''The Daily Standard'' was a

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published in

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from 1912 to 1936. The newspaper was closely affiliated with the

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. The newspaper was published from its first edition on Tuesday 10 December 1912 through to its 7322nd edition on Tuesday 7 July 1936. One of its strongest supporters was Richard Sumner who actively promoted and put up his personal assets as a financial guarantee for it. Sumner was a board member for many years and chairman for several years. The editors of ''The Daily Standard'' included: * Walter Russell Crampton Contributors to ''The Daily Standard'' included: * Walter Russell Crampton, sometimes under the

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of Jack Aster * Henry Tardent, agricultural editor 1913–1929

Digitisation

The paper has been digitised as part of the

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of the

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