The Morning Bulletin
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The Morning Bulletin is a daily newspaper service Rockhampton
, Queensland
, Australia
and the surrounding areas of Central Queensland
.
The original owner, William Hitchcock Buzacott, brought the press and equipment form Sydney in 1861 where he operated a small weekly paper. At the time the paper was called the Rockhampton Bulletin and was eagerly read by the town's 698 residents.
The Bulletin's original home was in Quay Street near the old Customs House, in a low wooden building. On 14 August 1862, this was burnt down and the presses destroyed. Buzacott quickly obtained new equipment from Sydney.
The Morning Bulletin is a part of the APN News & Media
network which is one of Australia’s largest newspaper publishers. The Morning Bulletin employs over 100 people.
The Morning Bulletin has a $1.10 cover price on weekdays, increasing to $1.60 for the weekend edition, it is in tabloid format. In 2007 the Bulletin had a readership (average) Monday to Friday (avg) of 30,000 and weekend readership (avg) of 50,000 and circulation (avg) of 20,000 Monday to Friday, weekend circulation (avg) of 26,500.
Rockhampton
Rockhampton can refer to:* Rockhampton, Queensland is a city in Queensland, Australia* Rockhampton City, Queensland, a suburb of Rockhampton, Queensland* Electoral district of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and the surrounding areas of Central Queensland
Central Queensland
Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, north to the Mackay Regional...
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History
The Bulletin was established in July 1861. It is the second oldest business in Rockhampton, the oldest being the Criterion Hotel which was established in October 1860.The original owner, William Hitchcock Buzacott, brought the press and equipment form Sydney in 1861 where he operated a small weekly paper. At the time the paper was called the Rockhampton Bulletin and was eagerly read by the town's 698 residents.
The Bulletin's original home was in Quay Street near the old Customs House, in a low wooden building. On 14 August 1862, this was burnt down and the presses destroyed. Buzacott quickly obtained new equipment from Sydney.
Circulation
The newspaper is printed daily Monday to Saturday and contains local, entertainment and information news. It is the only daily paper that serves the Central Queensland region.The Morning Bulletin is a part of the 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...
network which is one of Australia’s largest newspaper publishers. The Morning Bulletin employs over 100 people.
The Morning Bulletin has a $1.10 cover price on weekdays, increasing to $1.60 for the weekend edition, it is in tabloid format. In 2007 the Bulletin had a readership (average) Monday to Friday (avg) of 30,000 and weekend readership (avg) of 50,000 and circulation (avg) of 20,000 Monday to Friday, weekend circulation (avg) of 26,500.