Alternative title: The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette; The Chronicle; The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser; The Toowoomba Chronicle and Queensland Advertiser
Date: 1922-1951
Issue Details: First known date: 1861... 1861 The Toowoomba Chronicle
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'The Chronicle, founded by Darius Hunt, began as a four penny weekly on July 4, 1861 in a coach builder's shop in James St. ... On February 4, 1876, William Groom became sole proprietor, beginning nearly half a century of family control of a newspaper he transformed into a powerful and persuasive political weapon.

In 1922, the Dunn family acquired The Darling Downs Gazette and the Gazette and The Toowoomba Chronicle 'were amalgamated as the Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. The combined newspaper was published first on October 2, 1922.

'On October 20, 1969 The Chronicle format was changed from broadsheet to tabloid. An opposition daily, the Darling Downs Star, began publication on July 11, 1955. The Chronicle and Downs Star interests merged on October 1, 1970 under a new company Toowoomba Newspapers Pty Ltd. The Downs Star continued as a daily until July 14, 1971, when it became a weekly. The newspaper was relaunched as Toowoomba's Mail in September 2003.

'In 1988, Australian Provincial Newspapers Ltd (APN) acquired a 50% share in Toowoomba Newspapers.'

Source: 'About Us', Toowoomba Chronicle website, http://www.thechronicle.com.au/aboutus/
Sighted: 02/05/2013


Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1861
Notes:
Publisher varies.
      Toowoomba, Toowoomba area, Darling Downs, Queensland,: 1876- .

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PeriodicalNewspaper Details

ISSN: 1321-7879
Frequency:
Weekly ; twice weekly (Wednesday and Saturday) (July 1866 - October 1870), weekly (8 October 1870 - November 1875) ; thrice weekly (23 November 1875 - 15 February 1887) ; daily (Monday - Saturday) (from 2 April 1906)
Range:
July 1861 - September 1922
Mergers:
In 1922 The Toowoomba Chronicle merged with The Darling Downs Gazette (1879-1922) to become The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
Supplement:
Rural Weekly incorporating Queensland Graingrower and Chronicle Country
Price:
Original price: 4d
Note:
First published as The Toowoomba Chronicle and Queensland Advertiser. When Andrew Dunn bought the controlling interest in 1922, he merged the newspaper with its opponent, The Darling Downs Gazette to become The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. Published daily under that name from 2 October 1922 to 8 December 1967, it became simply The Chronicle from 9 December 1967.
Note:
At head of editorials (during the editorship of Darius Hunt): 'Audi Alteram Partem' [Hear both sides of a question]
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