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{{Short description|Former newspaper in Victoria, Australia}}{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}{{italic title}}The Mornington Standard was a weekly newspaper, circulating in the Frankston, Mornington, Dromana and Somerville areas of Victoria, Australia from 1889 to 1939. Usually four pages in length, the Mornington Standard covered news from all towns on the Mornington Peninsula. It contained a mix of local news, reports of the proceedings of local councils, churches, schools, the police courts and local sport.Mornington Standard found atweblink accessed 4 September 2012

History

The Mornington Standard was founded on 5 October 1889NEWS,weblink [No heading]., Mornington Standard, Vic., 5 October 1889, 16 August 2013, 1, Morning, National Library of Australia, by Robert Ewins, but had little success, and went through a series of owners.NEWS,weblink Old Days and Young Ways, Frankston Standard, Frankston, Vic., 5 October 1949, 16 August 2013, 39, National Library of Australia, On 7 March 1895 its masthead first proclaimed "Incorporating Mentone and Moorabbin Chronicle".NEWS,weblink [No heading]., Mornington Standard, Vic., 7 March 1895, 16 August 2013, 1, Morning, National Library of Australia, From 1903 to 1905 it was owned by prominent local media entrepreneur Henry James Richmond. In July 1905 Henry's son William took over ownership of the Standard from his father.Kirkpatrick, The Bold Type: a history of Victoria's country newspapers 1840–2010 page 232It was renamed the Mornington and Dromana Standard on 11 July 1908,NEWS,weblink [Front page], Mornington and Dromana Standard, Vic., 11 July 1908, 14 August 2013, 1, Morning, National Library of Australia, bearing issue number 1021, thus acknowledging its 1889 startup.NEWS,weblink Cheering Appreciation., Mornington and Dromana Standard, Vic., 15 August 1908, 14 August 2013, 3, Morning, National Library of Australia, The last issue with this banner was 4 March 1911NEWS,weblink [No heading]., Mornington and Dromana Standard, Vic., 4 March 1911, 14 August 2013, 1, Morning, National Library of Australia, shortly after being taken over by William Wilson Young ({{circa|1851 – 1946}}), who had considerable experience with regional newspapers. The title reverted to Mornington Standard on 11 March 1911 as issue 1154.NEWS,weblink [No heading]., Mornington Standard, Frankston, Vic., 11 March 1911, 14 August 2013, 1, Morning, National Library of Australia, The business prospered under his management, and during war years and immediately after, there was a surge in demand for local news. In 1919 his eldest son, William Crawford Young, took over management of the business. In 1924 the office and print shop moved to Wells Street, Frankston, and in 1925 W. C. Young floated a company, Standard Newspapers Pty. Ltd. to build the business. He died 17 September 1928,NEWS,weblink Obituary, Frankston & Somerville Standard, Vic., 21 September 1928, 14 August 2013, 1, National Library of Australia, but his family retained an interest in the company.

Frankston & Somerville Standard

From 11 July 1908, two editions of the newspaper were produced, the Mornington and Dromana Standard and the Frankston & Somerville Standard,NEWS,weblink Untitled, Mornington and Dromana Standard, Vic., 11 July 1908, 17 August 2013, 2, MORNING., National Library of Australia, which became separate newspapers on 7 January 1921NEWS,weblink [Front page], Frankston & Somerville Standard, Vic., 7 January 1921, 15 August 2013, 1, National Library of Australia, and whose last issues were dated 5 May 1939.NEWS,weblink [Front page], Frankston & Somerville Standard, Vic., 5 May 1939, 15 August 2013, 1, National Library of Australia,

Consolidation

The Mornington Standard and Frankston & Somerville Standard continued as separate entities until 5 May 1939, when they were amalgamated into the Standard on 12 May 1939,NEWS,weblink [Front page], Standard (Frankston), Standard, Frankston, Vic., 12 May 1939, 14 August 2013, 1, National Library of Australia, the masthead later carrying the subtitle "Peninsula News-Pictorial", and as such continued until 28 July 1949,NEWS,weblink [Front page], Standard (Frankston), Standard, Frankston, Vic., 28 July 1949, 14 August 2013, 1, National Library of Australia, when it became the Frankston Standard,NEWS,weblink [Front page], Frankston Standard, Frankston, Vic., 4 August 1949, 15 August 2013, 1, National Library of Australia, ceasing publication in December 1949.NEWS,weblink [Front page], Frankston Standard, Frankston, Vic., 8 December 1949, 15 August 2013, 1, National Library of Australia,

Standard Newspapers Ltd.

The Standard's publisher from 1925 to 1933 was Arnold Leslie Aitken. In 1949 it was David Bowman JP,NEWS,weblink Advertising., Standard (Frankston), Standard, Frankston, Vic., 14 July 1949, 5 August 2013, 13, National Library of Australia, followed by Charles Dudman Fox in 1934.Around 1929 the company's head office moved from Wells Street, Frankston to 10–12 Park Road, Cheltenham. Standard Newspapers Ltd. was still in existence in 1956, and may have been taken over by the owners of The Argus, as all later advertisements were carried by that newspaper.

See also

• Australian newspapers

References

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External links

• {{trove newspaper|205|Mornington Standard}}
• Digitised weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141215053922weblink">World War I Victorian newspapers from the State Library of Victoria