The ''Telegraph'' was an evening

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published in

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. It was first published on 1 October 1872 and its final edition appeared on 5 February 1988. In its day it was recognised as one of the best news pictorial newspapers in the country.Daily Sun, Saturday, 6 February 1988 Its Pink Sports edition (printed distinctively on pink newsprint and sold on Brisbane streets from about 6 pm on Saturdays) was a particularly excellent production produced under tight deadlines. It included results and pictures of Brisbane's Saturday afternoon sports including the results of the last horse race of the day.

History

In 1871 a group of local businessmen, Robert Armour, John Killeen Handy (M.L.A. for Brisbane), John Warde, John Burns, J. D. Heale and J. K. Buchanan formed the Telegraph Newspaper Co. Ltd. The editor was

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, a former editor of the ''Brisbane Courier'' and founder of ''Pugh's Almanac''.Queensland Press Limited history report 1975. Sourced Qld Newspapers archive library December 2008 The first edition of the newspaper had just four pages and a print run of only 200 copies. In 1963 it moved from its 93 Queen Street premises to its final home in 41 Campbell Street,

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(Queensland Newspapers).

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the

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Notable staff

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, journalist (1960 to 1962) * Ken Blanch, reporter * Peter Charlton, later the ''Courier-Mail''s national affairs editor, was the business editor of ''

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'' and ''Brisbane Telegraph''. *

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* Barton Green * Patrick Hamilton, 1998

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winning photojournalist *

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(1920 to 1923) * Mark Hinchliffe joined as the sports sub-editor in 1981. * Hector Holthouse, journalist * Lionel Ker Strutton Hogg * Edgar George Holt * Lincoln Howes, now part of the ''

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'' team, started his career at Brisbane's Telegraph * Harry Jefferies, Sports Editor * Chris Mitchell, cadet journalist at the ''Telegraph'', later editor-in-chief of ''

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'', was reporter and columnist covering elite level sport for both the ''Brisbane Telegraph'' and '' Daily Sun''. * Pendil Arthur Rayner (1928 as a cadet (cub) reporter – 1943) * Kevin Sinclair, reporter, 1962 *

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, editor (1916 – December 1920) * Charles Wilmott, Assistant Messenger Overseer in the ''Brisbane Telegraph'' Office.

References

External links

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