The Boomerang
The Boomerang was a weekly newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
The newspaper was established by William Lane in 1887, publishing its first issue on 19 November 1887.[2][3] James Drake, future Attorney-General of Australia, was a shareholder, writer and joint editor.[4]
In 1891, Lane was approached to be the editor of The Worker, a newspaper being established by the local labour unions. As a consequence, Lane sold The Boomerang to Gresley Lukin. Lukin published the newspaper until 9 April 1892 after the company was voluntarily wound up.[5][6][7][8]
Alfred Stephens worked as a sub-editor, but left in 1891 to become editor and part proprietor of the Cairns Argus. Other staff included Alfred Yewen.[9]
References
- ^ Lukin, Gresley, 1840-1916 (1887), The Boomerang, Alfred Walker, for the Boomerang Newspaper Co, retrieved 15 September 2015
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- ^ "NEWS OF THE DAY". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 3899. Queensland, Australia. 22 November 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Gibbney, H. J. (1981). "Drake, James George (1850–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
- ^ "LETTERS TO THE EDITOR". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 11 November 1946. p. 2 (STUMPS SCORES). Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ODD NOTES". The Mirror. No. 12. New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1917. p. 14. Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ The boomerang, W. & F. Pascoe Pty. Ltd, 1887, retrieved 4 October 2017
- ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS". Warwick Argus. Vol. XXVII, no. 2116. Queensland, Australia. 16 April 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Campion, Edmund (1990). "Yewen, Alfred Gregory (1867–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.