Reflecting on his 52 years at the Daily Herald, CEO and Publisher Doug Ray says that most everything has changed at the newspaper, but so much remains the same. Our founder s motto from the late 1800s is still perched atop our Opinion page every day: "Fear God, tell the truth and make money."
From plank roads to toll roads, and one-room school houses to flourishing universities, the suburbs and the Daily Herald have grown up since the newspaper s founding in 1872.
Over the past 150 years, a lot has happened at the Daily Herald, both with the company and the Paddock family. Take a look at our timeline to get a sense of our history, expansion and innovation.
The suburbs have been home to some of the greatest writers, actors, sports stars and business pioneers of the past 150 years. Here, we highlight a wide range of people who were born or lived in the area during influential periods of their lives. Some you know well; others might surprise you.