The Daily Standard (Brisbane)

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:

Walter Russell Crampton

Contributors to The Daily Standard included:

Walter Russell Crampton, sometimes under the pseudonym of Jack Aster
Henry Tardent, agricultural editor 1913–1929^[3]

^ 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.

[1] Catalogue entry in National Library of Australia

[2] "'Dick' Sumner Goes to his Rest". The Daily Standard. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 11 June 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[3] "Tardent, Henry Alexis (1853–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. 1990.

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