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Angus Mackay (Queensland Politician)
Angus Mackay (15 August 1834 – 8 February 1910) was a journalist, trade commissioner, agricultural researcher and lecturer, and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Mackay was born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, more specifically, Strathnaver or ''Mackay Country'', to John Mackay and Ann née Gordon. He was educated in Helmsdale. At some time he had been a bridge worker in London, a compositor for the '' New-York Tribune'', an overseer for a cotton plantation in Georgia, US, and with the NSW Department of Agriculture. He arrived in Queensland in 1862, and at one time, lived at Milton. Careers Journalist Mackay was the first editor of '' The Queenslander'' (published from 1866 to 1939), and was listed as the agricultural editor. After 1877 on return to Queensland from Philadelphia, he became the editor of the '' Australian Town and Country Journal''. Concluding as an agricultural professor in Sydney by 1897, and briefly working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Brisbane South
South Brisbane, also known as Brisbane South, is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The electorate encompasses suburbs in Brisbane's inner-south, stretching from East Brisbane to West End, and south to Annerley. Parts of Greenslopes and Coorparoo are also located in the electorate. South Brisbane is Queensland's oldest electorate, being the only one of the original 16 districts to have been contested at every election. It has generally been considered a safe seat for the Labor Party since 1915, but has in recent election cycles shifted in favour of the Greens. It has only been lost by the Labor party on four occasions: the Country and Progressive National Party's 1929 landslide victory; after the 1957 Labor split, when Premier of Queensland and sitting member Vince Gair quit the party to form the Queensland Labor Party; in 1974, at the height of the Bjelke-Petersen government's popularity; and in 2020 when Jackie Trad lost to the Greens. Anna B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Town And Country Journal
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Royal National Agricultural And Industrial Association Of Queensland
The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA) is an organisation which aims to promote and encourage the development of agricultural, industrial, manufacturing and cultural resources of Queensland, Australia. The RNA owns and operates the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, situated 1.6 kilometres from the Brisbane central business district. The RNA runs the annual Royal Queensland Show, commonly known as the ''Brisbane Exhibition'' or by the contraction ''Ekka'', for 9 days each year in August at the RNA Showgrounds. The Ekka is the largest event in Queensland, attracting an average of 400,000 people each year to its competitions, exhibits and entertainments. The highest attendance was in 1981 (the first year when the Show dates did not coincide with the Queensland school August vacation) with 891,232 attending. The RNA also runs the Royal Queensland Awards, a set of competitions to honour the best food and drink from Queensland. In addition to its own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Armidale Express And New England General Advertiser
The ''Armidale Express'' is a newspaper published in Armidale, a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales. Its frequency is tri-weekly. The Express is read by more than 10,000 readers in Armidale, Uralla, Guyra and Walcha areas. History It began publication as ''The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser'' from 1856-1929 and its frequency at the time was bi-weekly. William Hipgrave and Walter Craigie established the newspaper and were the first editors, using the ''Express'' to promote their political views. They briefly sold the paper to Owen Gorman in 1858, but regained ownership in 1859. Editorials for the ''Express'' in the 1890s initially opposed moves towards Federation. In 1929, the title was changed to ''The Armidale Express'' in 1929 and it remains in publication under that masthead. Its circulation increased from 2,673 in 1950 to 4,394 in 1970. It has absorbed three other local newspapers since 1929: the ''Armidale Chronicle'' in 1929, the ''U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Examiner And Times
The ''Warwick Daily News'' is an online newspaper serving Warwick, Queensland, Australia. The newspaper is published by The Warwick Newspaper Pty Ltd and owned by News Corp Australia. The ''Warwick Daily News'' is circulated to the residents of Warwick Shire and surrounds to Inglewood in the west, Killarney in the east, Clifton to the north and the New South Wales border to the south, including Stanthorpe and the Granite Belt. The circulation of the ''Warwick Daily News'' is 3,218 Monday to Friday and 3,439 on Saturday. The ''Warwick Daily News'' website is part of News Corp Australia's News Regional Media network. History Established circa 1864, the ''Warwick Examiner and Times'' was printed on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Also established in 1864, the ''Warwick Argus'' published on opposing days i.e. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Ultimately, in 1919, an opportunity to combine and publish daily was realized with the ''Examiner'' purchasing the ''Argus'' and the ''War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australasian Sketcher
