, and the Journal was its associated evening title.

The Satirist attempted to compete with Adelaide’s two dailies, the Register and the Advertiser. The newspaper was produced by George Massey Allen. It covered parliamentary doings, literature, sport and the theatre. Popular readership was sought through reports of local, interstate and overseas horse races. Using his former country connections, Allen published reports of country correspondents from Kapunda, Angaston, Nuriootpa, Gawler and Mount Pleasant. From January 1868 a serial, ‘The shoemaker of Adelaide’ appeared, describing the antics of a practical joker. But his sarcasm about the Angaston Baptists, and dissenting churches generally, did not help his readership. Allen was often side-tracked into biting sarcasm about public figures and other newspapers. The issue of 29 February 1868, under ‘Scoundrels unmasked’ described in elaborate metaphor alleged illegal actions of the government receiver, John Cherry. The allegation saw Allen sentenced to a year in jail with hard labour, and a fine of one hundred pounds, bringing an end to the Satirist. (Advertiser, 23 May 1868, p. 7)

This was a newspaper for Adelaide's Scottish community.

This is the South Australian edition of a national magazine for seniors.

This newspaper was published by the Licensed Victuallers' Association. It had a strong focus on sport. This was probably due to the common practice of hotels raising or sponsoring sporting teams. Horse racing, cricket and football were the main sports covered. Boxing, athletics and yachting were also well reported.

This was a short-lived newspaper published for members of the South Australian Catholic Church. It followed the closure of the controversial Irish Harp. The State Library set of this newspaper is incomplete.

This newspaper was a continuation of City and Country. To begin with the newspaper focused mainly on sports and politics. Lengthy sports reports focused on early football. Theatre news was also included. Politically, the editor was outspoken against the government of Thomas Playford senior. In 1884 the topic of spiritualism was raised in letters and articles in the newspaper. Editor George Barrow was a believer in the phenomena and a heated correspondence between the musician Christian Reimers (a spiritualist), and Kirkham Evans of the YMCA (a sceptic) took place. Many readers joined the debate, and the newspaper had to print extra pages to accommodate the letters received. In July 1885 when Barrow published an article suggesting that Samuel Tomkinson MP was making money from corrupt land deals, he was charged with libel and sentenced to six months in jail. (South Australian Register, 16 October 1885, p. 7) The newspaper apparently ceased at the end of 1885.

The Chronicle newspaper (originally the South Australian Weekly Chronicle) was established in 1858 by John Barrow as an adjunct to the Advertiser and competitor to the Adelaide Observer. It was originally intended as weekend reading, but after the Second World War focused increasingly on rural readers and agricultural topics. The women's pages of the twentieth century, written by Eleanour Barbour and Mary Broughton, were especially popular with readers.

This newspaper was started by James Allen as an adjunct to his daily newspaper, the Adelaide Times. The Weekly Dispatch was being published during the Crimean War and contains many articles relating to this event. Allen was declared bankrupt in 1858 and both his newspapers closed. This in part prompted the founding of the Advertiser.

This was the official Labor Party newspaper following the closure of the Daily Herald.

Only four issues are known to have been published of this short-lived newspaper. The State Library holds issues 2 to 4.

This short-lived newspaper included the reporting of local sporting expert Ian Everett.

This newspaper covered a broad geographical area including Robe, Narracoorte, Mount Gambier and Kingston. Between May and November 1926 it had a Saturday sporting edition. The newspaper was later incorporated into the Border Watch.

This newspaper was founded by farmer turned storekeeper Ronald Campbell . He was previously the Robe correspondent for the Border Watch. The newspaper began as a sideline to Campbell’s store and was originally named the Millicent Times. With his farming background the editor/owner gave the Times a strong agricultural focus. He sold to his brother Donald Campbell in 1894, who introduced a stronger political focus prior to entering Parliament in 1905. In 2006 the South Eastern Times was taken over by the Border Watch as part of the Allan Scott company.

