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Born: Established: 1837 Essex,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 19 Nov 1881
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1855
Heritage: English
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BiographyHistory

Thomas John Wright emigrated to Australia around 1855, and was employed as a compositor in Townsville. After serving as the printer of The Cleveland Bay Express, and a job printer at The Townsville Herald, he founded The Townsville Argus on 6 January 1877. In September, after the Argus merged with The Northern Standard, Wright returned to job printing until December when he purchased The Standard with R. C. Pearce.

Source: James Manion Paper Power in North Queensland Townsville: The North Queensland Newspaper Company Limited, 1982.

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