Fraser Coast Chronicle
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The Fraser Coast Chronicle is a daily newspaper
serving the Fraser Coast area in Queensland
, Australia
. The newspaper
is owned by APN News & Media
.
The circulation of the Fraser Coast Chronicle is 9,550 Monday to Friday and 11,095 on Saturday.
The Fraser Coast Chronicle website is part of the APN Regional News Network
.
In 1863 Buzacott sold his interests to William Swain Roberts and Joseph Robinson, who set out to "reflect the community's wants and opinions while boldly and distinctly enunciating our own views". As the rough river town turned into a respectable city, its newspaper became a bi-weekly in 1864, a tri-weekly in 1868 and a daily in 1882.
In 1867 Mr Roberts became sole proprietor and managing editor. A Scot, Andrew Dunn from Toowoomba, joined the Chronicle in 1885, beginning a long association with the Dunn family. Through war, flood and fire the presses rolled, although, as one edition reports, it was touch and go in the 1893 Brisbane flood
: "We must confess that at this hour (3am) as we are going to press the state of the flood and events just reported completely upset our anticipation of comparative safety."
Circulation growth brought the price down to twopence in 1901 and a penny in 1903.
After several shifts, Bazaar Street became the Chronicle's new home in 1957. A satellite office operated in Hervey Bay. In 1966 the Chronicle changed from broadsheet to tabloid and in 1977 it moved to offset printing.
In 2005, the Chronicle shifted its headquarters to a new Hervey Bay office, although it continues to have a strong presence in Maryborough from its Bazaar Street office.
Newspaper
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serving the Fraser Coast area in Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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. The newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
is owned by APN News & Media
APN News & Media
APN News & Media Limited is an Australian and New Zealand media company. Divisions include newspaper publishing, online publishing, broadcast radio and outdoor advertising in Australia and New Zealand...
.
The circulation of the Fraser Coast Chronicle is 9,550 Monday to Friday and 11,095 on Saturday.
The Fraser Coast Chronicle website is part of the APN Regional News Network
APN Regional News Network
The APN Regional News Network is a network of online publications representing a number of newspapers in Australia owned by APN News & Media...
.
History
Charles Buzacott printed the first Chronicle in Maryborough, a four-page tabloid, in his slab hut in Lennox Street in November, 1860. It sold for sixpence and was read from Gayndah to Childers to Gympie.In 1863 Buzacott sold his interests to William Swain Roberts and Joseph Robinson, who set out to "reflect the community's wants and opinions while boldly and distinctly enunciating our own views". As the rough river town turned into a respectable city, its newspaper became a bi-weekly in 1864, a tri-weekly in 1868 and a daily in 1882.
In 1867 Mr Roberts became sole proprietor and managing editor. A Scot, Andrew Dunn from Toowoomba, joined the Chronicle in 1885, beginning a long association with the Dunn family. Through war, flood and fire the presses rolled, although, as one edition reports, it was touch and go in the 1893 Brisbane flood
1893 Brisbane flood
The 1893 Brisbane flood, occasionally referred to as the Great Flood of 1893 or the Black February flood, occurred when the Brisbane River burst its banks on three occasions in February 1893. It is the occurrence of three major floods in the same month that saw the period named "Black February"....
: "We must confess that at this hour (3am) as we are going to press the state of the flood and events just reported completely upset our anticipation of comparative safety."
Circulation growth brought the price down to twopence in 1901 and a penny in 1903.
After several shifts, Bazaar Street became the Chronicle's new home in 1957. A satellite office operated in Hervey Bay. In 1966 the Chronicle changed from broadsheet to tabloid and in 1977 it moved to offset printing.
In 2005, the Chronicle shifted its headquarters to a new Hervey Bay office, although it continues to have a strong presence in Maryborough from its Bazaar Street office.