Labor Daily
{{Short description|Newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales}}
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{{Italic title}}The Labor Daily was a Sydney-based journal/newspaper of the early to mid 20th century. An organ of the Australian Labor Party, it was published in Sydney by Stanley Roy Wasson after the ailing Daily Mail was absorbed by Labor Papers Ltd, who began publication under that name on 6 January 1922 with the strong support of Albert Willis and the Miners' Federation.[https://www.jstor.org/pss/27508405 Walker, R B The Fall of The Labor Daily Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Inc. 1980] Willis was managing director 1926–1931{{Cite web |url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/Members.nsf/ec78138918334ce3ca256ea200077f5d/8c4da68f170ee6d6ca256e7b001226d9?OpenDocument |title=Mr Albert Charles WILLIS |access-date=29 May 2010 |archive-date=13 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013014945/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/ec78138918334ce3ca256ea200077f5d/8c4da68f170ee6d6ca256e7b001226d9?OpenDocument |url-status=dead }} and chairman 1924–1930 and one of the most powerful political figures in the state.{{Cite book|url=http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120572b.htm|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|chapter = Willis, Albert Charles (1876–1954)|publisher = National Centre of Biography, Australian National University}} After a few weeks the paper's name was changed to the Labor Daily and was a supporter of Lang Labor.
In 1929 receivers sold Beckett's Budget to Labor Daily Ltd. The paper also became the major sponsor of the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership from 1934, with the winners of the competition from 1934 to 1950 being awarded the Labour Daily Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://dazrl.awardspace.info/h_prem.htm|title=Rugby League Premierships - Darryl's Rugby League Page}} From 1 December 1938 the Labor Daily became the Daily News which lasted until 1941 when it was taken over by The Daily Telegraph in 1950
Contributors
Artists who contributed to the paper included
- Will Mahony, political cartoonist and son of Frank P. Mahony,{{cite book|title=The Inked-in Image |author=Vane Lindsay |date=30 May 1979 |publisher=Hutchinson of Australia |isbn=0091354609}} he was with Sydney's Daily Telegraph, but sacked in 1944 for refusing to draw as the editor demanded.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208690047 |title=Telegraph Sacks Artist Finey |newspaper=The Tribune |issue=79 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=30 November 1944 |access-date=20 May 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} In 1955 he teamed up with Gavin Casey to present a strip cartoon "Clamor", the story of a (fictional) racehorse.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71636407 |title=A Champion's Story |newspaper=The Argus (Melbourne) |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 March 1955 |access-date=20 May 2023 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}
- George Finey, but was dropped after three months for his antipathy to Jack Lang.{{Cite web|url=http://www.daao.org.au/main/read/2522|title = George Finey :: Biography at :: At Design and Art Australia Online}}
- Alex Gurney was political cartoonist for the paper{{Cite web|url=http://www.daao.org.au/main/read/2980|title = Alexander George Gurney :: Biography at :: At Design and Art Australia Online}}
- Frederick A. Brown was chief cartoonist 1928–1930{{Cite web|url=http://www.daao.org.au/main/read/1122|title = Frederick A. Brown :: Biography at :: At Design and Art Australia Online}}
Publications
Labor Daily was involved in publications apart from the newspaper:
- Paddison, Alfred Cornwallis The Lang Plan: The Case for Australia Labor Daily Printers 1931
as well as the more mundane work such as Union rule books.{{Cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1462864|title=Rules, 1936|year=1936|publisher=The Association]}}
Sources
- [http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2310175 The Labor daily at catalogue.nla.gov.au]
- [http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/eserv/UQ:11092/sydnews.pdf 200 years of Sydney Newspapers: a Short History by Victor Isaacs and Rod Kirkpatrick]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130123012442/http://ketupa.net/associated.htm Media profiles: Associated, Sun and Smiths at ketupa.net]
References
External links
- {{trove newspaper|1284|The Labor Daily|Sydney, NSW : 1924 - 1938}}
Category:Defunct newspapers published in Sydney