Historical Newspapers

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Frankston News	Jan 1971 - June 1972
Frankston/Mornington News	Oct 1984 - Dec 1984
Frankston/Peninsula News	Jan 1985 - Sept 1990
Frankston Standard	Nov 1995 - Dec 2000
Frankston Standard Leader	Jan 2001 - Nov 2001
Hastings Leader	Sept 1988 - Dec 1994
Hastings Sun	May 1980 - April 1988 (missing July - Aug 1986)
Mornington & Regional News	June 1983 - Sept 1984
Mornington Mail	Sept 1988 - April 2004
Peninsula All Sport	Sept 1994 - June 1995
Peninsula News	July 1966 - Dec 1970 (missing 1968)
Peninsula Post	11 Dec 1914 (reproduction edition) Sept 1963 - June 1972 (missing July 1972 - Dec 1972) Jan 1973 - June 1973 (missing July 1973 - Dec 1978) Jan 1979 - March 1988
Peninsula Westernport Post	Apr 1988 - Oct 1988
Port Phillip Gazette	Oct 1938 - Apr 1841
Southern Flyer	Jan 1995 - Dec 1995
Peninsula Flyer	Jan 1996 - June 1998
Mornington Peninsula Flyer	July 1998 - June 2000
Southern Peninsula Gazette	Sept 1963 - Dec 1965 (missing Jan - Dec 1966) Jan 1967 - June 1973 (missing Jul 1973 - Dec 1978) Jan 1979 - Oct 1994
Southern Peninsula Local	Jan 1995 - Dec 2000
Town Crier	Jan 1980 - July 1986 (missing 1981)
Westernport News	May 1963 - June 1972

Current Newspapers

Leader	Nov 1963 - present
Mornington Leader	Nov 19693 - Dec 1994 (missing July 1972 - Nov 1978)
Mornington Peninsula Leader	Jan 1995 - present
Hastings Leader	Dec 2001 - present
Independent	Oct 1984 - present
Independent News	Oct 1984 - June 1991
Hastings Independent	Oct 1991 - June 1999 Oct 2001 - present
Frankston - Hastings Independent	July 1999 - Sept 2001
Mail	Sept 1989 - present
Southern Peninsula Mail	Sept 1989 - Apr 2004 (missing Jan - June 1997)
Mornington & Sourthern Peninsula Mail	May 2004 -