The Queanbeyan Age
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The Queanbeyan Age is a weekly newspaper based in Queanbeyan
, New South Wales
, Australia
. First published on the 15th September, 1860 by John Gale
and his brother, Peter Francis Gale, The Golden Age, as it was known at the time, was the first newspaper of the small township on the banks of the Queanbeyan River
. It was named due to the shortlived Kiandra goldrush, which generated large amounts of gold-based traffic through the region.
The Age publishes on Fridays. The newspaper previously published twice a week, and prior to that it was published three times a week. The paper currently publishes in 32 to 48 page editions.
It has two full time journalists, one part time journalist and an editor off site. Its weekly coverage includes politics, the courts, council, sport, community, health, environment, police and the emergency services.
The editor as of May 2011 is Andrew Benson.
The Age is part of the Federal Press Group with The Canberra Times
and The Canberra Chronicle
The Age has a website with interactive timelines, videos, audio slideshows, photo galleries and interactive map features. It can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.
Queanbeyan, New South Wales
Queanbeyan is a regional centre in the Southern Tablelands in south-eastern New South Wales adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory. The city's mixed economy is based on light construction, high technology, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. It is the council seat of the...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, 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...
. First published on the 15th September, 1860 by John Gale
John Gale (journalist)
John Gale was the founder of the Queanbeyan Age, the first newspaper to serve Queanbeyan District...
and his brother, Peter Francis Gale, The Golden Age, as it was known at the time, was the first newspaper of the small township on the banks of the Queanbeyan River
Queanbeyan River
The Queanbeyan River is a tributary of the Molonglo River and part of Murray-Darling Basin. The river is 70 kilometres in length and the river catchment is 96,000 hectares in size...
. It was named due to the shortlived Kiandra goldrush, which generated large amounts of gold-based traffic through the region.
The Age publishes on Fridays. The newspaper previously published twice a week, and prior to that it was published three times a week. The paper currently publishes in 32 to 48 page editions.
It has two full time journalists, one part time journalist and an editor off site. Its weekly coverage includes politics, the courts, council, sport, community, health, environment, police and the emergency services.
The editor as of May 2011 is Andrew Benson.
The Age is part of the Federal Press Group with The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times newspaper was founded in 1926 in Canberra, Australia by Arthur Shakespeare.It was the second paper to be printed in the city, the first being The Federal Capital Pioneer. The paper was sold to the Fairfax group in the 1960s by Arthur Shakespeare on the condition that it continue...
and The Canberra Chronicle
The Age has a website with interactive timelines, videos, audio slideshows, photo galleries and interactive map features. It can also be found on Twitter and Facebook.