Townsville Bulletin
 Front page of the Townsville Bulletin 6 October 2007 |
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| Type | Monday - Saturday newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | News Limited |
| Publisher | Queensland Newspapers |
| Editor | Peter Gleeson |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 84,000 Monday-Friday 104,000 Saturday |
| Official website | townsvillebulletin.com.au |
The Townsville Bulletin is a daily newspaper published in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is the only daily paper that serves the northern Queensland region. The paper has a print edition, a free World Wide Web edition, and a subscription digital edition.[1]
The newspaper is published by The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd, which is a subsidiary of News Limited.[2] News Limited is Australia’s largest newspaper publisher and a subsidiary of News Corporation associated with Rupert Murdoch.
The newspaper employs over 100 people.[citation needed]
The Bulletin has a A$1.20 cover price on weekdays, increasing to $1.80 for the weekend edition. It is in tabloid format. In 2006 the Bulletin had a readership (average) Monday to Friday of 84,000 (up 15.5% on 2005) and weekend readership (avg) of 104,000 (up 1.96% on 2005)[3] and circulation (avg) of 27,187 Monday to Friday, weekend circulation (avg) of 41,814.[4]
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History[edit]
The Townsville Bulletin was established in 1881.[5]
The newspaper chartered a Boeing 747 to take North Queensland fans to the 2005 NRL grand final, the Cowboys' first.[6]
It was awarded News Limited's Regional Newspaper of the Year in 2009.[citation needed]
Aerial photos and maps[edit]
Google Inc. Google Maps – satellite view of Townsville Bulletin (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?cid=3516649768252666921&q=Townsville+Bulletin,+Queensland,+Australia&t=h&z=18&iwloc=A. Retrieved 2011-10-01. (requires Javascript)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Townsville Bulletin - Local and Regional News Townsville, Queensland, Australia". The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ "The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty. Limited: Private Company Information - BusinessWeek". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ "Roy Morgan Research cited by Australian Press Council State of the News Print Media in Australia Report 2006". Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ^ "Audit Bureau of Circulation, Jan-June 2006 cited by Townsville Bulletin - Advertising". Retrieved 2007-01-12.[dead link]
- ^ "State Library of Western Australia Online Catalogue/All Locations". Government of Western Australia, Department of Health, WA Health Libraries Network. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
- ^ Baynes, Dan (28 September 2005). "Tigers Face Cowboys as Australia Gets 500/1 NRL Final". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
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Coordinates: 19°15′46″S 146°48′56″E / 19.2627°S 146.8155°E
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