''The Boomerang'' was a weekly newspaper published in

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, Australia.

History

The newspaper was established by

William Lane William Lane (6 September 1861 – 26 August 1917) was an English-born journalist, author, advocate of Australian labour politics and a utopian socialist ideologue. Lane was born in Bristol, England into an impoverished family. After showin ...

in 1887, publishing its first issue on 19 November 1887. James Drake, future

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, was a shareholder, writer and joint editor. In 1891, Lane was approached to be the editor of ''The Worker'', a newspaper being established by the local labour unions. As a consequence, Lane sold ''The Boomerang'' to

Gresley Lukin Gresley Lukin (1840–1916) was an Australian public servant, newspaper owner, company manager and newspaper editor, most prominently the part-proprietor of the Brisbane Newspaper Company (publisher of the Brisbane Courier and its weekly The Que ...

. Lukin published the newspaper until 9 April 1892 after the company was voluntarily wound up.

Alfred Stephens Alfred George Stephens (28 August 1865 – 15 April 1933), commonly referred to as A. G. Stephens, was an Australian writer and literary critic, notably for '' The Bulletin''. He was appointed to that position by its owner, J. F. Archibald in ...

worked as a sub-editor, but left in 1891 to become editor and part proprietor of the '' Cairns Argus''. Other staff included Alfred Yewen.

Zora Cross Zora Bernice May Cross (18 May 1890 – 22 January 1964) was an Australian poet, best-selling novelist and journalist. Life Zora Bernice May Cross was born on 18 May 1890 at Eagle Farm, Brisbane, to Earnest William Cross and Mary Louisa Eliza A ...

was a journalist for the paper for three years. No connection has been found between this newspaper and the 1894 Melbourne ''Boomerang'' weekly published by

Edward Findley Edward Findley (8 September 1864 – 26 October 1947) was an Australian politician and publisher. He served as a Senator for Victoria from 1904 to 1917 and from 1923 to 1929, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He was also a member o ...

. A hand-written index to ''The Boomerang'' is held by the John Oxley Library,

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References

External links

''The Boomerang''.
No. 1 (Nov. 19, 1887) - no. 59 (Dec. 29, 1888)
State Library of Queensland
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1887 establishments in Australia Newspapers established in 1887 Defunct newspapers published in Queensland