The Library has a collection of North Queensland newspapers available for genealogical research. Some are on microfilm including:
Townsville Daily Bulletin 1890-1897; 1912-1984 MF AJ
Cairns Argus 1890-1987 MF FS 66
Full newspaper holdings may be found using Tropicat, or ask for the booklet North Queensland Newspapers: A select list of sources, available at the InfoHelp or Special Collections desk.
You can access death notices, obituaries and other family notices from earlier editions of the Torres News via this link: Torres News (Thursday Island, Qld.: 1957-2015)
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