Front page of the Townsville Bulletin 6 October 2007 |
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| Type | Monday - Saturday newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | News Limited |
| Publisher | Queensland Newspapers |
| Editor | Peter Gleeson |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Townsville, Australia 198 Ogden St Townsville QLD 4810 |
| Circulation | 84,000 Monday-Friday 104,000 Saturday |
| Official website | townsvillebulletin.com.au |
The Townsville Bulletin is a daily newspaper published in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the only daily paper that serves the northern Queensland region. The paper has a print edition, a free World Wide Web edition, and a subscription digital edition.[1]
The newspaper is published by The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd, which is a subsidiary of News Limited.[2] News Limited is Australia’s largest newspaper publisher and a subsidiary of News Corporation associated with Rupert Murdoch.
The newspaper employs over 100 people.
The Bulletin has a A$1.20 cover price on weekdays, increasing to $1.80 for the weekend edition. It is in tabloid format. In 2006 the Bulletin had a readership (average) Monday to Friday of 84,000 (up 15.5% on 2005) and weekend readership (avg) of 104,000 (up 1.96% on 2005)[3] and circulation (avg) of 27,187 Monday to Friday, weekend circulation (avg) of 41,814.[4]
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The Townsville Bulletin was established in 1881.[5]
The newspaper chartered a Boeing 747 to take North Queensland fans to the 2005 NRL grand final, the Cowboys' first.[6]
It was awarded News Limited's Regional Newspaper of the Year in 2009.
Google, Inc. Google Maps – satellite view of Townsville Bulletin (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?cid=3516649768252666921&q=Townsville+Bulletin,+Queensland,+Australia&t=h&z=18&iwloc=A. Retrieved 2011-10-01. (requires Javascript)