Townsville Bulletin
 Front page of the Townsville Bulletin 6 October 2007 | |
| Type | Monday - Saturday newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | News Corp Australia[1] |
| Publisher | Queensland Newspapers |
| Editor | Ben English |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters |  Townsville, AustraliaLevel 2, 538 Flinders St Townsville QLD 4810 |
| Circulation | 84,000 Monday-Friday 104,000 Saturday |
| 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.[2]
The newspaper is published by The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd, which is a subsidiary of News Limited.[3] 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 is published Monday through Saturday, with a higher price on the Saturday edition.[4] 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)[5] and circulation (avg) of 27,187 Monday to Friday, weekend circulation (avg) of 41,814.[6]
History
The Townsville Bulletin was established in 1881.[7]
The newspaper chartered a Boeing 747 to take North Queensland fans to the 2005 NRL grand final, the Cowboys' first.[8]
It was awarded News Limited's Regional Newspaper of the Year in 2009.[citation needed]
Aerial photos and maps
Google (2011-10-01). "satellite view of Townsville Bulletin" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-10-01. (requires Javascript)
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.newsspace.com.au/townsville_bulletin_
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/more/about_us.html
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on January 11, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
External links
Townsville Daily Bulletin in Trove's Digitised newspapers.
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