Maitland Mercury

the Maitland Mercury
Maitland Mercury masthead
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Australian Community Media
Founded7 January 1843
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersMaitland, New South Wales
Websitemaitlandmercury.com.au

The Maitland Mercury is Australia's third oldest regional newspaper, preceded only by the Geelong Advertiser (estab. 1840) and the Launceston Examiner (estab. 1842). The Maitland Mercury was established in 1843 when it was called The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. The Maitland Mercury is still in circulation serving the city of Maitland and the surrounding Lower Hunter Valley. It has a weekly print edition which appears on Fridays.