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[edit] Hell
Anyone got a photo of the "Hell" in lights from Mt Archer?
If noone does I'll see if I can get GNU-liscenced copy from either The Morning bulletin or Roving Enteprises (only tow official orgs I know that might have it).--ZZ 14:59, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)
The abc showed a documentary about a chick who grew up rockhampton, you might be able to get it off them. Otherwise I'll take a photo next time I go up there.
[edit] Puppetry of the Penis banned?
This is wrong. Initially the city council voted to not allow the show. About a week later they caved to the nationwide backlash and relented.
Just in case I am mistaken, I'm checking the morning bulletin archives. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jc3k (talk • contribs) 2006-03-02 19:41:52.
- Ah! I heard of the original rejection and as an ex-Rocky boy it sounded just like the local council. It if did indeed proceed then it shouldn't be in the article. Garglebutt / (talk) 09:42, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Rockhampton's First School
This looks like a cut and paste out of a copyrighted work (not sure of the duration of copyright in Australia). I have formatted it as an extended quote for now but I'm not sure it can stay. Garglebutt / (talk) 21:33, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
Where would I have to go to find the archives? I'm trying to improve the Emmaus College article.Joeldipops 12:24, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] US WWII bases
There were at least two WWII US air force bases around, Rockhampton, 1st. where the current international airport is, 2nd. was located about half way between Rockhampton and the east coast at a place know as Hedlow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.220.60.192 (talk) 15:30, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Newspapers
I am proposing deleting everything but the first paragraph in the seciton on newspapers as it strays considerably off the topic of a geography article. Michellecrisp (talk) 04:31, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
- I support a major trim, however I would keep the first two paras. If there were sources I would suggest moving the fourth para to The Morning Bulletin and a trimmed down version of the rest to the History section. The list of people and radio stations could be comfortably trimmed as well. -- Mattinbgn\talk 04:52, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
- In fact, I have trimmed it myself.
[edit] Content of Newspaper section
Below is the removed content from this section should it be useful elsewhere:
A satirical paper called "The Mourning Bulltin" was occasionally produced during the Capricarna Festival, it contained stories about local events (some factual, some purely ficticious) written in a satirical style.
A rival newspaper, the Northern Argus, appeared January 3, 1863, becoming a daily newspaper in 1875. Initially the Bulletin was held to be more conservative while the Argus was more radical, though in 1895, the Argus was bought by Stewart Hartley, the son in law of Charles Hardie Buzzacott (who had been editor of the Bulletin after his brother William) and reissued as the Daily Record. The paper was bought by Thomas J. Ryan, later Labor Premier of Queensland, and became a vehicle for Labor policies. It became the Evening News in 1922, and was later bought by and incorporated into the Bulletin by 1941.
The Capricornian was a weekly newspaper launched on January 2, 1875, which was amalgamated with the Artesian, another weekly newspaper, to be reissued as the Central Queensland Herald on January 1, 1930, before ceasing circulation in 1956. Another rival paper from the 1890s was the Peoples Newspaper edited after 1896 by Wallace Nelson, who was described as "Rockhampton's Breeziest Editor and Most Attractive Speaker".
The short-lived but inventively named Rockhampton Laughing Jackass was a weekly newspaper founded by Louis Marcellin Martin in 1881. Colourful, irreverent and humorous it ceased publication in mid 1882 due to financial difficulties. The idea of a satirical journal was resurrected twenty years later with the launch of the Cornucopian on January 1, 1901, however it was equally short lived.
North Rockhampton had its own newspaper for some years from 1885; the Rockhampton Temperance Advocate which became the North Rockhampton Times & Blackall Electorate Advertiser. -- Mattinbgn\talk 05:00, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Lead section
definitely could be expanded as per WP:LEAD Michellecrisp (talk) 23:56, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Table of radio stations
Is it needed? seems to be not consistent with WP:NOT#DIR? Michellecrisp (talk) 01:30, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
