Andrew Dunn (1854–1934) was a newspaper proprietor and politician in

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, Australia. He was a

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Early life

Andrew Dunn was born on 4 May 1854 in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Andrew Dunn and his wife Ann (née Anderson).

Newspaper proprietor

Having pursued careers unrelated to newspapers, in the late 1880s Andrew Dunn was appointed as a business manager for the

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. In 1888 he was given a £10 bonus from each stakeholder for his good work. This enabled him to purchase shares in the business and become a director. By 1891 he was the chairman of the company. His son Andrew (junior) had been working for the ''

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'' for some years, when the death of one of its owners, John Blair, provided the opportunity for Andrew Dunn (senior) to purchase a controlling interest in the newspaper and put his sons Andrew (junior) and William Herbert Alan (Herbie) Dunn in charge of it. Later, after World War I, another son, James, would become the business manager for the newspaper. In 1914, Andrew Dunn purchased the ''

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''. Son Herbie Dunn was installed as managing director. In 1919, they persuaded the Irwin family, who owned the rival ''

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'' to amalgamate to form the ''

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'' rather than continue an unprofitable competition. Herbie Dunn became managing editor and chairman of directors of the merged publication. In November 1919, Andrew Dunn purchased '' The Wide Bay and Burnett News'' in November 1919, which he merged with the ''Maryborough Chronicle''. In June 1922, Andrew Dunn acquired a controlling interest of ''

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'' and merged it with its competitor, the ''

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''. In July 1929, Andrew Dunn purchased '' The Evening News'' in Rockhampton. In 1907, Andrew Dunn established the Queensland Country Press Association. He served several times as president, and consistently on the executive committee until his death in 1934.

Politics

Andrew Dunn initially was involved in local politics, serving on the

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from 1903 to 1915. He was mayor in 1903 and again in 1914. On 3 July 1914, Andrew Dunn was appointed to the

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. Although a lifetime appointment, his service terminated on 23 March 1922 when the Council voted to abolish itself. He took an active role in trying to re-establish it.

Later life

On 29 April 1934, Andrew Dunn died in

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following a short bout of

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. The following day, his body was taken by train to Maryborough for the funeral, followed by burial in

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with his first wife, Kate. His second wife Jane died in 1930 and was buried with him in Maryborough.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, Andrew Members of the Queensland Legislative Council Australian newspaper publishers (people) Colony of Queensland people 1854 births 1934 deaths