The paper was launched on 27 April 1969 as a Sunday-only publication, under the banner The Independent. Its founding editor was Maxwell Newton (who was previously the foundation editor of The Australian).[4] On 3 January 1971 it was renamed The Sunday Independent.
Circulation was claimed to be 80,000 copies at its peak,[5] however it never seriously challenged that of its rival, the well established The Sunday Times.
In 1973 it ran as a daily for four weeks, as The Independent Sun, in direct competition with The West Australian.[6] It appeared from 10 October 1973 to 8 November 1973.[7]
By 1979 the Sunday Independent became one of the first Australian newspapers to integrate its composing, editorial and classified advertising production via computer, using software developed in-house.[8]
Hancock largely relinquished his interest in the paper in the early 1970s and in 1984 Wright sold his interest to Owen Thomson and Mark Day, owners of The Truth. Thomson became its editor-in-chief, his son Hamish was the paper's chief reporter. Later that year Thomson and Day sold it to News Limited, who also owned The Sunday Times, who moved it into the Sunday Times building in Perth and it was wound up on 24 May 1986. Stephen Fox was its last editor.
The Sunday Independent and The Independent Sun formed part of The Independent Group of Newspapers, which also included The Mandurah Advertiser, The Pilbara Advertiser, The Sound Advertiser and the short lived The Satellite Advertiser (which ran from 24 Aug. 1972-5 Oct. 1972).[9]
References
^ ab"Sunday independent (East Victoria Park, W.A.)". Catalogue: State Library of WA & WA Health Libraries Network. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^Press, Radio and TV Guide. M. Gee Media Group. 1981. p. 109. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
^"New daily for WA". The Canberra Times. 12 October 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Perth's new paper closes". The Age. 8 November 1973. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^PANPA Bulletin, Pacific Area Newspaper Production Association, December 1979, ISSN 1443-7481
^"Satellite Advertiser". Catalogue: State Library of WA & WA Health Libraries Network. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
External links
Duffield, Robert (1979). Rogue Bull: The Story of Lang Hancock, King of the Pilbara. Collins. ISBN0006345158.
January 07, 2023
sunday, independent, western, australia, sunday, independent, also, known, independent, western, australia, weekly, newspaper, owned, mining, entrepreneurs, lang, hancock, peter, wright, printed, published, perth, suburb, east, victoria, park, sunday, independ. The Sunday Independent also known as The Independent was a Western Australia weekly newspaper owned by mining entrepreneurs Lang Hancock and Peter Wright 2 3 printed and published in the Perth suburb of East Victoria Park 1 The Sunday IndependentTypeWeekly newspaperFormatTabloidOwner s Lang Hancock Peter WrightFoundedApril 1969Ceased publicationMay 1986HeadquartersEast Victoria Park Western Australia 1 Circulation70 000 peak The paper was launched on 27 April 1969 as a Sunday only publication under the banner The Independent Its founding editor was Maxwell Newton who was previously the foundation editor of The Australian 4 On 3 January 1971 it was renamed The Sunday Independent Circulation was claimed to be 80 000 copies at its peak 5 however it never seriously challenged that of its rival the well established The Sunday Times In 1973 it ran as a daily for four weeks as The Independent Sun in direct competition with The West Australian 6 It appeared from 10 October 1973 to 8 November 1973 7 By 1979 the Sunday Independent became one of the first Australian newspapers to integrate its composing editorial and classified advertising production via computer using software developed in house 8 Hancock largely relinquished his interest in the paper in the early 1970s and in 1984 Wright sold his interest to Owen Thomson and Mark Day owners of The Truth Thomson became its editor in chief his son Hamish was the paper s chief reporter Later that year Thomson and Day sold it to News Limited who also owned The Sunday Times who moved it into the Sunday Times building in Perth and it was wound up on 24 May 1986 Stephen Fox was its last editor The Sunday Independent and The Independent Sun formed part of The Independent Group of Newspapers which also included The Mandurah Advertiser The Pilbara Advertiser The Sound Advertiser and the short lived The Satellite Advertiser which ran from 24 Aug 1972 5 Oct 1972 9 References Edit a b Sunday independent East Victoria Park W A Catalogue State Library of WA amp WA Health Libraries Network Retrieved 30 August 2020 Adele Ferguson Mark Hawthorne 5 February 2011 Rinehart s road to riches no easy ride Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 25 February 2014 Wright Ernest A M Peter Australian Propectors amp Miners Hall of Fame Retrieved 25 February 2014 Groot Murray Newton Maxwell 1929 1990 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University Retrieved 25 February 2014 Press Radio and TV Guide M Gee Media Group 1981 p 109 Retrieved 27 February 2014 New daily for WA The Canberra Times 12 October 1973 p 7 Retrieved 25 February 2014 via National Library of Australia Perth s new paper closes The Age 8 November 1973 p 3 Retrieved 25 February 2014 PANPA Bulletin Pacific Area Newspaper Production Association December 1979 ISSN 1443 7481 Satellite Advertiser Catalogue State Library of WA amp WA Health Libraries Network Retrieved 5 October 2022 External links Edithttps web archive org web 20060503170654 http www encyclopedia uwapress uwa edu au wa snapshots Duffield Robert 1979 Rogue Bull The Story of Lang Hancock King of the Pilbara Collins ISBN 0006345158 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sunday Independent Western Australia amp oldid 1115015581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
