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The Examiner Newspaper Information

The Examiner is the daily newspaper of the city of Launceston and north-eastern Tasmania, Australia.

The Examiner was first published on 12 March 1842, founded by James Aikenhead. Its first editor was the Reverend John West. At first it was a weekly publication (Saturdays). The Examiner expanded to Wednesdays six months later. In 1853, the paper was changed to tri-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays), and first began daily publication on 21 December 1877. The Sunday Examiner began publication in 1984.