Earlier newspapers in Castlemaine included the Castlemaine Yarner and Digger’s Gazette published on the goldfields in December 1853,[2] and the daily Leader which ceased publication on 12 February 1916.

[3] Castlemaine Mail covered the Mount Alexander Shire including Castlemaine, Maldon, Newstead and Metcalfe.

Its office is at 29 Templeton Street, Castlemaine.

[4] It was merged with Guardian express to form the Midland Express (Kyneton, Victoria) but the masthead continues to be published every Friday as the Castlemaine Mail and circulated in Castlemaine and surrounds.

[5] The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.