The Evening News (Rockhampton)

The Evening News was a newspaper published in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.

History

This newspaper commenced on 3 January 1863 as the Northern Argus.[1] It was published three times a week by Arthur Leslie Bourcicault.[2] The editor was William Herbert Robison.[3]

From 1 January 1875, it was published as the Daily Northern Argus.[1] It was published daily by Arthur Leslie Bourcicault.[4] The editor was Francis Hodgson Nixon.[3]

From 2 January 1897, it was merged with the Record and was published as the Daily Record.[4][1]

From 31 July 1922, it was published as the Evening News. The publisher was Walter Sewell Buzacott. The last issue was on 31 July 1941.[1][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Daily record, Rockhampton Newspaper Company, 1897, retrieved 23 January 2014
  2. ↑ Northern argus, Arthur L. Bourcicault, 1800, retrieved 23 January 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Arthur Leslie Bourcicault". AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Daily northern argus, Arthur Leslie Bourcicault, 1875, retrieved 23 January 2014
  5. ↑ The Evening news, Walter Sewell Buzacott, 1922, retrieved 23 January 2014