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y separately published work icon The Cairns Argus newspaper  
Issue Details: First known date: 1889... 1889 The Cairns Argus
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The Cairns Argus began publication in November 1889. From 1890 to 1897 W. G. Henderson was the proprietor.

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First known date: 1889
      Cairns, Cairns area, Ingham - Cairns area, Queensland,: 1889-1900 .
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Untitled 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 23 August 1890; (p. 2) 'Mr Chadwick, late editor of the Cairns Argus, leaves for the South on Tuesday, having accepted an appointment in Brisbane.'
Presentation to Mr. E. C. M. Draper 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 31 May 1890; (p. 2 - 3) Report of function to farewell Mr. E. C. M. Draper on the occasion of his leaving Cairns. The function was attended by approximately 25 five of Cairns's leading citizens and Mr Draper was presented with sixty sovereigns and a gold locket in appreciation of his many years of journalistic service to the district.
Presentation to Mr. E. C. M. Draper 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 31 May 1890; (p. 2 - 3) Report of function to farewell Mr. E. C. M. Draper on the occasion of his leaving Cairns. The function was attended by approximately 25 five of Cairns's leading citizens and Mr Draper was presented with sixty sovereigns and a gold locket in appreciation of his many years of journalistic service to the district.
Untitled 1890 single work column
— Appears in: The Cairns Post , 23 August 1890; (p. 2) 'Mr Chadwick, late editor of the Cairns Argus, leaves for the South on Tuesday, having accepted an appointment in Brisbane.'
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PeriodicalNewspaper Details

Frequency:
Weekly; bi-weekly
Range:
12 Nov 1889 - 1900
Continues:
The Cairns Chronicle
Continued by:
The Cairns Daily Argus
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