Maranoa News Explained

The Maranoa News was a newspaper published in Mitchell, Queensland, Australia.

History

The newspaper was first published 1 July 1932. It continued until 29 June 1955.

Frederick William Osborne (Ossie) Rahmann was proprietor and editor from 1932 until his death aged 41 in 1947.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1950, it became part of the new Beacon Company, owners of the Balonne Beacon.^[4]

The Balonne Beacon reported on 30 June 1955 that the Maranoa News had "temporarily been forced to cease production" due to the "drastic staff position existing at the present time.^[5] The headline of the Beacon's next edition added the words "incorporating the 'Maranoa News' of Mitchell".^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: SOCIAL TOPICS. . . 23,302 . Queensland, Australia . 5 October 1932 . 12 June 2022 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: DEATH OF MR. OSSIE RAHMANN . . Queensland, Australia . 24 October 1947 . 12 June 2022 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: OBITUARY . . 43 . 43 . Queensland, Australia . 23 October 1947 . 12 June 2022 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: THE BEACON . . 46 . 26 . Queensland, Australia . 29 June 1950 . 12 June 2022 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: HOSIERY HINTS . . 51 . 26 . Queensland, Australia . 30 June 1955 . 11 June 2022 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: untitled . . 51 . 27 . Queensland, Australia . 7 July 1955 . 11 June 2022 . 1 . Trove.