Murgon Advertiser

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The Murgon Advertiser was a newspaper published in Murgon, Queensland, Australia.

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History

In November 1947, Brian Keighley Gerardy (also known as Brian Keighley-Gerardy) purchased the printing plant of the Northern Boomerang in Mossman to relocate to Murgon to establish the Murgon Advertiser. [1]

The newspaper was published from 1947 to 1949. [2]

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References

  1. "Newspaper For Murgon". Maryborough Chronicle . No. 23, 626. Queensland, Australia. 1 November 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 18 September 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  2. Murgon advertiser, 1948, retrieved 18 September 2017