The Westralian Worker was a newspaper established in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1900 and published until its demise in 1951 in Perth, Western Australia.
| Official organ of the WA Labor Party | |
| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Ceased publication | 22 June 1951 |
History edit
It was established as the Official organ of the Western Australian Labor Party – with the subtitle of "A journal devoted to the interest of trade unionism, co-operation and labour in politics".[1][2]
In April 1912 it was moved to Perth and was published by the Westralian Worker Printing and Publishing Company. In 1915 the Worker and People's Printing and Publishing Company amalgamated.[3] The company also published union books and pamphlets as well as the Westralian Worker.[4]
The company was involved in broadcasting with interest in the Perth radio station 6KY.[5][6]
The newspaper attempted to balance views between conscriptionists and anti-conscriptionists in World War I, but eventually became a mouthpiece for the anti-conscriptionists.[7]
The editorial policy included tackling perceived biases of other Western Australian newspapers.[8]
The newspaper was based in Holman House.[9] The newspaper ceased publication in 1951.[10][11][12]
Notable editors edit
- Thomas Bath (1901–1902)
- Wallace Nelson (1902–1903)
- Julian Stuart (1903)
- John Curtin (1917–1928)[13]
- Fred Gates (1928–1937)
Publishing details edit
Notes edit
- ^ Australian Labor Party. Western Australian Branch (1885), Records of the Australian Labor Party WA Branch, retrieved 12 March 2013 for an example of the Newspaper archives and the ALP
- ^ Menagh, C. E (1900), "Westralian worker" and the AWU, retrieved 4 October 2016
- ^ People's Printing and Publishing Company of Western Australia; Australian Labor Party. Western Australian Branch (1906), Records, retrieved 4 October 2016
- ^ Westralian Worker (1920), Collection of miscellaneous political and trade union pamphlets printed by the Westralian Worker press c.1920–1950, Westralian Worker, retrieved 18 March 2013
- ^ "Westralian Worker and 6KY". Westralian Worker. No. 1709. Western Australia. 8 August 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Curtin Family (1942), Lovers of Australia: a series of talks sponsored by the W.A. State Executive Australian Labor Party & broadcast over Radio 6KY. Perth, WA ALP, 1942, retrieved 16 June 2023
- ^ Corr, Robert (2003). Sitting on the rail: the Westralian worker in wartime (Thesis). Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "What The "Miner" Doesn't Print!". Westralian Worker. No. 2123. Western Australia. 22 July 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ [1] Picture of Holman House front with Worker sign
- ^ "New 'Worker' Next Week". Westralian Worker. No. 2219. Western Australia. 22 June 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Worker To Close". The Daily News. Vol. LXIX, no. 23, 772. Western Australia. 22 June 1951. p. 3 (Fintal). Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Worker" Closes Down". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 57, no. 16007. Western Australia. 27 June 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Westralian Worker Editor – Cigarette Box presented by Worker Staff to John Curtin". January 2000. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ The Westralian worker, Milsons Point, W. & F. Pascoe Pty. Ltd, 1900, ISSN 2203-0204 – microfilm
- ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/title/741 online form details
External links edit
Media related to Westralian Worker at Wikimedia Commons- Westralian Worker (Perth, WA: 1900–1951) at Trove
