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The Boomerang
''The Boomerang'' was a weekly newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. History The newspaper was established by William Lane in 1887, publishing its first issue on 19 November 1887. James Drake, future Attorney-General of Australia, was a shareholder, writer and joint editor. In 1891, Lane was approached to be the editor of ''The Worker'', a newspaper being established by the local labour unions. As a consequence, Lane sold ''The Boomerang'' to Gresley Lukin. Lukin published the newspaper until 9 April 1892 after the company was voluntarily wound up. Alfred Stephens worked as a sub-editor, but left in 1891 to become editor and part proprietor of the '' Cairns Argus''. Other staff included Alfred Yewen. Zora Cross was a journalist for the paper for three years. No connection has been found between this newspaper and the 1894 Melbourne ''Boomerang'' weekly published by Edward Findley. A hand-written index to ''The Boomerang'' is held by the John Oxley Libr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
