The ''Fraser Coast Chronicle'' is an
online newspaper
An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical.
Going online created more opportunities for newspa ...
serving the
Fraser Coast
The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser I ...
area in
Queensland
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, established_ ...
, Australia. It was started as the Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser.
History
Charles Hardie Buzacott
Charles Hardie Buzacott (1 August 1835 – 19 July 1918) was an Australian journalist, publisher and politician.
Early life
Buzacott was born in Torrington, Devonshire, England, son of James Buzacott and his wife Ann, ''née'' Hitchcock. He m ...
first published the ''Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser'' in
Maryborough as a four-page tabloid, in his slab hut in Lennox Street in November 1860. It sold for sixpence and was read from
Gayndah
Gayndah is a town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Gayndah had a population of 1,981 people. It is the administrative centre for the North Burnett Region.
Geography
Gayndah is on the Burnett River and ...
in the west and
Childers in the north to
Gympie
Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Wide Bay-Burnett District, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River (Queen ...
in the south.
In 1863, Buzacott sold his interests to
William Swain Roberts and Joseph Robinson, who set out to "reflect the community's wants and opinions while boldly and distinctly enunciating our own views". As the rough river town turned into a respectable city, its newspaper became a bi-weekly in 1864, a tri-weekly in 1868 and a daily in 1882.
In 1867, Roberts became sole proprietor and managing editor. A Scot, Andrew Dunn from Toowoomba, joined the ''Chronicle'' in 1885, beginning a long association with the Dunn family. Through war, flood and fire the presses rolled, although, as one edition reports, it was touch and go in the
1893 Brisbane flood
The 1893 Brisbane flood, occasionally referred to as the Great Flood of 1893 or the Black February flood, occurred in 1893 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Brisbane River burst its banks on three occasions in February 1893. It was the ...
: "We must confess that at this hour (3 a.m.) as we are going to press the state of the flood and events just reported completely upset our anticipation of comparative safety."
Circulation growth brought the price down to twopence in 1901 and a penny in 1903.
From 25 April 1947, the title was simplified to ''Maryborough Chronicle''.
After several shifts, Bazaar Street became the ''Chronicles new home in 1957. A satellite office operated in Hervey Bay. In 1966 the paper's format changed from broadsheet to tabloid and in 1977 it moved to offset printing.
In 2005, the ''Chronicle'' shifted its headquarters From Maryborough to a new
Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the Hervey Bay (Queensland), bay of ...
office. In 2020, with the cessation of the print edition, this office was closed.
Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by
NewsCorp
News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp.), also variously known as News Corporation Limited, was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New ...
, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication.
Current status
The ''Fraser Coast Chronicle'' website is part of the News Corp Australia's News Regional Media network.
Digitisation
The ''Maryborough Chronicle'' has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program
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of the
National Library of Australia
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.
See also
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List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia.
National
In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965.
Daily newspape ...
References
External links
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''Fraser Coast Chronicle'''
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* {{trove newspaper, 732, Maryborough Chronicle, Qld. : 1947 - 1954
Maryborough, Queensland
Hervey Bay
Newspapers published in Queensland
Publications established in 1860
1860 establishments in Australia
APN Australian Regional Media
Daily newspapers published in Australia
Newspapers on Trove
Online newspapers with defunct print editions