Western Argus

The Western Argus was a newspaper published in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, between 1894 and 1938.

Western Argus
Founded1894
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1938
HeadquartersKalgoorlie, West Australia

It had three different names over time:

  • Western Argus, 1894-1896[1][2]
  • Kalgoorlie Western Argus, 1896-1916[3][4]
  • Western Argus, 1916-1938[5]

It was brought by Hocking & Co. Ltd. in 1896.[6]

It was a weekly and had offices in the same building as the Kalgoorlie Miner on Hannan Street. It was promoted in the Kalgoorlie Miner as well.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1894 - 1896)". Trove. National Library Australia.
  2. Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1894-1896), [s.n.], 1900, ISSN 1837-3496
  3. "Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 - 1916)". Trove. National Library Australia.
  4. The Kalgoorlie western argus, Kalgoorlie Western Argus, 1896, ISSN 1837-3488
  5. "Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938)". Trove. National Library Australia.
  6. "State Library of Western Australia Online Catalogue entry - The western argus". Hocking & Co. Ltd. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
  7. "THE WESTERN ARGUS". Kalgoorlie Miner. 5 (1612). Western Australia. 20 February 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

Further reading
  • Kirwan, John, (1949) The story of a Goldfields newspaper : a romance of the press : Kalgoorlie early days. Journal and proceedings Western Australian Historical Society : 1949), Vol. IV Pt. I (1949)



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