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The Northern Miner was started by James Reid Smith in August 1872. Smith recruited Thadeus O'Kane who took over as editor and sole owner from 1873 to 1890. Originally based in Millchester, the newspaper office moved to Charters Towers in October 1874.
After Kane's death, the newspaper was sold to Townsville Commission agent William Black, who sold it on four months later to the Northern Miner Printing and Publishing Company Limited. From 10 June 1910, The Northern Miner became part of the North Queensland Paper Company.
Since June 1984, The Northern Miner has been printed in Townsville.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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The Evening Telegraph
Francis Kenna
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1901
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1901-1921
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1901
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The Life and Times of Thadeus O'Kane
Townsville
:
North Queensland Newspaper Company
,
2003
Z1487385
2003
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biography
PeriodicalNewspaper Details
Frequency:
Originally weekly; bi-weekly (Wednesday and Saturday) from 18 August 1875; tri-weekly from 20 August 1878; daily evening paper from 2 July 1883; morning daily from 6 November 1886; tri-weekly from June 1951; bi-weekly from 6 November 1973
Range:
14 August 1872-
Mergers:
Absorbed The Evening Telegraph in 1921.
Price:
Price (1874): 6d
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