The ''South Burnett Times'' is an online newspaper published in

Kingaroy Kingaroy is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways, north-west of the state capital Brisbane and south west of Gympie. As a ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. It was published on Tuesdays and Fridays. The last edition was published on Friday, June 26, 2020.

History

The ''South Burnett Times'' commenced publication in 1910 in

Wondai Wondai is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wondai had a population of 1,975 people. Geography Wondai is located to the south of the Bunya Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane ...

, owned by the Wondai Newspaper Company. In July 1921 it was sold to a new company called South Burnett Newspaper Printing Company, but it retained J. C. Thompson as manager. From 6 October 1971 it was published in Kingaroy. APN News and Media purchased the ''South Burnett Times'', and sister publications the '' Central & North Burnett Times'', '' Biggenden Weekly'', '' Western Times'' and '' Blackall Leader'', from the Collyer family in the mid-1990s. The printing press was removed from the Kingaroy building in Haly Street, but reporters and office staff remained. Ownership then passed to News Corp when it brought the regional media division of APN News and Media for $36.6 million in 2016. 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 N ...

, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.southburnetttimes.com.au/ Newspapers published in Queensland Kingaroy 1910 establishments in Australia Newspapers established in 1910 Online newspapers with defunct print editions