The ''Fraser Coast Chronicle'' is an
online newspaper
An online newspaper (or electronic news or electronic news publication) is the electronic publishing, online version of a newspaper, either as a stand-alone publication or as the online version of a printed periodical literature, periodical.
Goin ...
serving the
Fraser Coast area in
Queensland
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, Australia. It was started as the Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser.
History
Charles Hardie Buzacott first published the ''Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser'' in
Maryborough as a four-page tabloid, in his slab hut in Lennox Street in November 1860. It sold for sixpence and was read from
Gayndah in the west and
Childers in the north to
Gympie
Gympie ( ) is a city and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. Located in the Greater Sunshine Coast, Gympie is about north of the state capital, Brisbane. The city lies on the Mary River ( ...
in the south.
In 1863, Buzacott sold his interests to
William Swain Roberts and Joseph Robinson, who set out to "reflect the community's wants and opinions while boldly and distinctly enunciating our own views". As the rough river town turned into a respectable city, its newspaper became a bi-weekly in 1864, a tri-weekly in 1868 and a daily in 1882.
In 1867, Roberts became sole proprietor and managing editor. A Scot, Andrew Dunn from Toowoomba, joined the ''Chronicle'' in 1885, beginning a long association with the Dunn family. Through war, flood and fire the presses rolled, although, as one edition reports, it was touch and go in the
1893 Brisbane flood: "We must confess that at this hour (3 a.m.) as we are going to press the state of the flood and events just reported completely upset our anticipation of comparative safety."
Circulation growth brought the price down to twopence in 1901 and a penny in 1903.
From 25 April 1947, the title was simplified to ''Maryborough Chronicle''.
After several shifts, Bazaar Street became the ''Chronicles new home in 1957. A satellite office operated in Hervey Bay. In 1966 the paper's format changed from broadsheet to tabloid and in 1977 it moved to offset printing.
In 2005, the ''Chronicle'' shifted its headquarters From Maryborough to a new
Hervey Bay office. In 2020, with the cessation of the print edition, this office was closed.
Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by
NewsCorp
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, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication.
Current status
The ''Fraser Coast Chronicle'' website is part of the News Corp Australia's News Regional Media network.
Digitisation
The ''Maryborough Chronicle'' has been digitised as part of the
Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program
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of the
National Library of Australia
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.
See also
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List of newspapers in Australia
This is a list of newspapers in Australia. ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is the most-read newspaper in Australia, with over eight million readers as of 2021.
Top 10 newspapers by circulation
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References
External links
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''Fraser Coast Chronicle'''
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