The Daily Mirror was an afternoon paper established by Ezra Norton in Sydney, Australia in 1941, gaining a licence from the Minister for Trade and Customs, Eric Harrison, despite wartime paper rationing.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | News Limited (1959–1990) |
| Founder(s) | Ezra Norton |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 1990 |
| City | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Sister newspapers | The Daily Telegraph |
In October 1958, Norton and his partners sold his newspapers to the Fairfax Group, which immediately sold it to News Limited.[1] It was merged with its morning sister paper The Daily Telegraph on 8 October 1990 to form The Daily Telegraph-Mirror, which in 1996 reverted to The Daily Telegraph, in the process removing the last vestige of the old Daily Mirror.[2]
Frank McGuinness, father of journalist P. 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 of Ita Buttrose (launch editor of Cleo, editor of The Australian Women's Weekly and current chair of the ABC), was a journalist on, and then the editor of, The Daily Mirror.[4]