Edwin Charles Moller Draper Edwin Charles Moller Draper i(2 works by) (a.k.a. 'Hoppy' Draper)
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Edwin 'Hoppy' Draper spent a turbulent 15 years editing newspapers in Cairns and Geraldton including The Cairns Chronicle and its successor The Cairns Argus. Draper attracted multiple law suits, was horse-whipped by Frederick Wimble, editor of The Cairns Post, on Christmas Day 1886, and had soot dumped on him by an incensed woman.

Most Referenced Works

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y separately published work icon The Cairns Chronicle Edwin Charles Moller Draper (editor), Archibald Meston (editor), 1885 Cairns : Henry Barr , 1885 Z1505974 1885 newspaper The second newspaper of this name, The Cairns Chronicle was launched in January 1885 by proprietors William Doyle Hobson, A. J. Draper, and Dr. E. Myers and published by Henry Barr. Sold around November 1885 to pay libel costs, the paper was purchased again in November 1889 by William Hobson as sole proprietor, who changed its name to The Cairns Argus. 7.2111025
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y separately published work icon The Cairns Argus Edwin Charles Moller Draper (editor), 1889 Cairns : 1889-1900 Z1497260 1889 newspaper The Cairns Argus began publication in November 1889. From 1890 to 1897 W. G. Henderson was the proprietor. 6.708204
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