The Border Mail
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The Border Mail is a daily newspaper published in Albury-Wodonga
, Australia, serving the twin cities and the surrounding region.
The first edition was printed on 24 October 1903 by editor Hamilton Mott and his brother Decimus. Originally published in Dean St in Albury, the paper operated from a number of Albury locations before a shift in 1999 to the former Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation headquarters in Wodonga. The paper retains offices in both cities.
A six-days-a-week tabloid, the paper covers national and international news (mostly through Australian Associated Press
and McClatchy Newspapers
coverage) as well as local issues. Its editorial and op-ed pieces tend to reflect the quiet rural conservatism of its readership.
The paper has extensively covered some of the longest-running political debates in the region, notably the variety of plans to remove a level crossing from central Wodonga and the route for the Hume Freeway bypass of Albury.
On 4 May 2006, the Mott family announced that they would accept an $162 million dollar deal from John Fairfax Holdings to purchase the newspaper and its stake in the associated printing company. The deal ended over a century of family ownership.
Albury-Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales while Wodonga on the south bank is in...
, Australia, serving the twin cities and the surrounding region.
The first edition was printed on 24 October 1903 by editor Hamilton Mott and his brother Decimus. Originally published in Dean St in Albury, the paper operated from a number of Albury locations before a shift in 1999 to the former Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation headquarters in Wodonga. The paper retains offices in both cities.
A six-days-a-week tabloid, the paper covers national and international news (mostly through Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press
Australian Associated Press is Australia's national news agency. The organisation was established in 1935 by Fairfax and The Herald and Weekly Times.AAP employs more than 175 journalists who work in bureaux in all Australian states and territories...
and McClatchy Newspapers
The McClatchy Company
The McClatchy Company is a publicly traded American publishing company based in Sacramento, California. It operates 30 daily newspapers in 15 states and has an average weekday circulation of 2.2 million and Sunday circulation of 2.8 million...
coverage) as well as local issues. Its editorial and op-ed pieces tend to reflect the quiet rural conservatism of its readership.
The paper has extensively covered some of the longest-running political debates in the region, notably the variety of plans to remove a level crossing from central Wodonga and the route for the Hume Freeway bypass of Albury.
On 4 May 2006, the Mott family announced that they would accept an $162 million dollar deal from John Fairfax Holdings to purchase the newspaper and its stake in the associated printing company. The deal ended over a century of family ownership.
External links
- Border Mail site - carries a small amount of the paper's news and has a comprehensive history of the paper.