Charles Hardie Buzacott
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Charles Hardie Buzacott in 1879
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton |
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In office 24 November 1873 – 31 October 1877 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Fyfe |
| Succeeded by | John McFarlane |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
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In office 21 January 1879 – 5 July 1882 |
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In office 23 August 1894 – 13 May 1901 |
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Charles Hardie Buzacott 3 July 1835 Torrington, Devon, England |
| Died | 19 July 1918 (aged 83) Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | English |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Whiteford (m.1857 d.1918) |
| Occupation | Compositor, Newspaper owner |
| Religion | Church of England |
Charles Hardie Buzacott (1 August 1835 – 19 July 1918) was an Australian journalist, publisher and politician.
Buzacott was born in Torrington, Devonshire, England, son of James Buzacott and his wife Ann, née Hitchcock. He migrated with his elder brother William to Sydney in 1852.
In Sydney, Charles joined the Empire newspaper and learnt to be a compositor. In 1860 he went to Maryborough, Queensland, and established the Maryborough Chronicle, selling it four years later. Buzacott then went to the Clermont goldfield, and started the Peak Downs Telegram, which he edited. In 1869 Buzacott sold his interest in the Telegram and moved to Gladstone where he took over the Observer. In 1870 Charles joined his brother William on the Rockhampton Bulletin, which the latter had established in 1861.
In 1878 he moved to Brisbane, and became a leader writer on the Courier.
During November 1880 he purchased Gresley Lukin's shares in the Brisbane Newspaper Company, the proprietor of the Brisbane Courier and its weekly The Queenslander and took on Lukin's former position as the company's managing editor and director. He was to remain in this position until 1894, occasionally taking and active role in the editing and occasionally contributing articles and editorials for the journals.
He later bought the Rockhampton Argus and converted it into an evening paper, the Daily Record.
He founded the Daily Mail in Brisbane in 1904, and in spite of his advancing years carried it through its early difficulties as editor and managing director.
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