The Cairns Post
 First office of The Cairns Post, 1886 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid, Berliner (Weekend Post from 2017) |
| Owner(s) | News Limited |
| Editor | Jennifer Spilsbury |
| Founded | 10 May 1883 |
| Headquarters | Cairns |
| Website | www.cairnspost.com.au |
The Cairns Post is a major News Corporation newspaper in Far North Queensland, Australia, 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]
Contents
1 History
2 Digitisation
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
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
- List of newspapers in Australia
References
^ The Cairns Post, 5 July 1909
^ "The Cairns Post". Cairns.com.au. Retrieved 2013-02-12..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "2013 Newspaper of the Year Awards". The Newspaper Works. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
^ "Fairfax dominates PANPA Awards with The Age taking top title". mUmBRELLA publisher. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
^ 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
^ McQueen, Humphrey. "Wimble, Frederick Thomas (1846–1936) – Biographical Entry". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Adbonline.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
^ "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
^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
^ "The Cairns Post". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
External links
Cairns Post (Qld. : 1884 - 1893) at Trove
Morning Post (Cairns, Qld. : 1897 - 1907) at Trove
Cairns Morning Post (Qld. : 1907 - 1909) at Trove
Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) at Trove
Coordinates: 16°55′20″S 145°46′41″E / 16.92222°S 145.77806°E / -16.92222; 145.77806
