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This is where it all began….

On By Dave Noble1 Comment

John Fairfax & Sons Ltd has produced some of Australia’s finest journalists and journalism since its inception. Many of those journalists are the product of the cadetship system, in which high school matriculants and university graduates undertook a guided traineeship for one to four years, emerging as graded journalists.

This website focuses on some of those lucky cadets – currently those inducted from 1978 to 1985 – many of whom went on to pave illustrious media careers. Others saw their careers diverge in different directions, but all of those are richer for the shared cadetship experience, and the mentorship provided by senior journalists over many years.

The Tom Bass sculpture at the entrance of the Herald’s Broadway building, pictured on 29 June 1959. SMH NEWS Picture by HARRY MARTIN
Type-setting scene at the Sydney Morning Herald Broadway building in Jones Street, Ultimo on 21 March 1984. SMH FEATURES Picture by PETER SOLNESS ARCFAIR
The paste-up area of the composing room at the Sydney Morning Herald Broadway offices in Jones Street, Ultimo on 23 March 1984. SMH FEATURES Picture by PHILLIP LOCK ARCFAIR
The final hot press edition of the Herald is checked at the Sydney Morning Herald Broadway building in Jones Street, Ultimo on 26 March 1984. SMH FEATURES Picture by JOANNA BAILEY ARCFAIR
New newspaper presses are installed at the Sydney Morning Herald Broadway building in Jones Street, Ultimo on 29 March 1988. SMH NEWS Picture by DAVID TROOD ARCFAIR