The ''Stanthorpe Border Post'' was a newspaper published in

Stanthorpe Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Stanthorpe had a population of 5,406 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stanthorpe lies on the New ...

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, Australia. It was published twice weekly. The newspaper published its final print edition in June 2020 but continues in an online-only format.

History

The newspaper ''Border Post and Stannum Miner'' was first published on 20 July 1872 in Stanthorpe on foolscap paper. Later it was published on

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. In 1971 the title was simplified to ''Border Post'' and the newspaper printed as a

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. The title ''Stannum Miner'' was then adopted by the Stanthorpe and District Historical Society as the name for their journal (formerly known as the ''Bulletin''). In 1994,

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acquired a controlling interest in the ''Border Post''. Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by

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, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication from 26 June 2020.

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External links

* {{official website, http://www.stanthorpeborderpost.com.au Newspapers published in Queensland Stanthorpe, Queensland APN Australian Regional Media

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