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North Queensland Newspapers

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Aboriginal news Yarrabah 1912-1923   nil   Published by Church of England Mission
Advertiser (1) Townsville 1903   nil    
Advertiser (2) Townsville 1994-1996 monthly 20 Apr, (1994) - Jan. 31(1996)   Previously named Twin cities advertiser; split into Townsville sun, Thuringowa sun.
Advertiser (3) Herberton 1881-1895 weekly nil    
Advocate (2) Charters Towers 1912-1922 weekly nil    
Advocate (1) Ayr 1944+ 2/week, 3/week Vol. 46, no. 75 (Wed., Dec. 20 1972) to date (Incomplete) QSL 1944-1953 Previously named Delta advocate
Advocate (3) Innisfail 1891-1899   nil    
Airlie times and island news Airlie Beach 1983 weekly nil QSL Mar - May 1983 Name changed to Whitsunday times
Alumina Weipa 1966   MF No. 1(19 June 1966) - no. 16 (12 Oct. 1966)   Name changed to Bauxite bulletin
Aramac mail Aramac 1879-1882 weekly nil   Name changed to Mitchell and Gregory mail
Argus Ravenswood 1878-1880 weekly nil   Revived as Ravenswood mining journal
Atherton news and Barron Valley advocate Atherton 1905-1931 2/week 8th Apr.(1908) - 17th June(1908); 13 May(1914) - 26 June(1931); MF 13 May(1914) - 26 June(1931)   Previously named Barron Valley advocate: name changed to Tableland examiner
Atherton tableland times Atherton 1980-1981 weekly Dec. 2 (1980) - vol. 5, no. 93 (Nov. 27 1981)   Formed by merger of Focus tablelander and Atherton times: name changed to Tablelander focus.
Atherton times Atherton 1977-1980 weekly nil QSL Vol. 1, no. 1 (Feb. 4, 1977) - Mar. 11 (1977); Feb. (1979) - Nov. 21 (1980) Merged with Focus tablelander to form Atherton tableland times
Australian message Mount Isa 1966-1967   nil    
Australian republican and journal of the trades unions of north Queensland Charters Towers 1890-1891 biweekly, weekly 9th Aug., 1890-8th August 1891    
Ayr chronicle Ayr 1897-1902 weekly nil   Name changed to Delta advocate
Babinda Mulgrave herald Innisfail 1979 fortnightly nil    
Banner Townsville     nil    
Barron Valley advocate Atherton 1904-1908 weekly 8th Dec.(1904) - 1 Apr.(1908) (Incomplete)   Name changed to Atherton news and Barron Valley advocate
Bauxite bulletin : Weipa's community paper Weipa 1966- 1994   Oct.19 (1966) - June 25(1993) Incomplete MF No. 17(19 Oct1966) - no. 965(27 Dec. 1985) QSL No.626 (23rd Mar. 1979)-no.1397 (17th June 1994) Previously named Alumina: name changed to Weipa bulletin
Bowen advocate Bowen 1899-1900 weekly nil   Previously named Bowen mirror: amalgamated with Port Denison times
Bowen chronicle Bowen 1914-1920   nil   Incorporated into Bowen independent
Bowen independent Bowen 1903 + 2/week Vol. 66, no. 5192 (Nov. 21 1969) to date QSL Jan. 1934-July 25, 1941; Apr. 1949-Dec. 1955 Apr. 22, 1949-Dec. 21,1962; Jan. 8, 1965-Jan. 9, 1980; Jan. 7, 1981 Incorporated Bowen chronicle: published in part as Weekend independent
Bowen mirror Bowen 1896-1899 weekly nil   Name changed to Bowen advocate
Bowen observer Bowen 1882-1892 weekly MF Nov. 21, 1888 - Dec. 29, 1891    
Bowen record Bowen 1902   nil   Name changed to Bowen independent and Proserpine agriculturist
