''The Queanbeyan Age'' is a weekly newspaper based in

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, Australia. It has had a number of title changes throughout its publication history. First published on 15 September 1860 by John Gale and his brother, Peter Francis Gale, '' The Golden Age'', as it was known at the time, was the first newspaper of the small township on the banks of the Queanbeyan River. It was named due to the short-lived Kiandra goldrush, which generated large amounts of gold-based traffic through the region. The ''Age'' published in 32 to 48 page editions on Fridays. Previously it published twice a week, and prior to that three times a week. Its weekly coverage includes politics, the courts, council, sport, community, health, environment, police and the emergency services. Following a merger with the Queanbeyan edition of ''The Chronicle'', the last paid edition of the ''Age'' was published on 5 August. A free edition of the ''Age'' will be published weekly from Tuesday 16 August 2016. The ''Age'' is part of the Federal Press Group with ''

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'' and '' The Canberra Chronicle''. Its website includes interactive timelines, videos, audio slideshows, photo galleries and interactive map features. It can also be found on

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. Staff of the paper includes its editor Kimberley Le Lievre and sports journalist Gemma Varcoe (as of March 2016).

History

Earlier editions

The ''Queanbeyan Age'' went through many changes and variations since beginning as ''The Golden Age'' in 1860. In 1864 the name changed to ''Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser''. This publication was in circulation until 1867 when it again changed to ''Braidwood Independent'' with the alternative title ''Braidwood Independent and Queanbeyan Age''. At this time it incorporated other papers, ''Captain's Flat Miner'', ''Bungendore Mirror'' and ''Queanbeyan Times''. It changed to the ''Queanbeyan Age'' for the first time in October 1867. In 1904 it became ''The Age'' until 1907, when it returned to the name of ''Queanbeyan Age''. In 1915 it merged with the ''Queanbeyan Observer'' to form the ''Queanbeyan Age and the Queanbeyan Observer'' which was published until 1927 when it merged with the ''Canberra Advocate'' to become the ''Queanbeyan Age and Canberra Advocate''. In July/August 1927 it again became the ''Queanbeyan Age'', after it absorbed the paper ''The Queanbeyan Leader''. The paper's title remains today as the ''Queanbeyan Age''.

''Braidwood Independent''

During the period 31 August 1867 until 16 October 1867, the ''Queanbeyan Age'' ran a second publication called ''The Braidwood Independent'', which was a semi-weekly English language newspaper published by John Gale in

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. The ''Braidwood Independent'' prospectus stated the newspaper was devoted to the material, social, and political interests of the Braidwood district.

2016 merger

In March 2016

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announced the impending merger of the ''Age'' with the Queanbeyan edition of ''The Chronicle''. On 5 August 2016 the Queanbeyan office of the newspaper closed. ''

'' building in Fyshwick will be the new base for ''Age'' staff. The last paid edition of the ''Age'' was also published on 5 August. A free edition of the ''Age'' will be published weekly from Tuesday 16 August.

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the

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External links

The Queanbeyan Age online
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* ttp://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/birth-of-the-newspaper The birth of the newspaper in Australia
Isaacs, Victor, Kirkpatrick, Rod and Russell, John (2004). Australian Newspaper History: A Bibliography
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