The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser

Front page of the Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser Friday 29 March 1861

The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser was the second newspaper published in Ipswich, Queensland.[1] It was established in 1859 by Central Queensland separationists, who argued for a separation from New South Wales.[1] The paper merged with another to become the Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser when it changed ownership in October 1861.[1][2][3] The newspaper later claimed to be the leading proponent for populating, opening up, and exploiting the resources of Queensland.[1] It is now known as The Queensland Times, and is the oldest surviving newspaper in Queensland.

History

Founding co-owner Arthur Macalister went on to become a three-time Premier of Queensland

The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser was established and owned by Walter Gray, H.M. Cockburn, Arthur Macalister and John Rankin, Central Queensland separationists.[4] It launched on 4 July 1859 with an ex-Sydney Morning Herald employee Edmund Gregory acting as both publisher and editor.[4]

An editorial under the pseudonym "Red Gum" in the 4 July 1899 issue: —
The "Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser" was established by a private company of ardent Separationists, comprising the late Messrs. Arthur Macalister, H. M. Cockburn, Walter Gray, and John Rankin; and its first issue appeared on the 4th of July, 1859. Mr. Edmund Gregory, the present Queensland Government Printer, was the printer and publisher of the "'Ipswich Herald", having been specially en-gaged in Sydney to manage the paper, and its offices were situated in Ellenborough-street, about on the site where the railway bridge crosses the line.[1]

Separation was achieved just prior to the first edition: the proclamation by Queen Victoria established a colony separate to New South Wales called Queensland.[4] News of this proclamation featured in the first issue.[4]

The newspaper was one of three regional Queensland newspapers published during the 1850s,[2] the first in Ipswich was named The North Australian.[1] In 1861 Gregory left to join the Moreton Bay Courier (now the Courier-Mail),[4] and the paper was bought by three former employees of The North Australian, Hugh Parkinson, F. Kidner and J. Sloman. It was then known as Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser, with the new ownership keen to represent the interests of Queensland more generally.[4]

In 1874 the Elenborough Street site was purchased by the railways and the paper moved to "Dowden's corner".[1]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Glimpses of Early Ipswich.". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser (National Library of Australia). 4 July 1899. p. 3. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kirkpatrick, Rod (2008). Purposely parochial : 100 years of the Country Press in Queensland. Queensland Country Press Association. p. 29. ISBN 9780646491943.
  3. ↑ "The Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Ipswich Library & Information Service. "Federation through the pages of the Queensland Times". History of the Queensland Times. Ipswich City Council. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

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