The Sportsman (Melbourne)

The Sportsman (1881–1904?) was a weekly newspaper published in Melbourne, Australia, devoted to sporting news, predominantly racing, with football or cricket second, with columns on handball, shooting, boxing, cycling, wrestling, swimming, yachting and other masculine sports.

The paper was founded by S. V. Winter, founder of the Herald and Weekly Times, and sold off in 1893.[1] Publishers in 1904 were Sporting Newspapers Proprietary, for George Russell, Howey Street, Melbourne.

In April 1904 the newspaper was advertised for sale in at least one newspaper[2] and nothing further has been found.

  1. ^ "Our Illustrations". Weekly Times. No. 1, 837. Victoria, Australia. 22 October 1904. p. 13. Retrieved 2 July 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 18, 023. Victoria, Australia. 20 April 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 17 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.