The Westralian Worker was a newspaper established in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1900 and published until its demise in 1951 in Perth, Western Australia.
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]
Printers mark found on rear of railway union booklet circa 1935
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]
↑ People's Printing and Publishing Company of Western Australia; Australian Labor Party. Western Australian Branch (1906), Records, retrieved 4 October 2016
↑ "Westralian Worker and 6KY". Westralian Worker. No.1709. Western Australia. 8 August 1941. p.1. Retrieved 16 June 2023– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
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