Manly Daily
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The Manly Daily is an Australian local newspaper, covering the local government areas of Manly
, Pittwater
and Warringah
.
The paper is one of News Limited
's community newspapers in New South Wales
. It is delivered for free to homes and businesses from Tuesday to Saturday.
According to the AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HISTORY GROUP NEWSLETTER, only once in its history has the Manly Daily failed to appear: on 24 February 1966, when excessive humidity in the switchboard caused a breakdown in the electrical system. A double edition was published the following day.
The newspaper was last printed at Manly on 4 August 1989 (the edition of 5 August). The paper was then printed at the Parramatta plant of its parent company, Cumberland Newspapers, a News Ltd subsidiary until 1 October 2004. From October 2004 the paper was printed at Rural Press, North Richmond until an upgrade of the News owned Chullora Print Centre was completed in 2008. The paper is now printed at Chullora.
On 28 July 2006 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special edition Manly Daily that featured the founding of the Manly Daily along with events and stories that have made an impact on the Peninsula, such as the 2000 Olympic Torch relay and Warringah Mall.
Manly Council
Manly Council is a Local Government Area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.- Demographics :According to the , there:...
, Pittwater
Pittwater Council
Pittwater Council is a Local Government Area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs which comprise the Pittwater LGA were detached from the Warringah local government area in 1993...
and Warringah
Warringah Council
Warringah is a local council area in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia. Warringah Council overlaps with a number of suburbs from the Manly Council area to the south and the Pittwater Council area to the north...
.
The paper is one of News Limited
News Limited
News Limited is one of Australia's largest diversified media companies. The publicly listed company's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, Pay TV, National Rugby League, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets.News Limited...
's community newspapers in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. It is delivered for free to homes and businesses from Tuesday to Saturday.
History
The paper was established on 28 July 1906 by Edward Lincoln with a two-page issue.According to the AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER HISTORY GROUP NEWSLETTER, only once in its history has the Manly Daily failed to appear: on 24 February 1966, when excessive humidity in the switchboard caused a breakdown in the electrical system. A double edition was published the following day.
The newspaper was last printed at Manly on 4 August 1989 (the edition of 5 August). The paper was then printed at the Parramatta plant of its parent company, Cumberland Newspapers, a News Ltd subsidiary until 1 October 2004. From October 2004 the paper was printed at Rural Press, North Richmond until an upgrade of the News owned Chullora Print Centre was completed in 2008. The paper is now printed at Chullora.
On 28 July 2006 the newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary with a special edition Manly Daily that featured the founding of the Manly Daily along with events and stories that have made an impact on the Peninsula, such as the 2000 Olympic Torch relay and Warringah Mall.
Readership
At present, the circulation of both the Manly Daily reaches approximately 90,000 homes and businesses with the estimated total number of people who read the newspaper being around 156,000. It is sold all over the Northern Beaches from the Spit Bridge and Seaforth to Palm Beach and the Hawskbury River. The majority of Manly Daily's readers are in the 35-49 and over 50-64 age groups.See also
- List of newspapers in Australia
- Sydney Community Newspapers