Cairns advertiser and Smithfield observer Cairns 1877-1881   nil QSL v. 1, no. 1, April 1877  
Cairns advocate Cairns 1897-1900 weekly nil    
Cairns argus Cairns 1889-1900 weekly, biweekly MF 29 July 1890 - 10 Dec. 1897   Previously named Cairns chronicle: name changed to Cairns daily argus
Cairns chronicle Cairns 1880-1881, 1885-1889 weekly MF May 15, 1886 - Dec 11, 1886 QU May-Dec 1886 Name changed to Cairns argus
Cairns daily argus Cairns 1900-1920 daily nil   Previously named Cairns argus
Cairns daily times Cairns 1882, 1899-1900, 1919-1937 daily MF Oct. 11, 1899-Feb. 10, 1900   Absorbed by Northern herald
Cairns focus Cairns 1979-1984   May 17(1979) - 20 Dec(1984) Incomplete   Previously named Far north focus: name changed to Cairns times
Cairns life. Cairns 1966 +   Apr. 1996- to date    
Cairns morning post Cairns 1907-1909 biweekly MF 9th June, 1897 - 3rd July, 1909 QU Oct 1902-Sep 1903 (incomplete) Previously named Morning post: name changed to Cairns post
Cairns post (1) Cairns 1884-1893   MF 14th Feb., 1884 - 20th May, 1893    
Cairns post (2) Cairns 1909 + daily 21st Nov, 1935 - 8th Sept., 1939 to date (Incomplete) MF 5th July, 1909 - 30th Dec., 1920   Previously named Cairns morning post
Cairns telegraph Cairns 1882-1883   nil    
Cairns times (1) Cairns 1885-1890   nil    
Cairns times (2) Cairns 1919 or 1920   nil    
Cairnsweek Cairns [1976?]- weekly Vol. 7, no. 1(Jan. 24 1982) - v. 10, no. 13(Apr. 28 1985) Incomplete QSL Jan. 4, 1981-June 29, 1986 (Imperfect)  
Canegrower Mackay 1928-1932   nil    
Cape times : serving the Gulf and Cape York Peninsula Cairns 1983-1985 monthly No. 1(1983) - no. 14(1985) Incomplete    
Carpentaria times Normanton 1883-1890 biweekly nil   Previously named Normanton herald
Castletown times Townsville 1865   nil    
Central free press Clermont 1876-1877   nil    
Charters Towers and north Queensland mining journal Charters Towers 1884 monthly No. 1 - no. 3, no. 5 (1884)    
Charters Towers daily herald and mining record Charters Towers 1886-1894   MF Vol. 9, no. 40(22 Dec. 1886)   Previously named Towers herald: name changed to Charters Towers mining standard
Charters Towers mining record and commercial gazette Charters Towers 1888-1889 weekly [v.2, no.2] (Sept. 1st, 1888); v.2, no.4 (Sept. 15th,1888)    
Charters Towers mining standard Charters Towers 1899-1904 daily MF 20th Feb.(1896) - 10th Mar.(1904)   Previously named Charters Towers daily herald
Charters Towers times Charters Towers 1888-1891 daily MF 11 Jan. 1888-30 Jun. 1891   Previously named Times
Chillagoe standard Chillagoe 1900-1913   nil    
Chronicle Atherton 1878-1902   nil    
Clarion Townsville 1937-1940   March - Sept 1939 (Incomplete)    
Clermont miner Clermont 1902-1903   nil    
Clermont telegram Clermont 1864-1981 weekly MF 10 March, 1950 - 6 May, 1981 Incomplete   Previously named Peak Downs telegram and advertiser. Incorporated in Central Queensland news (Emerald)
Cleveland Bay express Townsville 1867-1876 weekly nil   Previously named Cleveland Bay herald. Merged with Townsville times to form Townsville herald.
