The ''Labor Daily'' was a

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-based journal/newspaper of the early to mid 20th century. An organ of the

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, 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

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and the Miners' Federation. Willis was managing director 1926–1931 and chairman 1924–1930 and one of the most powerful political figures in the state. After a few weeks the paper's name was changed to the ''Labor Daily'' and was a supporter of

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Labor. In 1929 receivers sold '' Beckett's Budget'' to Labor Daily Ltd. The paper also became the major sponsor of the

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from 1934, with the winners of the competition from 1934 to 1950 being awarded the Labour Daily Cup. From 1 December 1938 the ''Labor Daily'' became the ''Daily News'' which lasted until 1941 when it was taken over by ''

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''.front page label daily in 1950

Contributors

Artists who contributed to the paper included * Will Mahony (who later drew the famous "Chest Bond" strip) *

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, but was dropped after three months for his antipathy to Jack Lang. *

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was political cartoonist for the paper * Frederick A. Brown was chief cartoonist 1928–1930

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.

Sources

The ''Labor daily'' at catalogue.nla.gov.au''200 years of Sydney Newspapers: a Short History'' by Victor Isaacs and Rod Kirkpatrick

References

External links

* {{trove newspaper, 1284, The Labor Daily, Sydney, NSW : 1924 - 1938 Defunct newspapers published in Sydney 1922 establishments in Australia Daily newspapers published in Australia