North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser

The North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser was the first newspaper published in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was commonly called the North Australian as those words appeared most prominently on its masthead.

The first edition was published on 2 October 1855. The owners were Edmund John Bays and Arthur Charles Bays. The editor until about 1858 was Arthur Sidney Lyon. The last edition published was on 29 April 1862.^[1][2]

It was replaced by the North Australian and Queensland General Advertiser owned by Richard Bedford which published its first edition on 1 May 1862 through to its last edition on 12 September 1863. Despite the removal of the word Ipswich in its title, the newspaper was still published in Ipswich.^[3]

It was followed by The North Australian published by Randal McDonnell. Its first edition was published on 15 September 1863 and its last on 25 March 1865. Unlike its predecessors, it was published in Brisbane.^[4]

Most editions of these newspapers are available through the National Library of Australia's Newspaper Digitisation Project.

• The North Australian, Ipswich and General Advertiser (Ipswich, Qld.: 1856–1862) at Trove
• North Australian and Queensland General Advertiser (Ipswich, Qld.: 1862–1863) at Trove
• The North Australian (Brisbane, Qld.: 1863–1865) at Trove