Cleveland Bay express and Cardwell advertiser Townsville 1867   nil   Previously named Cleveland Bay herald: name changed to Cleveland Bay express and northern advertiser
Cleveland Bay express and northern advertiser Townsville 1866-1870 (?)   MF Vol. 1, no. 12(Sept. 15, 1866) - v. 5, no. 26(Dec. 24,1870)   Previously named Cleveland Bay express and Cardwell advertiser
Cleveland Bay herald (and northern pioneer) Townsville 1866   nil   Name changed to Cleveland Bay express
Cleveland Bay times Townsville 1962-1963   nil    
Cloncurry advocate Cloncurry 1889-1953 weekly MF 1920-53 QSL Jan. 10, 1931-Dec. 1, 1953 Incorporated into Mount Isa Mail
Cloncurry mining news Cloncurry 1907 weekly nil    
Cloncurry news and Mt. Isa record Cloncurry 1920-1933 weekly MF June 1929 QSL 1930, Jan. 13-1933, Jan. 29  
Cockatoo and north Queensland Figaro Townsville 1883 weekly MF v. 1, nos. 1-3, 1-15 Sept. 1883   Name changed to North Queensland figaro
Collinsvale star Collinsvale 1930-1958 weekly nil    
Cooktown courier Cooktown 1874-1896 weekly, 2/week MF18 Apr.(1874) - 30 Jul (1889) Incomplete    
Cooktown herald, and Palmer River advertiser Cooktown 1874-1885 weekly, 2/week MF Mar. 20, 1874 - Dec. 29, 1877    
Cooktown independent Cooktown 1884-1940 biweekly, weekly MF Mar. 4 1888 - Dec. 30 1891 QSL Sept. 8, 1911; Jan. 14, 1931-Nov. 30, 1932; July 26,1937; July 22, 1935 - Dec. 1940 Name changed to Northern boomerang and Cooktown independent
Copperfield miner, and Peak Downs record Copperfield 1873-1877 weekly MF Jan. 10, 1874 - Oct. 27, 1877    
Croydon express and mining record Croydon 1899   MF Mar. 13 - Dec. 7, 1899    
Croydon golden age Croydon 1888-1897 3/week, weekly MF Jan. 1895 - Feb. 1897 Incomplete   Previously named Golden age and mining record: name changed to Croydon golden age and Normanton advertiser
Croydon golden age and Normanton advertiser Croydon 1897-1898   nil   Previously named Croydon golden age
Croydon independent and mining record Croydon 1898-1899   MF Nov. 18 and 25, 1898 QU Nov 1899 Also titled Croydon independent
Croydon miner Croydon 1887-1888 2/week nil    
Croydon mining news Croydon 1887-1929 weekly 26 Mar. 1923, 14 Sept. 1925, 19 Sept. 1927; MF July 4, 1895 - July 10, 1913 Incomplete QSL 1895-1899 imperfect; Nov. 4, 1909-Dec. 20, 1920; QU 1895-1924 (incomplete) Also titled Mining news. Incorporated in Croydon mining record and Gulf advocate
Croydon mining record and Gulf advocate Croydon 1902-1907 weekly MF Jan 1895-Feb 1897 incomplete, 2 Jan 1903 - 24 Dec 1903 QSL Jan 1902-1906 imperfect Incorporated in Croydon mining news
Daily chronicle Mackay 1895-1905 daily nil QSL Feb. 1895-Aug. 1895 Previously named Mackay mercury and South Kennedy advertiser. Incorporated in Daily mercury
Daily mercury Mackay 1906- 1979 daily Nov. 24th, 1978+ Incomplete; MF 1906 - 1945 QU 1906-1970 Previously named Mackay mercury and South Kennedy Advertiser. Merged with Mackay chronicle to become Mackay mercury
Daily northern standard Townsville     no. 1, 1st October, 1883    
Daily pilot Thursday Island   weekly nil   Name changed to Torres Strait pilot. See Torres Strait daily pilot
Delta advocate Ayr 1902-1944 weekly, biweekly nil QSL Oct. 1937-5 Aug. 1944 Previously named Ayr chronicle: name changed to Advocate
Democrat (1) Townsville 1895-1897 weekly nil QSL Dec. 21, 1895; Feb. 6, 1897-Aug. 14, 1897 Absorbed by Federal
Democrat (2) Innisfail 1929-1930   nil   Previously named Geraldton Sentinel
Douglas times Port Douglas 1988-1995 (?) weekly nil QSL 5 july 1988 - 9 Mar 1995 Previously named Douglas times and Douglas Shire visitors guide
Douglas times and Douglas Shire visitors guide Port Douglas 1986-1988   nil QSL 17 Dec 1986-29 June 1988 Name changed to Douglas times
Eagle Charters Towers 1893-1899 weekly nil QSL 18th Feb. 1893-10th Feb. 1894; 25th May-21st Dec.1895; 1st Apr.-16th Sept. 1899 Name changed to New eagle
