The Daily Standard was a newspaper published in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 1912 to 1936. The newspaper was closely affiliated with the Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch).[1]
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.[2]
The editors of The Daily Standard included:
Contributors to The Daily Standard included:
- Walter Russell Crampton, sometimes under the pseudonym of Jack Aster
- Henry Tardent, agricultural editor 1913–1929[3]
Digitisation
The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia.[4][5]
References
- ^ Catalogue entry in National Library of Australia
- ^ "'Dick' Sumner Goes to his Rest". The Daily Standard. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 11 June 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Tardent, Henry Alexis (1853–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 1990.
- ^ "Newspaper and magazine titles". Trove. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Newspaper Digitisation Program". Trove. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
External links
- Daily Standard (Brisbane, Qld. : 1912 - 1936) at Trove
