Facade of the St Arnaud Mercury newspaper building erected 1914, Victoria Australia
The St Arnaud Mercury was a newspaper first published on 13 February 1864 by the proprietors, Evans and Somerton, who also owned the Maryborough Advertiser.
It was purchased in 1868 by mining entrepreneur Ferris Charles Lewis (1828-1900). He bound yearly volumes and donated them to the Borough Council of St Arnaud, the Shire of Kara Kara and the Mechanics' Institute. The Lewis family owned the paper for 61 years with his two sons, Charles Ferris and Thomas George, continued the Mercury until 1929. [Ref:Wikipedia]
This building was constructed in 1914 to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the St. Arnaud Mercury newspaper that had been established in 1864 by Evans and Somerton. The building replaced an earlier structure that had also been occupied by the Mercury newspaper. Today, the building is no longer occupied by the St. Arnaud Mercury and is used for other commercial enterprises. [Ref: Victorian Heritage Database]
Facade of the St Arnaud Mercury newspaper building erected 1914, Victoria Australia
The St Arnaud Mercury was a newspaper first published on 13 February 1864 by the proprietors, Evans and Somerton, who also owned the Maryborough Advertiser.
It was purchased in 1868 by mining entrepreneur Ferris Charles Lewis (1828-1900). He bound yearly volumes and donated them to the Borough Council of St Arnaud, the Shire of Kara Kara and the Mechanics' Institute. The Lewis family owned the paper for 61 years with his two sons, Charles Ferris and Thomas George, continued the Mercury until 1929. [Ref:Wikipedia]
This building was constructed in 1914 to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the St. Arnaud Mercury newspaper that had been established in 1864 by Evans and Somerton. The building replaced an earlier structure that had also been occupied by the Mercury newspaper. Today, the building is no longer occupied by the St. Arnaud Mercury and is used for other commercial enterprises. [Ref: Victorian Heritage Database]