Andrew Dunn (businessman)
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The Hon Andrew Dunn |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 3 July 1914 – 23 March 1922 |
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Andrew Dunn 24 May 1854 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Died | 29 April 1934 (aged 79) Brisbane, Australia |
| Resting place | Maryborough Cemetery |
| Nationality | Scottish Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Kate McIntyre (m. 1879, d. 1889), Jane Cran (m. 1891, d. 1930), Marcella Heller Foote (m. 1932, d. 1941) |
| Occupation | Newspaper proprietor |
Andrew Dunn (1854–1934) was a newspaper proprietor and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
Andrew Dunn was born on 4 May 1854 in Greenock, Scotland, the son of Andrew Dunn and his wife Ann (née Anderson).
Having pursued careers unrelated to newspapers, in the late 1880s Andrew Dunn was appointed as a business manager for the Maryborough Chronicle. In 1888 he was given a £10 bonus from each stakeholder for his good work. This enabled him to purchase shares in the business and become a director. By 1891 he was the chairman of the company.
His son Andrew (junior) had been working for the Rockhampton Bulletin for some years, when the death of one its owners, John Blair, provided the opportunity for Andrew Dunn (senior) to purchase a controlling interest in the newspaper and put his sons Andrew (junior) and William Herbert Alan (Herbie) Dunn in charge of it. Later, after World War I, another son, James, would become the business manager for the newspaper.
In 1914, Andrew Dunn purchased the Warwick Argus. Son Herbie Dunn was installed as managing director. In 1919, they persuaded the Irwin family who owned the rival Warwick Examiner and Times to amalgamate to form the Warwick Daily News rather than continue an unprofitable competition. Herbie Dunn became managing editor and chairman of directors of the merged publication.
In November 1919, Andrew Dunn purchased The Wide Bay and Burnett News in November 1919, which he merged with the Maryborough Chronicle.
In June 1922, Andrew Dunn acquired a controlling interest of The Toowoomba Chronicle and merged it with its competitor, the Darling Downs Gazette.
In July 1929, Andrew Dunn purchased The Evening News in Rockhampton.
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