The Cairns Post
![]() First office of The Cairns Post, 1886 | |
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid, Berliner (Weekend Post from 2017) |
Owner(s) | News Limited |
Editor | Jennifer Spilsbury |
Founded | 10 May 1883 |
Headquarters | Cairns |
Website | www |
The Cairns Post is a major News Corporation newspaper in Far North Queensland, Australia, that exclusively serves the Cairns area. It has daily coverage on local, state, national and world news, plus a wide range of sections and liftouts covering health, beauty, cars and lifestyle. The Cairns Post is published every weekday and a weekend edition which is called The Weekend Post which is published on Saturdays.
It is the oldest business in Cairns and has been operating continuously for more than a century.[1][2]
In 2013, The Cairns Post won the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers’ Association (PANPA) Award for best regional Newspaper of the Year Dailies (5-6-7 days) circulation 10,000-25,000.[3][4]
In March 2015, Jennifer Spilsbury was appointed editor, becoming the first female editor in the paper's 132-year history. She replaced editor Andy Van Smeerdijk.[5]
History
A prior newspaper that was also called The Cairns Post was first published on 10 May 1883. It was founded by Frederick Thomas Wimble.[6] It was published weekly until 1888 then bi-weekly until 1893.[7][8]
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[9][10] The first digitised copy available is from February 1884.[11]
See also
References
- ^ The Cairns Post, 5 July 1909
- ^ "The Cairns Post". Cairns.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "2013 Newspaper of the Year Awards". The Newspaper Works. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Fairfax dominates PANPA Awards with The Age taking top title". mUmBRELLA publisher. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ The Cairns Post, Jennifer Spilsbury appointed first female editor of The Cairns Post in more than 130 years, April 2, 2015, http://www.cairnspost.com.au/jennifer-spilsbury-appointed-first-female-editor-of-the-cairns-post-in-more-than-130-years/story-fnjpusac-1227288359828
- ^ McQueen, Humphrey. "Wimble, Frederick Thomas (1846–1936) – Biographical Entry". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Adbonline.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ "The Knob, A History of Yorkeys Knob" by Mary T Williams, published in October 1986
- ^ Rod Kirkpatrick "The First Cairns Post" chs bulletins 282/283 June/July 1983
- ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "The Cairns Post". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
External links
- Cairns Post (Qld. : 1884 - 1893) at Trove
- Morning Post (Cairns, Qld. : 1897 - 1907) at Trove
- Cairns Morning Post (Qld. : 1907 - 1909) at Trove
- Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) at Trove
Coordinates: 16°55′20″S 145°46′41″E / 16.92222°S 145.77806°E
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