Australian Newspaper (Morning Bulletin)

History

The Morning Bulletin was Rockhampton's principal daily newspaper, serving central Queensland from the Capricorn coast inland to the pastoral and mining districts. Published continuously from the late nineteenth century, the Bulletin covered regional industry, cattle, railways, and the affairs of one of Queensland's largest regional centres.

The archive's clippings span 1938 to 1954, an unusually broad range that captures pre-war "mystery aircraft" reports alongside the post-1947 flying saucer era. The 1938 material predates the Kenneth Arnold sighting by nearly a decade, documenting aerial anomaly reports from a period when such events received less standardised coverage and terminology.