John Robert Boyett John Robert Boyett i(A115256 works by)
Born: Established: 26 Jun 1838 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 11 May 1904
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1857
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1 1 y separately published work icon The Wild River Times John Robert Boyett (editor), 1883 Herberton : 1883-1917 Z1494740 1883 newspaper
1 y separately published work icon The Hodgkinson Miner M. J. Mackay (editor), John Robert Boyett (editor), 1881 Thornborough : 1881-1882 Z1505414 1881 newspaper The Hodgkinson Miner began publication on 15 January 1881. In October 1882 the plant was shifted from Thornborough to Herberton, where the newspaper resumed publication as The Wild River Times.
1 y separately published work icon The Hodgkinson Mining News The Hodgkinson Mining News and General Advertiser for the Far Northern Gold-Fields John Robert Boyett (editor), 1877 James Smith Reid , 1877 Z1505056 1877 newspaper The Hodgkinson Mining News was established in January 1877 by James Reid Smith. On 29 August, Smith sold the paper to his brother, William Douglas Reid, and William Isaac Booth. After three months, Booth sold his share, leaving Reid sole proprietor from 15 December 1877. The Mining News was edited by J. R. Boyett, who bought the paper from Reid on 17 May 1879. When Mr John Hamilton brought a successful libel case against Boyett, the newspaper issued its last edition on 17 July 1880.
1 2 y separately published work icon The Cooktown Courier John Robert Boyett (editor), R. C. Pearce (editor), John Flood (editor), 1874 Cooktown : James Smith Reid Larkin, J. E. , 1874 Z1501283 1874 newspaper

Established in March 1874 by James Reid Smith and J. E. Larkin, The Cooktown Courier underwent ten changes of ownership in the twenty-nine months to August 1876, and had been served by fifteen editors by July 1877. Larkin quickly sold his share to William Reid, who became joint proprietor with his brother (Smith) from 1 October 1874. On 12 April 1875, the brothers sold the newspaper to The Courier Company. This move was followed by a number of short-lived editors and owners.

Stability was finally achieved when Francis Charles Hodel and William Pritchard Morgan purchased the paper in August 1876. Hodel remained as proprietor until his death on 11 March 1896, following which The Courier soon ceased publication in June.

According to Gordon & Gotch (Australasian Newspaper Directory, 1888), the office of the Courier housed 'the oldest printing-press in Queensland, a small Albion press, hand power, on which the first copy of the Moreton Bay Courier was printed. That press has been in constant use for over forty years, and is still [1888] in fairly good order.'

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