The Boomerang

The Boomerang was a weekly newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1]

For other uses, see The Boomerang (disambiguation).

History

The newspaper was established by William Lane in 1887, publishing its first issue on 19 November 1887.[2][3] James Drake, future Attorney-General of Australia, was a shareholder, writer and joint editor.[4]

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.[5][6][7][8]

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.[9]

References
  1. Lukin, Gresley, 1840-1916 (1887), The Boomerang, Alfred Walker, for the Boomerang Newspaper Co, retrieved 15 September 2015CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Thompson, Stephen (February 2013). "1893 The New Australia Colony Collection". Powerhouse Museum Migration Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "NEWS OF THE DAY". Toowoomba Chronicle And Darling Downs General Advertiser (3899). Queensland, Australia. 22 November 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Gibbney, H. J. (1981). "Drake, James George (1850–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 19 October 2007 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  5. "LETTERS TO THE EDITOR". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 11 November 1946. p. 2 (STUMPS SCORES). Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "ODD NOTES". The Mirror (12). New South Wales, Australia. 15 September 1917. p. 14. Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. The boomerang, W. & F. Pascoe Pty. Ltd, 1887, retrieved 4 October 2017
  8. "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS". Warwick Argus. XXVII (2116). Queensland, Australia. 16 April 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 4 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Campion, Edmund (1990). "Yewen, Alfred Gregory (1867–1923)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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