The Argus (Melbourne)
The Argus office at 76 Collins Street, Melbourne in 1867 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet, then tabloid from 1942 |
| Founder(s) | William Kerr |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Ceased publication | January 19, 1957 |
| Free online archives | https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/13 |
The Argus was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 2 June 1846 to 19 January 1957, and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left-leaning approach from 1949. The Argus's main competitor was David Syme's more liberal-minded newspaper, The Age.