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The Examiner Front page Type Daily newspaper Format Tabloid Owner(s) Australian Community Media Editor Corey Martin Managing editor Corey Martin Founded 12 March 1842 Headquarters 113 Cimitiere Street, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Website examiner.com.au The Examiner is the daily newspaper of the city of Launceston and north-eastern Tasmania, Australia. Overview The Examiner was first ...
Sunday Examiner: Launceston: 1984–current Sunday Examiner Express: Launceston: 1966–1984 Sunday Tasmanian: Hobart: 1984–current Tamar Courier: George Town: 1964 Tamar Times: Launceston: 1972 Tasman Gazette: Tasman Peninsula Community Newspaper: Tarrana: 1979–current Tasmania Free Press: Hobart: 1975–1977 Tasmanian: Launceston: 1871–1895
Launceston's local newspaper The Examiner was founded by James Aikenhead in 1842, and has been continually published ever since. The newspaper is currently owned by Nine Entertainment Co (Nine having merged with Fairfax Media in 2018). Another local media site is The Tasmanian Times.
John West (writer) John West (17 January 1809 – 11 December 1873) [1] emigrated from England to Van Diemen's Land in 1838 as a Colonial missionary, and became pastor of an Independent (Congregational) Chapel in Launceston 's St. John's Square. He also co-founded The Examiner newspaper in 1842 and was later editor of The Sydney Morning Herald .
"Launceston's Christ Church and Milton Hall, dating back to 19th century, for sale". ABC News. Daunt, Adam (21 July 2021). "Launceston's Christ Church, Milton Hall to be sold off as Baptists seek new pastures". The Examiner. Peach, Joshua (14 June 2022). "Virgin Australia co-founder Rob Sherrard to buy Milton Hall and Christ Church". The Examiner.
Radio [ edit] Tasmania has a wide range of radio stations. Hobart and Launceston both have a range of local, which collectively broadcast coverage to most of the island. Tasmania's first radio station was 7ZL was founded in the Mercury Building, Hobart in 1927, while Launceston's first station, 7LA, began to broadcast in 1930.
As early as 1854, the Examiner newspaper urged locals to consider the creation of a gasworks in Launceston pointing out the numerous benefits and cheaper costs of coal gas as a means of lighting. In 1856 the Launceston City Council engaged Scottish-born engineer, William Falconer of the Hobart Gas Company, to prepare plans for the proposed ...
Australian Community Media (ACM) is a media company in Australia responsible for over 160 regional publications. Its mastheads include the Canberra Times, Newcastle Herald, The Examiner, The Border Mail, The Courier and the Illawarra Mercury along with more than one hundred community-based websites across Australia and numerous agricultural publications including The Land and Queensland ...