This is one of the state's oldest country newspapers, and one of the few still privately owned. For 140 years it has been run by the Elliott and Jones families. Geographical coverage has mostly concentrated on Strathalbyn and surrounding districts. In the nineteenth century the newspaper covered a broad area between Murray Bridge and Victor Harbour, which diminished as newspapers were established in these latter places. The Argus editors have not expressed strong political opinions except on rare occasions such as early moves towards a White Australia policy in 1893, comparing talk of banning ‘Asiatic’ hawkers as worthy of despotic Russia. (13 July 1893, p. 2) Country readers tended to be conservative voters, and reports of the ubiquitous Liberal Union branches are reported from 1911. Although the Argus supported Conscription during the First World War, it was more low-key than some sections of the country press. Issues relating to the River Murray featured from the start, through reports of the riverboats in the 1860s, the building of the locks from 1914 and Goolwa barrages in 1934, to the Hindmarsh Island bridge controversy from 1993. In 1930, 1981 and in 2001 concern was voiced about water levels, salt, and the future of the river, concerns that have been expressed by those living on the lower reaches of the River Murray since first settlement.

This was South Australia’s second newspaper. Its aim was to provide an alternative press voice when the Register (South Australia’s first newspaper) was considered biased towards Governor Hindmarsh and his administration. The newspaper was oriented more to the pastoralists and wealthier Adelaide society than the Register. It contained frequent attacks on its rival newspapers. The South Australian lost reader support by advocating state aid to religion during the 1851 Legislative Council elections and was forced to close. The newspaper was founded and initially edited by the Crown Solicitor, Charles Mann, and supported by a long list of prominent early figures including Robert Gouger, JH Fisher and William Light. Archibald McDougall was the printer and publisher. James Allen was the second editor, followed by the draper, Andrew Murray. In 1844 the newspaper was taken over by Murray as editor/owner, and re-named the South Australian. Murray was the brother-in-law of Catherine Helen Spence, and he published her first journalistic writings in his newspaper.

This long running Catholic newspaper was instigated by Archbishop Reynolds. James O'Loughlin MP, former editor of the Terowie Enterprise, was first editor. He was assisted by Mr JF Murphy of the Broken Hill Argus. The newspaper absorbed the older Catholic Record. The printer was Tom Carey who was also printer of the Methodist Journal. The Aunt Eily column written by Mrs AM Ryan is thought to be the first children's column in an Australian Catholic newspaper. The writer Alice Grant Rosman was an early contributor.

This was the first Catholic journal published in South Australia. The Rev Julian Tenison-Woods was the editor. The aim was to provide Catholic news from Europe, as well as local news. A particular concern was the implications of the 1851 Education Act which had ended earlier funding for churches and church schools. When the Southern Cross closed, some of its coverage was taken over by the pre-existing Irish Harp.

When Charles Hussey was voted to South Australian Parliament as a representative for Encounter Bay, he began publishing this monthly newspaper as a platform for his political views. One thousand copies were distributed free in his electorate. Hussey had unusual political opinions which included a single chamber parliament, support of Federation, and abolition of all pre-nominal titles including 'Reverend'. Hussey was a member of the River Murray Royal Commission, voicing issues which remain the same for South Australia's use of the river today. However he was not re-elected, but continued running his general store at Port Elliot until his death in 1899. Between 1895 and 1898 Hussey also contributed articles discussing specific political matters to the Southern Argus newspaper.

This was one of the earliest Messenger Press titles. The newspaper began as the Warradale News Review, before being taken over by Messenger Press.

This was printed at Murray Bridge as a supplement to five country newspapers: Murray Valley Standard, Southern Argus, Victor Harbour Times, Pinnaroo & Border Times, and the Islander.

This was an outspoken mid-week newspaper published in association with the South Australian Register. It was largely a vehicle for a vehement attack by editor/owner James Allen on the young governor, George Grey. The colony was in the midst of financial crisis, forcing Grey to extend the spending cuts begun under Governor Gawler. Many of Grey's actions were deserving of criticism but Allen hoped for Grey's removal from office. His description of a fictional ‘commission’ ruling that Grey be removed, must have caused readers in both Adelaide and London to wonder whether the event had actually happened. (26 October 1842, p. 3-4) Apart from the focus on Grey, there are news items including overseas news, and advertisements for other publications by James Allen, including his almanacs, and South Australian Magazine. There are also references to other early Adelaide newspapers in response to their criticism of Allen's publications.

