Herbert River Express

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Herbert River Express
Founded1896-1897
Ceased publicationJune 2020
Headquarters Ingham, Queensland

The Herbert River Express was a newspaper published in Ingham, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] It is distributed from Cardwell and Kennedy in the north down to Rollingstone and Toomulla in the south. [2]

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History

Herbert River Express office, Ingham, c. 1919 StateLibQld 1 90636 Newspaper offices of the Herbert River Express, Ingham, Queensland, ca. 1919.jpg
Herbert River Express office, Ingham, c.1919

The newspaper was first published in Townsville as The Northern Age about 1896-1897. It moved to Ingham, then Halifax, under other titles such as The Planter and Northern Planter. [1]

In 1904, it returned to Ingham as the Herbert River Express. [1]

Along with a number of other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp, the newspaper ceased publication in June 2020. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Historical Notes on North Queensland Newspapers". James Cook University. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Herbert River Express". News Corp. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. "Future is digital: News announces major changes". Gatton Star. 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.