Front page of The Bowen Independent, 10 January 1911

The Bowen Independent is a newspaper published in Bowen, Queensland, Australia.

History

The Bowen Independent started as the Bowen Record in 1902, before becoming the Bowen Independent and Proserpine Agriculturalist in 1903. In 1920 the paper incorporated the Bowen Chronicle and was renamed the Bowen Independent. The Bowen Independent also publishes a weekend counterpart called the Weekend Independent.[1] The paper was bought by News Ltd via North Queensland Newspaper Co. in 1986.[2] The Bowen Independent is still running today and serves the residents of Bowen shire, the Whitsundays and the Burdekin district.[3]

Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication from 26 June 2020.[4]

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historical Notes on North Queensland Newspapers". James Cook University. Retrieved 27 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Press timeline". Australian Newspaper Plan. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Bowen Independent". News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Future is digital: News announces major changes". Gatton Star. 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Bowen Independent (Qld. : 1911 - 1954)". Trove. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2013.

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