Only two incomplete issues of the Southern Star newspaper have survived, although four are known to have been published. It is difficult to know what the intention of the newspaper was, but coloured cartoons by G. Illman depict prominent figures including Premier Charles Cameron Kingston and Chief Justice Samuel Way. The 1890s was a period of political and social change in Australia, some of which is reflected in the Star, including the issue of unemployment. Insolvency records show the Southern Star was established by a Victorian, John Henderson, who induced would-be employees to pay deposits as guarantees of their readiness to work for the newspaper. Not surprisingly, the newspaper was not financially viable.

This began as a community newspaper for Unley and Mitcham, which was taken over by the Messenger Press.

This newspaper was previously titled the Community News, and later returned to that title. It was published by the Edwardstown District Community Centre. It was taken over by Messenger Press in 1962.

The Southern Times began as the Seasider newspaper at Christies Beach in 1953. It was taken over by the Messenger Press.

The Southern Times began as the Seasider newspaper at Christies Beach in 1953. It was taken over by the Messenger Press.

This is the full title of the Clarion newspaper which for almost thirty years ran in opposition to the Pioneer.

The Pioneer was established by Ben Wilkinson in Yorketown in 1898. He was later joined by his brother Richard. The newspaper absorbed the Maitland Watch in 1969, and was re-named the Yorke Peninsula News Pictorial. It ran in opposition to the shorter-lived Clarion.

Initially the Sport covered a variety of sporting events, but after the Second World war it concentrated on horse racing. Early issues contain photographs of teams and events. Publication was suspended between 1941 and 1946 due to the effects of the war. For a time from 1938 the newspaper was published by Sport Radio Press. Between 1924 and 1931 the Northern Sportsman was published as an edition of the newspaper for readers in Golden Grove, Port Augusta, Kadina, etc.

This newspaper was principally for horse racing enthusiasts. It covered both local and interstate races and publicised coming meets. A variety of other sports were also covered, and occasional theatre and film reviews. It appeared twice weekly under proprietors Harry Craker and William Wedd. A number of writers provided reports about local sports. Marcus Waldrene, writing as 'Tiresias' and 'Lancer', was the major contributor to the horse racing columns until his death in 1915. At the time he was perhaps the best known sports reporter in Adelaide. From early 1914 the newspaper was amalgamated with the satirical newspaper Quiz.

In 1912 Clarence Moody founded three newspapers in Adelaide: the (Sunday) Mail, the Saturday Mail, and the Sporting Mail. The Sporting Mail ceased with the outbreak of the First World War, while its companion newspapers were overtaken with copious war reporting.

Pritchard Hall published this newspaper to report sporting results at Petersburg (Peterborough) during the 1913 football season on Saturday evenings after the football game. Coverage included a variety of local sport and some brief coverage of city football and horseracing. On one occasion a Port Pirie sports column appeared. Film reviews and advertisements were included. It included front page photographs and caricatures by ‘Pip’ of local men. Occasionally topics other than sport were discussed, such as the ‘imminent peril to Australia’ of ‘white slave traffic’ (3 May 1913). The newspaper was printed by WH Bennett at the Peterborough Times.

This was a publication for the South Australian Anglican Church by Fred Banbury.

A.G. Hales, known world-wide as 'Smiler' the war correspondent and detective novelist, initially ran various small newspapers in Adelaide with his brothers. His first was the Standard. The four-page newspaper consisted largely of sport, particularly horse racing. Only two issues are held by the State Library. The newspaper seems to have been taken over by James and Fred Hales who changed the name to the Mining Review, and eventually the Mining Standard.

The Stanley Herald was one of several newspapers produced by James Barclay. The newspaper was based in Snowtown, but its coverage included such places as Brinkworth, Bute and Port Broughton. Later the newspaper was run by LF Henstridge and his wife. Publication was suspended between 1941 and 1947 due to labour shortages during the Second World War.

Only one issue of this Adelaide Hills newspaper is known to have been published.

This early literary magazine was published by John Stephens of the Register newspaper. Police Trooper George Hamilton was a contributor to this journal.

The Stock Journal began in 1904 as the Adelaide Stock and Station Journal. It concentrated on market reports and advertising. During the 1920s the journal expanded its coverage to include some political and social comment, as well as agricultural subjects. It was in this period that a series of articles about ‘Pastoral Pioneers’ was contributed by the Advertiser journalist Rodney Cockburn, which were later published in two volumes. The Stock Journal is now owned by Fairfax Media.

