The Cairns Post
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The Cairns Post is a major News Corporation newspaper in Far North Queensland 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
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- Cairns Post (1884 - 1893) in Trove's Digitised newspapers.
- Morning Post (1897 - 1907) in Trove's Digitised newspapers.
- Cairns Morning Post (1907 - 1909) in Trove's Digitised newspapers.
- Cairns Post (1909 - 1954) in Trove's Digitised newspapers.
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- ↑ The Cairns Post, 5 July 1909
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ "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
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