What is The Argus (Australia)?
{{Italic title}} '''''The Argus''''' was a morning daily [[newspaper]] in [[Melbourne]] which started in 1846 and closed in 1957. It was a [[conservatism|conservative]] newspaper for most of its history, but in 1949 became more [[Left-wing politics|left]] in its stories. ==History== The newspaper was started by William Kerr, a [[journalist]] who had worked with the ''[[Sydney Gazette]]'' before moving to Melbourne in 1839 to work on [[John Pascoe Fawkner]]'s ''Port Phillip Patriot''. The first edition was published on 2 June 1846. The paper was known for its abuse and [[sarcasm]] and by 1853 Kerr lost ownership after a series of court actions. It was then published under the name of Edward Wilson. The paper was also linked to the weekly ''The Australasian'' which was to become ''The [[Australasian Post]]'' in 1946. During the [[Great Depression]] in 1933 it launched the ''Melbourne Evening Star'' in competition with ''[[Herald Sun|The Herald]]'' newspaper, but was closed in 1936. In 1949 the paper was bought by the [[London]] based ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' newspaper group. On 28 July 1952 the Melbourne Argus became the first newspaper in the world to publish colour [[photograph]]s in a daily paper. The paper had interests in [[radio]] and in 1956, the new medium of television broadcasting. It was part of the group ''General Telecasters Victoria'' (GTV), and the [[GTV-9]] television station. In 1957 the paper was sold to the Herald and Weekly Times group, which had been under the management of Chief Executive [[Keith Murdoch]] ([[Rupert Murdoch|Rupert's father]]) until his death in 1952. The Herald and Weekly Times group used the printing presses, but closed the ''Argus'' and sold off the broadcasting interests. The last edition was on 19 January 1957. ==The Argus Building== The ''Argus'' building, built in 1926 on the corner of [[La Trobe Street, Melbourne|La Trobe]] and [[Elizabeth Street, Melbourne|Elizabeth street]]s, is classified by the National Trust and is on the [[Victorian Heritage Register]] of [[Herit