Queensland Figaro and Punch explained

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

History

The newspaper was a merger of two previous newspapers, the Queensland Figaro and the Queensland Punch.The Queensland Figaro was originally published on January 6, 1883^[1] by John Edgar (Bobby) Byrne. 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.

The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of newspapers in Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Queensland Figaro. Trove. 9 October 2014.
2. Web site: Newspaper and magazine titles. Trove. 9 October 2014.
3. Web site: Newspaper Digitisation Program. Trove. 9 October 2014.