Australian Newspaper (The Sun)

History

The Sun was a major Sydney afternoon daily published from 1910 to 1988 (with various title changes and mergers). During its peak decades it ranked among Sydney's most widely read papers, carrying a tabloid format that blended news, sport, and human-interest stories. Its afternoon publication slot meant it often broke stories that the morning broadsheets would follow up the next day.

The archive's clippings span 1911 to 1954, capturing both pre-aviation mystery airship reports and the full arc of Australia's post-war flying saucer era. The Sun's tabloid instincts made it more willing than the broadsheets to run prominent UFO stories, and its afternoon deadlines allowed it to publish witness reports within hours of a sighting.