Daily Herald (Adelaide)

The Daily Herald was a daily newspaper published in Adelaide, South Australia from 7 March 1910 to 16 June 1924 by the Cooperative Printing and Publishing Company of S.A. Limited, with offices at 117 Grenfell Street for the Labor Party.

History

The paper had its origin in the Herald, an Adelaide weekly which was founded in 1899, and whose editor was Geoff Burgoyne, later leader writer for Sir Winthrop Hackett's West Australian. The earlier Weekly Herald was published between 1894 and 1898.

The first editor was William Wedd (9 January 1845 – 10 February 1922), with Geoffrey Burgoyne as associate editor. The first few weeks' issues were printed by The Register, as its own presses had teething problems. Wedd was forced by ill-health to retire after a year or two, but continued to contribute, as "Epsilon" and "Remus", to the Herald and other newspapers. Burgoyne, a son of T. Burgoyne M.P., was later with The West Australian, then in 1924 the founding editor of the Hobart News, daughter publication of the Adelaide News. In 1940 he was managing editor of the Perth News.

Editor from 1911 to 1912 and 1916 to 1924 was Henry Kneebone, who was born in Kadina, South Australia, and originally worked with the Kadina and Wallaroo Times under editor David Bews, then the Coolgardie Miner. In 1924 he was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of East Torrens but resigned the following year to contest (unsuccessfully) the House of Representatives seat of Boothby. In 1931 he was appointed to the Senate to fill a casual vacancy but lost it in the following general election.

Editor from 1912 to 1914 was Cam Pratt, a member of a family of journalists, who was next with the West Australian, followed by the Sydney Morning Herald, publicity department of Ford Australia then with Cinesound Productions and editor of the film journal.

The editor from 1914 to 1916 was Labor politician E. H. Coombe, then Harry Kneebone returned.

In 1910 it had 12 pages and cover price was 1d.; by 1924 it had 4 pages for 1½d and although the Advertiser was the same price it boasted 16 pages. The perceived poorer value resulted in a decreased circulation and reduced advertising revenue, and the paper's financial position, already shaky, became dire. A meeting of shareholders 23 June 1924 decided on immediate voluntary liquidation.