NEARING THE CENTURY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20708, 4 May 1929, Page 19

NEARING THE CENTURY.

AUSTRALIA’S OLDEST NEWSPAPER. | (FhOSI -Our V ; SYDNEY, April 20. « When the .Sydney. Mbniiing. Herald, the oldest of presentday newspapers jn -\ Australia, celebrated its ninety-eighth birthday last week, Sydney extended to it, iisi a faithful and trusty old friend right down the long corridor of time, many happy returns.- lit these felicitations its newspaper rivals ■ enthusiastically joined. • The' story of the Herald, with - its splendid traditions of clean’ journalism and faithful public service, and as the people’s forum oh all big issues, is the story of Sydney;itself j right back fd the dipt 'past when itwas’a puling infant ’ and its streets .were .bullock tracks- It is nearly 90. years since the founder of John. rnirfax and Sons, Ltdi, acquired his intcerst in the Herald, and the control of tl to paper has ever since remained in the one family. That is a great record. ‘lt is newspapers ,of the type. ,«>f the Herald, built on the ilasting foundations of public confidence,, that have made the press,- in life’s great colourful pageant of passing events,-the eyes and ' the ears, and, indeed, the, voice-of - the world. Sydney wishe's its old’newspaper friend long life, well beyond its appfpacliing century. ' \ r The various staffs of this great newspaper number, nearly. 000. The 'editor, Mr C. Brunsdon Fletcher, spent his hovhood .in Auckland, and among -others prominent on tfio literary staff-are Messrs >• F. J- Kirby, Percy £>. Allen, P. J.: Nolan, Hugo Freeth, D. J. Stewart, R.‘ Wi Robson, all of vvlioih either are New Zca-' landers born or vvcVc': onmmed- ih journalism there. - : -