History
News Corp was created in 1979 by Rupert Murdoch as a holding company for News Limited. News Limited was created in 1923 in Adelaide, subsequently the controlling interest was bought by the Herald and Weekly Times. In 1949, Sir Keith Murdoch took control of The Adelaide News. When he died in 1952, his son Rupert inherited a controlling interest in the Adelaide afternoon tabloid, The News. News Limited operates today as News Corporation's Australian brand, "The Australian" operating out of Surry Hills, in Sydney.
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