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Originally established by Arthur Bouricault as The Northern Argus in 1863, the newspaper began publication as The Daily Northern Argus on 1 January 1875. In late 1880 or early 1881, Bouricault sold his interest to P. F. MacDonald, who quickly sold again to Nixon & Company in August 1881. The major shareholder of the company, Francis Nixon, served as managing director and editor of the newspaper until his death by suicide in November 1883. The Daily Northern Argus was then sold to a limited liability company.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Northern Argus
William Herbert Robison
(editor),
1863
Rockhampton
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Arthur Leslie Bourcicault
,
1863-1874
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1863
newspaper
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The Daily Record
1897
Rockhampton
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Frank William Thomas
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Z1501715
1897
newspaper
PeriodicalNewspaper Details
Frequency:
Daily (Monday to Saturday)
Range:
No. 1736 (1 January 1875) - no. 3611 (31 December 1896)
Continues:
The Northern Argus
Continued by:
The Daily Record
Mergers:
Merged with The Record to form The Daily Record
Note:
'First penny paper published north of Brisbane.'
Source: Gordon & Gotch, Australasian Newspaper Directory (1888): 40
Last amended 21 Aug 2013 10:40:28