This was a free community newspaper published by the Box Factory for Adelaide residents.

This is the single surviving issue of a title briefly published at Unley for JSJ (Joseph) Pengelley. It contained advertisements and some brief news for the suburbs of Unley, Norwood, Payneham and Hindmarsh. Charles Chandler and John Morris were the printers. Chandler was later the publisher of the scurrilous Freelance and Truth newspapers. Both brought him libel charges.

This was a continuation of the earlier Deutsche Post. It was founded by Charles Hastings Barton to compete with the Adelaider Deutsche Zeitung. The editor was Dr Carl Muecke, the radical theologian and agricultural expert. The newspaper main content was summaries of German news. The German population was too small to support two newspapers and the two were amalgamated from 1863. However in the same year Barton and Basedow established the Tanunda Deutsche Zeitung which created even more intense competition. The Sud Australische Zeitung was generally of better quality and expressed more liberal views. Two magazine-style supplements - Adelaider Blatter fur Ernst und Scherz, and Australisches Unterhaltungsblatt were published. Eventually the rival newspapers merged to become the Australische Zeitung.

From October 1953 the Advertiser published a Sunday edition. Eventually it was merged with the older Sunday Mail. The coverage was similar to that of the Sunday Mail, with plenty of space given to sport, sections on gardening, social pages (including several pages of photographs), a children's page, and comics. Max Fatchen wrote a column for the back page.

The Sunday Mail (originally titled the Mail) was established by Clarence Moody, in conjunction with the Sporting Mail and Saturday Mail. In May 1923 News Ltd purchased the Mail and moved the newspaper to North Terrace. The Mail had a strong sporting focus, publishing week-end sporting results. Motoring was a feature of the newspaper from the 1920s, as was the advent of commercial radio and aviation. An early focus was given to football and horse-racing, with many fine sporting photographs and articles. 'Possum's Pages' began in 1921, with the first children's comic, May Gibbs' Bib and Bub, added in 1924. This was joined by Ginger Meggs in 1932. Although published as a newspaper for Sunday reading, the Mail was actually printed on Saturday nights until Sunday 5 November 1972. Initially two editions were published, a 'street' edition at 7 pm, followed by a midnight edition which was sold later in the evening and distributed throughout the state on Sunday mornings. Until 1957 the State Library collected only the midnight edition. Country and other sporting results typically appear in the midnight or 'state' edition.

Only one issue of Adelaide's first Sunday newspaper is known to exist. The newspaper planned to be published monthly and ‘advocate the claims of our manufacturers ...’ (p. 1) It was a broadsheet published by W. Stephens in conjunction with the Weekly News. The content was largely horse racing and other sports news. It also contained photographs of Queen Alexandra, and local scenery. Newspapers such as this were largely published as Sunday reading for workers.

The Southern Yorke's Peninsula Pioneer (shortened to SYP Pioneer) was established by Ben Wilkinson. He was later joined by his brother Richard. The newspaper absorbed the Maitland Watch in 1969, becoming the short-lived Yorke Peninsula News Pictorial.

Truth was composed largely of grisly and sensational tales sifted from court rooms and police stations. Descriptions of murders and seductions filed its pages. It also gave good coverage to horse racing. It went through various incarnations from the first Adelaide edition published by Joseph Wharton in 1890. Issues of the Melbourne Truth marked 'Adelaide edition' exist for 1916 and 1917. These issues were published by Harold Gray for John Norton of the Sydney Truth. All the advertisements in the Adelaide editions are for Melbourne businesses. Similarly, almost all of the news content is Melbourne-based. In 1925 a 'South Australian edition' of Truth was published by Joseph Aloysius Patrick Hayes for Norton's company. A single 1934 issue of Truth names the publisher as James Glennon Geohagen, for Truth and Sportsman, Melbourne. The longest continuous run of a South Australian edition of Truth covers the Second World War and post war period. The newspaper was still published by James Geohagen as an off-shoot of the Melbourne Truth. It also was filled with scandal and horse racing. Towards the end of its life the South Australian Truth gave more space to stories of the rich and famous, and enlarged its coverage of local horse racing and football. The Truth at this time became popular for its bikini girl photographs. The Melbourne Truth finally finished in 1994, thirty years after the last South Australian edition was published.