Endeavour beacon and Cook district advertiser Cooktown 1894-1911   nil   Previously named Endeavour times, and Cook district journal
Endeavour times and Cook district journal Cooktown 1890-1891 2/week MF May 16, 1891 - Sept. 2, 1891   Name changed to Endeavour beacon and Cook district advertiser
Etheridge courier and Gilbert and Cloncurry mining journal Georgetown 1875-1877 weekly nil QSL Vol., no. 1 (Oct. 1, 1875) Name changed to The golden age
Etheridge herald Georgetown     nil    
Etheridge mining journal Georgetown 1892-1893   nil   Absorbed into Mundic miner
Evening advocate Innisfail 1906 - 1978 5 / week, 3/week nil QSL 22nd Apr. 1949-Dec. 1955 MF Jan. 5, 1954-Dec. 23, 1974; Nov. 12, 1975-Feb. 3, 1978 Previously named Johnstone River advocate and Innisfail news: named Innisfail chronicle for part of 1975: name changed to Innisfail advocate
Evening Australian Cairns 1948-1949   nil    
Evening star Townsville 1889 daily nil    
Evening telegraph Charters Towers 1901-1921 daily Feb. 24(1921) QSL May 1901-Dec. 1905; Jan. 1907-Aug. 1921  
Express Croydon 1899   nil    
Express Townsville 1996 +   1996 to date   Previously named Townsville City heart express
Far north focus Cairns 1975 weekly nil   Previously named Focus news: name changed to Cairns focus
Far north weekly Cooktown 1986   Vol. 1, no. 1(1986) - v. 1, no. 22(1986) Incomplete    
Federal weekly Townsville 1901-1921 weekly nil   Also called Federal
Flinders chronicle Hughenden 1931 -1940 weekly nil QSL Jan. 10, 1931-Mar. 1, 1940  
Flinders crier Hughenden 1983 +   Vol. 2, no. 1(Jun. 1983) to date QSL Vol.1, no.1 (June 25, 1982) to date  
Focus news Cairns 1979-1984   May 17 (1979) - 20 Dec (1984) incomplete   Also named Cairns advertiser: name changed to Far north focus
Focus tablelander Mareeba Nov 1981 - 1983 weekly Jun.11/17, 1980 - Oct. 21, 1980   Merged with Atherton times to form Atherton tableland times
Free press Innisfail     nil    
Friend Herberton 1912-1923   nil    
Geraldton advocate and Johnstone River guardian Geraldton 1891-1896   MF Jan. 4, 1895 - Jan. 1, 1896    
Geraldton chronicle Innisfail 1891-1892   nil    
Geraldton courier Innisfail     nil    
Geraldton independent Innisfail 1899 weekly nil    
Geraldton sentinel Innisfail 1906-1907 weekly nil   Previously named Geraldton world
Geraldton world Innisfail 1900-1901 weekly nil   Name changed to Geraldton sentinel
Golden age :Edwardstown, & Palmer district mining journal Maytown 1876-1877 weekly v. 1, no. 1; July 29, 1876   Later published in Edwardstown. Previously named Etheridge courier and Gilbert and Cloncurry mining journal: name changed to Palmer chronicle
Gregory news Winton 1898-1903 weekly MF June 24, 1898 - June 22, 1903    
Gulf chronicle Normanton Aug 1999-May 2000 twice/month Aug 1999-May 2000    
Gulf news Croydon 1930-1932 weekly nil QSL May 12, 1930-Feb. 1, 1932  
Gunpowder gazette Gunpowder 1972-1973 weekly, biweekly nil    
Herald Mareeba 1874-1901   nil    
Herbert River express Ingham 1904- triweekly, biweekly 14 Mar. 1961; Dec. 1972 - Dec. 1976; 4 Oct. 1983; 14 May 1985; 15 June 1985; 29 Mar. 1994 QSL Jan. 1930-Dec. 1955 Previously named Planter
Herberton advertiser and western observer Herberton 1881-1895 2/week, weekly MF No. 24(Mar. 22, 1884) - v. 14, no. 6(Feb. 10, 1893) (Incomplete)    
Herberton and western miner Herberton 1883-1884   nil    
Herberton times Herberton 1917-1918 weekly nil   Previously named Wild River times.Incorporated in Tablelander
Hodgkinson miner, Tate, Etheridge and Herberton Observer Thornborough 1882   nil    
Hodgkinson mining news and General advertiser for the northern gold fields Thornborough 1877-1879 weekly MF Mar. 17, 1877 - Dec. 20, 1879    
Home Hill observer Home Hill 1923-1969 weekly MF Vol. 1, no. 1 Thurs. 8 Feb. 1923 - Fri. July 25, 1969 QSL Jan. 1931-Dec. 1955 Name changed to Observer.
