The ''Labor Daily'' was a
Sydney
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-based journal/newspaper of the early to mid 20th century. An organ of the
Australian Labor Party
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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
Albert Willis 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
Lang
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*Lang (surname), a surname of independent Germanic or Chinese origin
Places
* Lang Island (Antarctica), East Antarctica
* Lang Nunatak, Antarctica
* Lang Sound, Antarctica
* Lang Park, a stadium in Brisbane, Australia
* 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. From 1 December 1938 the ''Labor Daily'' became the ''Daily News'' which lasted until 1941 when it was taken over by ''
The Daily Telegraph
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'' in 1950
Contributors
Artists who contributed to the paper included
*Will Mahony, political cartoonist and son of
Frank P. Mahony, he was with Sydney's ''
Daily Telegraph
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'', but sacked in 1944 for refusing to draw as the editor demanded. In 1955 he teamed up with Gavin Casey to present a strip cartoon "Clamor", the story of a (fictional) racehorse.
*
George Finey, but was dropped after three months for his antipathy to
Jack Lang.
*
Alex Gurney 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