y separately published work icon The Daily Mercury newspaper  
Alternative title: The Mackay Daily Mercury
Date: 1949-1980
Date: 1938-1949
Date: 1910-1938
Date: 1906-1910
Issue Details: First known date: 1906-1924... 1906-1924 The Daily Mercury
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The Daily Mercury was launched in 1906 and struggled financially during its first years of publication. When William Joseph Manning took over as managing director on 28 March 1911 the newspaper had been in receivership. From 1917 Manning served as Chairman of Directors, and the Manning family became proprietors of the newspaper in 1924. Registered as a private company in March 1932, the publisher's name changed to The Mackay Printing and Publishing Company on 27 July 1932. On the death of William Manning, his son H. J. Manning was appointed to his posts as Chairman of Directors and manager. Subsequently his own son, Clarence Manning, took over these roles, as well as serving as editor from 27 August 1949 and as managing editor from April 1968 to 31 December 1980.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

PeriodicalNewspaper Details

ISSN: 1329-5942
Frequency:
Daily
Range:
10 Jan 1906-
Continues:
The Mackay Mercury and The Mackay Chronicle

Has serialised

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Chut, an orphan Joey, is raised by Tom Henton and his wife and Tom teaches him to box. Drought strikes and in desperate need of money Tom is forced to sell Chut to a circus owner whose cruelty results in tragedy. After killing his trainer in a boxing match, Chut returns to the wild and starts a family.
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