Horn herald Horn Island 1943 - 1944 daily nil    
Hughenden ensign Hughenden 1883-1889 weekly, 2/week nil   Name changed to Hughenden observer
Hughenden observer (Richmond, Cloncurry and Winton advertiser) Hughenden 1890-1913 weekly MF 19 June 1890   Previously named Hughenden ensign
Independent Croydon 1898   nil    
Ingham planter Ingham 1885-1899 weekly nil   Name changed to Northern planter
Innisfail advocate Innisfail 1978 + 2/week May 25, 1981 to date; MF 8 Feb. 1978 - 31 Dec. 1980 QSL Feb. 8, 1978 to date Previously named Evening advocate. Incorporated Weekend advocate
Innisfail chronicle Innisfail 1975 - 1978 2/week MF 19 May 1941 - 3 Feb. 1978 Incomplete   Previously named Evening advocate: name changed to Evening advocate
Innisfail democrat Innisfail 1911 weekly nil    
Isa mine and your news Mount Isa 1980-1986   nil   Previously named Isa news: name changed to Isa news
Isa news (1) Mount Isa 1970-1980   No. 11 (Apr. 8 1971) - no. 53(Nov. 6 1972)   Previously named Minews
Isa news (2) Mount Isa 1995 +   nil    
Jenkins Wild River mining circular Herberton 1882   nil    
Johnstone River advocate and Innisfail news Innisfail 1900 - 1941 2/week MF 28 Aug. 1928 - 18 May 1941 Incomplete QSL 2nd Jan. 1931 - 25 May 1937 Varient title Johnstone advocate and Innisfail news; incorporated Northern sportsman; name changed to Evening advocate
Lower Burdekin agriculturist and Ayr chronicle Ayr 1897-1903   nil    
Mackay banner Mackay 1888-1889   MF Vol. 1, no. 9(Feb. 25, 1888)    
Mackay chronicle Mackay 1895-1905 daily, 3/week MF 1895-1905   Previously named Daily chronicle: name changed to Mackay mercury
Mackay daily mercury Mackay 1979 +   nil QSU 1945-1980 Previously named Mackay mercury and South Kennedy advertiser
Mackay free press Mackay 1880-1882 weekly nil    
Mackay life Mackay 1996 - 1999 monthly/irregular 1996 -1999    
Mackay mercury and South Kennedy advertiser Mackay 1866-1906 weekly MF 1867 - 1905 Incomplete QSL Apr. 1867-May 10th 1887 Name changed to Daily mercury. Incorporated into Mackay chronicle
Mackay midweek Mackay 1987 + weekly 1987 to date   Previously named Sarina midweek
Mackay sentinel Mackay 1929-1930 weekly nil QSL Jan. 1930-July 1930  
Mackay standard Mackay 1877-1919 weekly, 3/week, daily MF 1878 - 1879; Aug. 1884 - Dec. 1913 QSL June 1887-July 1909 QU 1878-1905  
Magnetic times. Magnetic Island 1997 +   Vol. 1, no. 1(Sep. 19, 1997) to date    
Mareeba express Mareeba 1894-1898 weekly nil    
Mareeba herald Mareeba 1898 weekly nil    
Mareeba sentinel Mareeba 1915-1920 weekly nil    
Millaa news Millaa Millaa 1946   V. 6, no. 17-18, 1946    
Miner Chillagoe 1902   nil    
Miners gazette Mackay 1979-1985 weekly Vol. 4, no. 31 (Aug. 12, 1982) - v. 7, no. 35 (Aug. 29, 1985)   Name changed to Miners midweek
Miners midweek Mackay 1985 +   5 Sept 1985 to date   Previously named Miners gazette
Minews Mount Isa 1966-1970   nil QSL 1966-1970 Name changed to Isa news
Mining news (1) Cloncurry 1908-1910   nil    
