Western Argus

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

Western Argus

Founded	1894
Language	English
Ceased publication	1938
Headquarters	Kalgoorlie, Western 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

• Coolgardie Miner

References

1. "Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1894 - 1896)". Trove. National Library of Australia.
2. Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1894-1896), [s.n.], 1900, ISSN 1837-3496
3. "Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 - 1916)". Trove. National Library of Australia.
4. The Kalgoorlie western argus, Kalgoorlie Western Argus, 1896, ISSN 1837-3488
5. "Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938)". Trove. National Library of 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. Vol. 5, no. 1612. Western Australia. 20 February 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

• Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1894 - 1896) at Trove
• Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 - 1916) at Trove
• Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938) at Trove

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)