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The ''Gold Coast Bulletin'' is a daily
In 1908 Mr Edward Fass purchased the newspaper and sold his interest in 1928. On 21 December 1928, under the editorship of Mr Michael James O'Donohue, the newspaper changed format to a tabloid and altered its masthead to ''The South Coast Bulletin''. The first issue with this title was published on 21 December 1928. In 1930 a new editor, Mr Norman Sydney Woodroffe, was appointed.
During the 1930s ''The South Coast Bulletin'' was published weekly on a Friday. It focused on local issues and was "strongly involved in promoting the South Coast as a holiday resort". It included information on pioneers of the region, reported on items of interest to local residents and advocated for the improvement of the steadily growing region now known as the Gold Coast, Queensland.
The ''Gold Coast Bulletin'' Media Guide
State Library of Queensland missing newspapers, South East region
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newspaper
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serving Australia's Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
region.
It is published as ''The Gold Coast Bulletin'' on weekdays and the ''Weekend Bulletin'' at weekends.
It is owned by News Corp Australia.
History
The newspaper has undergone a number of masthead and ownership changes. When Patrick Joseph McNamara started the paper in 1885, he worked in a tin shed onSouthport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England.
Southport lies on the Iris ...
's Lawson Street. He named the paper ''The Southern Queensland Bulletin'', and it was the first newspaper published in Southport. McNamara was succeeded by Mr Shepherd and Mr Mellor. In the 1890s, the broadsheet was renamed to ''The Logan and Albert Bulletin'', and kept this name until 1928. It was during this period that the Rootes family became associated with the paper, a relationship that spanned generations and provided stability to the publication.
In 1908 Mr Edward Fass purchased the newspaper and sold his interest in 1928. On 21 December 1928, under the editorship of Mr Michael James O'Donohue, the newspaper changed format to a tabloid and altered its masthead to ''The South Coast Bulletin''. The first issue with this title was published on 21 December 1928. In 1930 a new editor, Mr Norman Sydney Woodroffe, was appointed.
During the 1930s ''The South Coast Bulletin'' was published weekly on a Friday. It focused on local issues and was "strongly involved in promoting the South Coast as a holiday resort". It included information on pioneers of the region, reported on items of interest to local residents and advocated for the improvement of the steadily growing region now known as the Gold Coast, Queensland.
National Library of Australia
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is partially digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program.
''The South Coast Bulletin'' became the ''Gold Coast Bulletin'' in 1963. The final issue with ''The South Coast Bulletin'' masthead was published on 3 May 1963.
See also
* List of newspapers in AustraliaReferences
External links
*The ''Gold Coast Bulletin'' Media Guide
State Library of Queensland missing newspapers, South East region
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Further reading
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gold Coast Bulletin News Corp Australia Newspapers published on the Gold Coast, Queensland Publications established in 1885 1885 establishments in Australia Daily newspapers published in Australia