Mining news (2) Croydon     nil QSL Jan. 14, 1896-Feb. 23, 1906 imperfect Name changed to Croydon mining news. Merged with Croydon mining record and Gulf advocate
Mining journal Ravenswood 1887 weekly nil    
Mirror Geraldton 1896-1899 weekly MF Vol. 1, no. 1(Feb. 19, 1896)-v. 1, no. 29(Nov. 18, 1896)    
Mitchell and Gregory mail Aramac 1881-1885 weekly nil   Previously named Aramac mail: name changed to Winton herald
Morning post Cairns 1895-1907 weekly, 2/week, daily nil   Name changed to Cairns morning post
Mossman champion and Port Douglas mail Mossman 1904-1907 weekly nil    
Mossman mail and Port Douglas and Daintree dispatch Mossman 1931 weekly nil QSL Mar. 14, 1931-Oct. 3, 1931  
Mount Garnet and Chillagoe Miner Chillagoe 1903-1906 weekly nil    
Mount Isa mail Mount Isa 1953-1966 weekly nil QSL 26 June 1953 - Dec 1955 Absorbed Cloncurry advocate. Was absorbed by North west star
Mount Isa news Mount Isa 1965 weekly nil    
Mount Isa standard Mount Isa 1948-1949 weekly nil QSL Jan. 22, 1948-Aug. 19, 1949  
Mount Isa times Mount Isa 1932 weekly nil QSL Jul-Aug 1932  
Mount Isa weekly news Mount Isa 1940-1949 weekly nil    
Mount Isan sanomat: Mt. Isa news Mount Isa 1965-1966   MF May 1965 - July 1966   In Finnish
Mount Morgan argus Mount Morgan 1900-1920 weekly MF Vol. 1, no. 1(Jan. 26 1900) - v. 3, no. 311(Jun. 51902); v. 6, no. 311(Jun. 12 1902) - v. 10, no. 705(Oct. 41906)   Absorbed (Mount Morgan) Truth (June 1902) and Mount Morgan herald (Aug 1904)
Mount Morgan chronicle and mining gazette Mount Morgan 1886-1920 weekly, 2/week MF 1913-1917 QSL Nov. 28, 1913-Dec. 28, 1917; Jan. 3, 1919-Dec. 26, 1919  
Mount Morgan herald Mount Morgan 1887 weekly nil   Absorbed by Mount Morgan argus
Mountain echo Mount Morgan 1947- 1951 (?) weekly nil QSL Feb. 7, 1947-Oct. 28, 1949; Nov. 11, 1950-June 2, 1951  
Mundic miner and Etheridge gazette Georgetown 1889-1917 weekly nil QSL vol. 1, no. 1 Jan. 12, 1889  
New eagle Charters Towers 1904-1906   MF 1904-3 Nov. 1906   Previously named The Eagle
New endeavour beacon Cooktown 1906 2/week nil    
New pioneer Mackay 1911-1913 (?) weekly nil QSL Jan. 7, 1911-Dec. 27, 1913 Previously named Pioneer
News Ingham 1902   nil    
Newsnorth Innisfail 1981 weekly June 20/26(1981) - Aug. 22/28(1981) Incomplete    
Norman chronicle Normanton 1885-1917 2/week nil    
Normanton herald and Gulf of Carpentaria advertiser Normanton 1883-1884   nil   Name changed to Carpentaria times
North Queensland bulletin Townsville 1887- 1910   nil   Weekly of Townsville daily bulletin. Incorporated in Northern miner (Charters Towers)
North Queensland chronicle Cairns 1890 weekly MF 7 June 1890    
North Queensland country Townsville 1984   nil    
North Queensland figaro Charters Towers 1894-1900 weekly nil   Previously named Cockatoo and North Queensland figaro
North Queensland guardian Townsville 1937-1943 weekly nil QSL May 1937-May 1940; 24th Sept. 1943 Banned from June 1940 - January 1943. Name changed to Queensland guardian and publication transferred to Brisbane
North Queensland herald Townsville