Telegraph (Brisbane)
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The Telegraph was a Brisbane
evening newspaper first published on 1 Oct 1872. The final edition appeared on 5 Feb 1988. In its day it was recognised as one of the best news pictorial newspapers in the country. Its Pink Sports edition (printed distinctively on pink newsprint and sold on Brisbane streets from about 6pm on Saturdays) was a particularly excellent production produced under tight deadlines. It included results and pictures of Brisbane's Saturday afternoon sports including the results of the last horse race of the day.
, a former editor of the Brisbane Courier and founder of Pugh's Almanac
The first edition of the newspaper had just four pages and a print run of only 200 copies.
In 1963 it moved from its 93 Queen Street premesis to its final home 41 Campbell Street Bowen Hills (Queensland Newspapers).
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
evening newspaper first published on 1 Oct 1872. The final edition appeared on 5 Feb 1988. In its day it was recognised as one of the best news pictorial newspapers in the country. Its Pink Sports edition (printed distinctively on pink newsprint and sold on Brisbane streets from about 6pm on Saturdays) was a particularly excellent production produced under tight deadlines. It included results and pictures of Brisbane's Saturday afternoon sports including the results of the last horse race of the day.
History
In 1871 a group of local businessmen, Robert Armour, J.K. Hardy (M.L.A for Brisbane), John Warde, John Burns, J.D. Heale & J.K. Buchanan formed the Telegraph Newspaper Co. Ltd. The Editor was Theophilus Parsons PughTheophilus Parsons Pugh
Theophilus Parsons Pugh was an Australian journalist, newspaper editor, politician, publisher and public servant, as well as the editor-in-chief of the Moreton Bay Courier, later the Brisbane Courier from 1860 to 1863....
, a former editor of the Brisbane Courier and founder of Pugh's Almanac
The first edition of the newspaper had just four pages and a print run of only 200 copies.
In 1963 it moved from its 93 Queen Street premesis to its final home 41 Campbell Street Bowen Hills (Queensland Newspapers).
Staff
- James Cowlishaw, managing director in 1878.
- Charles Wilmott, Assistant Messenger Overseer in the Brisbane Telegraph Office.
- Nat Gould.
- Frederick William WardFrederick William WardFrederick William Ward was an Australian journalist, newspaper editor and Methodist minister.Ward was born in New Zealand the fourth son of the Rev. Robert Ward, a Primitive Methodist clergyman and was sent to Brisbane, Australia around 1867 as a Methodist minister...
, editor (1916-December 1920) - Alfred Cecil Chave, journalist, 1930
- Lionel Ker Strutton Hogg
- Thomas William HeneyThomas William HeneyThomas William Heney was an Australian journalist and poet.Heney was the son of Thomas William Heney, a printer, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth, née Carruthers and was born in Sydney. Heney was educated at Cooma. Heney Senior was a heavy drinker and died in 1875...
(1920 to 1923) - Pendil Arthur Rayner (1928 as a cadet (cub) reporter-1943)
- Sallyanne AtkinsonSallyanne AtkinsonSallyanne Atkinson AO is an Australian politician, former Lord Mayor of Brisbane and former chair of ABC Learning, a bankrupted Australian childcare operator.She is Special Representative for the Queensland Government in South-East Asia....
, journalist (1960 to 1962) - Edgar George HoltEdgar George HoltEdgar George Holt was a journalist who served on many well-known Australian newspapers. In 1950, he joined the Liberal Party of Australia Federal Secretariat in a public relations role.- Early life :The Holt family emigrated to Brisbane in 1916...
- Ken Blanch, reporter.
- Mark Hinchliffe joined as the sports sub-editor in 1981.
- Peter Charlton, later the Courier-Mail's national affairs editor, was the business editor of The Courier-MailThe Courier-MailThe Courier-Mail is a daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. Owned by News Limited, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's...
and Brisbane Telegraph. - Lincoln Howes, now part of the 60 Minutes60 Minutes60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
team, started his career at Brisbane's Telegraph. - Mitchell Murphy, now with Brisbane TimesBrisbane TimesBrisbane Times is an Internet-based news site for Brisbane and Queensland, Australia. It was launched on 7 March 2007 by then-Queensland Premier Peter Beattie....
, was reporter and columnist covering covering elite level sport for both the Brisbane Telegraph and Daily SunDaily SunDaily Sun is the biggest daily newspaper in South Africa. With over 400,000 sales in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and Northwest provinces, the national expansion of the paper to KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and the Eastern Cape will add to the existing circulation.Daily Sun targets readers in and...
. - Barton Green
- Harry Jefferies, Sports Editor
External links
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