Central Telegraph (newspaper)

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Central Telegraph
TypeFriday newspaper
Owner(s) News Limited
Founded1932
Ceased publication2020
Headquarters Biloela, Queensland, Australia

The Central Telegraph was a newspaper based in Biloela, Queensland, providing local news coverage for communities located within the Banana Shire in Central Queensland, Australia from 1932 to 2020. [1] [2] [3]

The newspaper was owned by News Corp Australia and was issued each Friday. [4]

Founded by English immigrant Frank Heaton, the first edition of the Central Telegraph was published in January 1932. [5] [6]

In May 2020, it was announced by News Corp that the Central Telegraph would be ceasing publication. [7] News Corp also announced the Central Telegraph would not moving to an exclusively online format, unlike other local Central Queensland newspapers such as the Central Queensland News , The Observer and The Morning Bulletin , all of which would continue providing local news on their respective websites. [8]

The final edition of the Central Telegraph was published on 26 June 2020. [9]

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References

  1. Goodwin, Aaron (24 June 2020) 'CT' workers take a trip down memory lane, Central Telegraph . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. Goodwin, Aaron (22 June 2020) Priceless memories captured in print, Central Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Goodwin, Aaron (25 June 2020) Reflecting on some of the 'CT's' bigger stories, Central Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. Johns, Bryce (22 June 2016) What News Corp purchasing us means for you Archived 29 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine , Central Telegraph, News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. (20 July 1954) Mr F Heaton, The Morning Bulletin . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. Goodwin, Aaron (26 June 2020), First words on this typewriter, Central Telegraph. Accessed 4 August 2020
  7. Hendry, Megan; Stunzner, Inga (29 May 2020) News Corp stops the presses on central Queensland newspapers as mastheads move online, ABC News . Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. (28 May 2020) News Corp cuts: Will your local newspaper be affected?, ABC News. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. (26 June 2020), Thanks for the Memories, Central Telegraph. Accessed 4 August 2020.