''The Evening News'' was a newspaper published in

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History

This newspaper commenced on 3 January 1863 as the ''Northern Argus''. It was published three times a week by

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. The editor was

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. From 1 January 1875, it was published as the ''Daily Northern Argus''. It was published daily by Arthur Leslie Bourcicault. The editor was

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. From 2 January 1897, it was merged with the '' Record'' and was published as the ''Daily Record''. From 31 July 1922, it was published as ''The Evening News''. The publisher was

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. The last issue was on 31 July 1941.

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the

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of the

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evening News, The (Rockhampton) Defunct newspapers published in Queensland Rockhampton 1863 establishments in Australia Publications established in 1863 Publications disestablished in 1941 1941 disestablishments in Australia