The ''Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil'' was a monthly magazine published in Melbourne by ''The Argus'' between 1873 and 1889. History and profile The ''Sketcher'' appeared once a month, starting April 1873. The proprietors were named as Edward Wilson, Lachlan Mackinnon and others. The magazine contained many illustrations and engravings as well as original articles, poetry and short stories, musical and theatrical reviews, social and sporting notes which capture "the picturesque phases of our public and social life of notable objects and events in Australia and New Zealand". It provides an important pictorial account of life in the colonies before the widespread use of photography. The ''Sketcher'' employed many prominent artists, including Louis Buvelot, John Gully, political cartoonist Tom Carrington and illustrator Julian Ashton Julian Rossi Ashton (27 January 185127 April 1942) was an English-born Australian artist and teacher. He is best known for foundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Toowoomba Chronicle And Queensland Advertiser
''The Toowoomba Chronicle'' is a daily newspaper serving Toowoomba, the Lockyer Valley and Darling Downs regional areas in Queensland, Australia. As of 2016, the newspaper is owned by News Corp Australia, and forms part of their Regional Media network. In 2008, the audited circulation of ''The Toowoomba Chronicle'' was 22,808 Monday to Friday and 30,270 on Saturday. History The ''Darling Downs Gazette'', founded at Drayton by Arthur Sidney Lyon, began publication in a wooden shanty on 10 June 1858. It moved to the burgeoning town of Toowoomba and merged with ''The Chronicle'' in 1922. The ''Chronicle'', founded by Darius Hunt, began as a fourpenny weekly on 4 July 1861 in a coachbuilder's shop in James Street. On 4 February 1876, William Henry Groom became sole proprietor, beginning nearly half a century of family control of a newspaper that he transformed into a powerful and persuasive political weapon. Archibald Meston was one of the editors. In 1922 the Dunn family acqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centennial International Exhibition
The Centennial International Exhibition of 1876, the first official World's Fair to be held in the United States, was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 10 to November 10, 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Officially named the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, it was held in Fairmount Park along the Schuylkill River on fairgrounds designed by Herman J. Schwarzmann. Nearly 10 million visitors attended the exposition, and 37 countries participated in it. Precursor The Great Central Fair on Logan Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1864 (also known as the Great Sanitary Fair), was one of the many United States Sanitary Commission's Sanitary Fairs held during the Civil War. They provided a creative and communal means for ordinary citizens to promote the welfare of Union soldiers and dedicate themselves to the survival of the nation, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Agricultural Society Of Queensland
Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a city * Royal, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Royal, Nebraska, a village * Royal, Franklin County, North Carolina, an unincorporated area * Royal, Utah, a ghost town * Royal, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Royal Gorge, on the Arkansas River in Colorado * Royal Township (other) Elsewhere * Mount Royal, a hill in Montreal, Canada * Royal Canal, Dublin, Ireland * Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Royal'' (Jesse Royal album), a 2021 reggae album * ''The Royal'', a British medical drama television series * ''The Royal Magazine'', a monthly British literary magazine published between 1898 and 1939 * ''Royal'' (Indian magazine), a men's lifestyle bimonthly * Royal Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Mail
''The Sydney Mail'' was an Australian magazine published weekly in Sydney. It was the weekly edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' newspaper and ran from 1860 to 1938. History ''The Sydney Mail'' was first published on 17 July 1860 by John Fairfax and Sons. In 1871 the magazine was renamed for the first time, and it was published as ''The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser'' from 1871 to 1912. In 1912 it reverted to its original name, ''The Sydney Mail'', and was published under this masthead until 28 December 1938 when the magazine ceased publication. It was published on a weekly basis and became known for its illustrations. Earlier titles ''The Sydney Mail'' had absorbed another John Fairfax publication when it began in 1860, the ''Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List'', which was first published in 1844 by Charles Kemp and John Fairfax and at that time absorbed the ''Sydney General Trade List''. This was the final title of the ''List'', which began pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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