The ''Chinchilla News and Murilla Advertiser'' (or simply ''Chinchilla News'') is a weekly

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 ...

published in

Chinchilla Chinchillas are either of two species (''Chinchilla chinchilla'' and ''Chinchilla lanigera'') of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha. They are slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels, and are native to the Andes mount ...

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 , established_ ...

, Australia.

History

The newspaper was first published on 14 December 1907. The newspaper traditionally covers the Chinchilla, Miles, Tara and

Taroom Taroom is a town in the Shire of Banana and locality split between the Shire of Banana and the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. At the , Taroom had a population of 869 people. Geography The town is located on the Dawson River ...

districts. 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 from 26 June 2020.

Ownership History

* John Hay Braddock (1907 - 1909) * Thomas Birkett (October 1909 - 1943) * Frank and Harvey Fuller (1973 - 1979) * David and Dorothy Fuller (1980 - 1987) * Provincial Newspapers (QLD) (30 October 1987 - ?)

References

{{reflist Newspapers published in Queensland Weekly newspapers published in Australia Online newspapers with defunct print editions 1907 establishments in Australia Publications established in 1907