The Morning Bulletin

Front page of The Morning Bulletin 5 July 2008
Type	newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner	APN News & Media
Editor	Frazer Pearce
Founded	1861
Language	English
Headquarters	Rockhampton, Australia 162-164 Quay Street Rockhampton City QLD 4700
Circulation	30,000 Monday-Friday 50,000 Saturday
Official website	themorningbulletin.com.au

The Morning Bulletin is a daily newspaper service Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia and the surrounding areas of Central Queensland.

History

The Bulletin was established in July 1861. It is the second oldest business in Rockhampton, the oldest being the Criterion Hotel which was established in October 1860.

The original owner, William Hitchcock Buzacott, brought the press and equipment form Sydney in 1861 where he operated a small weekly paper. At the time the paper was called the Rockhampton Bulletin and was eagerly read by the town's 698 residents.

The Bulletin's original home was in Quay Street near the old Customs House, in a low wooden building. On 14 August 1862, this was burnt down and the presses destroyed. Buzacott quickly obtained new equipment from Sydney.

Circulation

The newspaper is printed daily Monday to Saturday and contains local, entertainment and information news. It is the only daily paper that serves the Central Queensland region.

The Morning Bulletin is a part of the APN News & Media network which is one of Australia’s largest newspaper publishers. The Morning Bulletin employs over 100 people.

The Morning Bulletin has a $1.10 cover price on weekdays, increasing to $1.60 for the weekend edition, it is in tabloid format. In 2007 the Bulletin had a readership (average) Monday to Friday (avg) of 30,000 and weekend readership (avg) of 50,000 and circulation (avg) of 20,000 Monday to Friday, weekend circulation (avg) of 26,500.

External links

• The Morning Bulletin