Queensland Figaro and Punch

Newspaper in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Queensland Figaro and Punch cover, 16 March 1889, depicting Irish Australians, bearing a banner of the HACBS and offering enthusiastic support to Parnell's struggle for Home Rule.

The Queensland Figaro and Punch was a weekly newspaper published from 1885 to 1936 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

## History

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The newspaper was a merger of two previous newspapers, the Queensland Figaro and the Queensland Punch.[1] The Queensland Figaro was originally published on January 6, 1883[2] by John Edgar (Bobby) Byrne.[1] From 1901 until 1936 the newspaper was once again published under its original name, with print stopping only during First World War and several years thereafter.[3]

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[4][5]

## See also

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* List of newspapers in Australia

## References

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1. ^ a b Queensland figaro and punch, J. Edgar Byrne, 1885, retrieved 8 January 2014
2. ^ "Queensland Figaro". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
3. ^ Queensland Figaro, retrieved 22 February 2016
4. ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
5. ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

## External links

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* Queensland Figaro (Brisbane, Qld. : 1883 - 1885) at Trove
* Queensland Figaro (Brisbane, Qld. : 1901 - 1936) at Trove
* Queensland Figaro and Punch (Brisbane, Qld. : 1885 - 1889) at Trove