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''The Herald'', with its sister publications such as ''The Weekly Times'', expanded and in 1921 a new headquarters was built in Flinders Street, designed by the successful commercial architects [[HW & FB Tompkins]]. The building was expanded in 1928, and all the papers were printed and distributed from here until 1991.
 
In 1949, [[Cecil Herbert Sharpley]]—after leaving the [[Communist Party of Australia]] (CPA)—worked together with ''The Herald'' on a seven-article long [[Investigative journalism|investigative]] piece on the CPA, accusing them of election fraud. After a report by [[Charles Lowe (judge)|Charles Lowe]] was published, making Sharpley's evidence unreliable.<ref>{{Citation |last=Deery |first=Phillip |title=Cecil Herbert Sharpley (1908–1985) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sharpley-cecil-herbert-14879/text26069 |access-date=2024-04-16 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n8JVAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Cecil+Herbert+Sharpley%22&pg=PA1&article_id=6925,3666414#v=onepage&q=%22Cecil%20Herbert%20Sharpley%22&f=false |title=The Age |publisher=The Age |language=en}}</ref>
 
In February 1987, ''The Herald'' was included in the sale of [[The Herald and Weekly Times]] to [[News Corp Australia|News Limited]].<ref>Winners And Losers In HWT Takeover ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' 11 February 1987 page 29</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118120547 Business Briefs] ''[[Canberra Times]]'' 21 February 1987 page 24</ref>