Melbourne observer
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The Melbourne Observer newspaper
was established by transport magnate Gordon Barton
in September 1969 as a Sunday newspaper, Melbourne
's first. He ran the paper for 18 months, with a $1.5 million loss, and he went on to publish the Sunday Review, later known as The Review, then Nation Review.
Maxwell Newton
started his version of the Melbourne Observer in 1971, two weeks after Barton closed his enterprise. About 1977, after financial pressures, Peter Isaacson
purchased the Melbourne Observer for $425,000. He ran the weekly paper until 1989. The Melbourne Observer was resurrected in 2002 as a midweek publication by Victorian publisher Ash Long. It has achieved a weekly readership of more than 55,000.
Newspaper
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was established by transport magnate Gordon Barton
Gordon Barton
Gordon Page Barton was a quixotic Australian businessman and political activist.He was born in Surabaya, Java, Dutch East Indies of a Dutch mother and Australian father...
in September 1969 as a Sunday newspaper, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
's first. He ran the paper for 18 months, with a $1.5 million loss, and he went on to publish the Sunday Review, later known as The Review, then Nation Review.
Maxwell Newton
Maxwell Newton
Maxwell Newton was an Australian media publisher. He was a founding editor of The Australian. He was the publisher of the Melbourne Observer from 1971 to 1977 and, during a similar time frame, the Canberra Post....
started his version of the Melbourne Observer in 1971, two weeks after Barton closed his enterprise. About 1977, after financial pressures, Peter Isaacson
Peter Isaacson
Peter Stuart Isaacson AM, DFC, AFC, DFM was owner and publisher of the Southern Cross and the Sunday Observer in Melbourne...
purchased the Melbourne Observer for $425,000. He ran the weekly paper until 1989. The Melbourne Observer was resurrected in 2002 as a midweek publication by Victorian publisher Ash Long. It has achieved a weekly readership of more than 55,000.