Queensland Figaro and Punch

Queensland Figaro and Punch, cover 16 March 1889

The Queensland Figaro and Punch was a weekly newspaper published from 1885 to 1936 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

History

The newspaper was a merger of two previous newspapers, the Queensland Figaro and the Queensland Punch.[1] The Queensland Figaro was originally published on January 6, 1883 [2] by John Edgar (Bobby) Byrne.[1] From 1901 until 1936 the newspaper was once again published under its original name, with print stopping only during First World War and several years thereafter.[3]

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Queensland figaro and punch, J. Edgar Byrne, 1885, retrieved 8 January 2014
  2. "Queensland Figaro". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. Queensland Figaro, retrieved 22 February 2016
  4. "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  5. "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

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