{{short description|Australian newspaper (1887–1909)}} {{Italic title}} {{redirect|The Star (Sydney)|The Star Sydney (Casino)|The Star, Sydney}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}} '''''The Australian Star''''' was a daily English-language newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from 1887 to 1909. It was published as ''The Star'', also known as ''The Star: the Australian Evening Daily'', until 1910 and then renamed ''The Sun'', which continued publication until 1988.thumb|''The Australian Star'', front page, 2 January 1888
== History == Promoted as the "new Protectionist evening paper", ''The Australian Star'' was first published on Thursday 1 December 1887 by Arthur Smyth, at the offices of the Australian Newspaper Company, 78 King Street, Sydney.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13670987 |title=Advertising |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=15,502 |date=1 December 1887 |access-date=24 June 2016 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The founding editor was W. H. Traill, a strong protectionist who later represented the electorate of South Sydney in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229060399 |title=DEATH OF MR. W. H. TRAILL. |newspaper=The Australian Star |issue=4451 |location=New South Wales|date=22 May 1902 |access-date=24 June 2016 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
From 12 March 1909 the masthead became ''The Star: the Australian Evening Daily.''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226753704 |title=Advertising |newspaper=The Star |issue=1 |location=New South Wales|date=12 March 1909 |access-date=24 June 2016 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
In 1910, the business of the Australian Newspaper Company, including ''The Star'' and ''The Sunday Sun'', was acquired by Hugh Denison's newly registered company, Star and Sun Ltd.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108024196 |title=Everyday Notes |newspaper=Freeman's Journal |volume=LXI |issue=3713 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=7 April 1910 |access-date=24 June 2016 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> ''The Star'' became ''The Sun'' on 1 July 1910.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229978083 |title=Advertising |newspaper=The Sun |issue=1 |location=Sydney |date=1 July 1910 |access-date=24 June 2016 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
== Digitisation == Some issues of the paper have been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/about|title=Newspaper Titles|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/content/newspaper-digitisation-program|title=Newspaper Digitisation Program|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>
== See also == * List of newspapers in Australia * List of newspapers in New South Wales
== References == {{reflist|30em}}
== External links == *{{trove newspaper|1178|The Australian Star|Sydney, NSW : 1887 - 1909}} *{{trove newspaper|1179|The Star|Sydney, NSW : 1909 - 1910}} *{{trove newspaper|1180|The Sun|Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954}}
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