THE moon landing. Our boys sailing out of Sydney for the battlefields of Europe in 1914, to Iraq and Afghanistan, and every dreadful conflict in between.
The day terror struck New York and that morning when we all stood still as Martin Place became our own gut-wrenching ground zero.
From Bradman blazing glorious centuries in the middle of a sun-drenched SCG to that afternoon when Steve Waugh, the battle-hardened boy from Bankstown, wound back the clock, one last time.
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The riots that day, when we let ourselves down, and our beaches, trains and our streets became symbols of shame. Mad Mondays, Black Tuesday, Ash Wednesday.
And that Sunday afternoon when 60,000 fans packed cheek to jowl into our grand old stadium to watch the mighty St George win their 11th consecutive premiership.
The bone-dry droughts, the floods.
The day Newcastle shook and the night Thredbo lost its foundations.
And Makybe Diva at Randwick! Cathy Freeman! Thorpey, how proud we are of our superstar of the pool.
Over the past 139 years, The Daily Telegraph’s journalists and photographers have captured every one of those magic moments, those heartbreaking days, those good, bad and incredible acts that changed the course of history.
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We’ve been there for those heartwarming tales of everyday heroics, the brave cops and the gnarly neighbours, and the simple acts of kindness. For more than a century we’ve exposed corruption and, well, we’ve brought you the stories of a lot of dills along the way.
The big stuff is our bread and butter, but we’ve also been there when a proud mum and a teary dad send their babies off for the first day of school, and when they welcome home their sons and daughters from war, Olympics … and prison.
Every louche larrikin who bowled a flipper or brawny bloke who belted a cane toad. The Daily Telegraph has brought their stories to you, and your stories to the world.
Back in 1879 when the first edition rolled off the presses, life was a little simpler.
We were a newspaper then, as we are now. But these days we are so much more. We still land on your front lawn before dawn each morning, and one million people every single day get just a little bit of ink on their fingers to catch up with the news.
But of course, just as we have traded pen and paper for smart phones as our tools of trade, so have our readers. That thump on the lawn is now just the beginning. Throughout every hour of the day as the news breaks, we’re infiltrating your life. Headline notifications on your phone give you an armchair ride. As news unfolds, you’re the first to find out.
For four and a half million of you, The Daily Telegraph is your work distraction, it’s there as you watch the kids from the kitchen bench. It’s there when you jump on that plane, find a seat on a train or relax with a coffee or a juice.
Even when you don’t realise it, we are intrinsically part of your life. Karl and Kochie are talking about that story we have broken on the front page this morning; on your Facebook feed all your friends are sharing the latest commentary by Miranda, Blair or Buzz. Or Warren’s view.
In a town where everyone has an opinion, none shine more brightly or shape the debates around the Weber more than our experts you know on a first name basis.
When Bec Wilson decided to turn the blow torch on sports administrators, the whole town rumbled, just a little bit. Just like Chippy Frilingos before him, when Buzz Rothfield sends out the word he’s got a big story on the way, the heart races a little faster for our diehard footy fans.
When Miranda Devine unloads, the town explodes, and when Sharri Markson taps out a scoop, Canberra stops.
Sydney was built by ratbags and we’ve been rolling that way ever since. Our crooks are more interesting, and when Mark Morri writes about Roger Rogerson you think, you can sense it in the writing, this bloke knows what he’s talking about.
It’s always been that way. Our journalists and photographers from Macquarie St to Newcastle, Wollongong, Parramatta and everywhere in between live and breathe this place. Our greatest stories come from you. Inspired by you, for you.
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The Daily Telegraph is news and it is sport. But then there is Sydney Confidential, that guilty little pleasure.
And think about when you want to know about a movie, or what’s on TV, where to find a new house or how to decorate it, what to back in The Everest or what to wear, where do you go?
Of course, we don’t just break the news when it happens. Our investigative journalists expose stories their subjects don’t want written, shine a light on suburban disadvantage or callous decision-making and, in doing so, have changed our lives and the course of our state and country. We have helped expose bad premiers and dodgy cops, we have forced prime ministers to rethink decisions.
The Daily Telegraph has become a powerful advocate for change. Our readers deliver that power, and together we apply the pressure on decision-makers and leaders in politics and business that has led to, at times, momentous outcomes for all of us.
Through Project Sydney we have convinced the state and federal governments to build a second airport that will set our state on an exciting new course.
We have helped open up a treasure trove of cash by educating our readers and pushing the government to sell off assets that are now being used to fundamentally transform our city through generational building projects - rail, roads, tunnels, stadiums, and even iconic museums.
We are helping ambitious young students find work and bold businesses find the young minds that will profit us all.
Such is the power of The Daily Telegraph’s connectivity with Sydney and its people that those campaigns have led to a resurgent Western Sydney and we have driven major social reforms and hugely significant legal and regulatory changes.
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Through The Daily Telegraph, the people of Sydney and NSW know we can make a difference, together.
We are a newspaper at heart, yes. But we are so much more. We are part of the fabric of this state, and have been for 139 years.
We’re for NSW, We’re for Sydney. Most importantly, We’re for you.
Christopher Dore is the Editor of The Daily Telegraph.
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