Kalgoorlie Miner
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The Kalgoorlie Miner is a daily newspaper circulating in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Goldfields-Esperance region.
It is published Monday to Saturday by Hocking & Co. Pty Ltd in Kalgoorlie
and printed by Colourpress Pty Ltd in East Victoria Park
. The West Australian
and The Kalgoorlie Miner are the only two newspapers in Western Australia produced daily. It is also part of the West Regional network.
In 1896, Sidney Hocking launched Hocking & Co. Ltd with himself, brothers Percy and Ernest Hocking, John Kirwan
and their printer W.W. Willcock as shareholders.
By 1898 the Kalgoorlie Miner had become a harsh critic of the West Australian Government, led by John Forrest
. The newspaper contended that the government discriminated against the goldfields population by inadequate parliamentary representation and in other ways. An action for an alleged breach of parliamentary privilege brought against the Kalgoorlie Miner failed and criticism of the government continued unabated.
Following the death of Sidney Hocking in 1935 the running of the Kalgoorlie Miner was taken over by his four sons, Sidney, Ernest, Percy and Joe. In April 1970, the ownership passed from the hands of the Hocking
family to West Australian Newspapers Pty Ltd.
The newspaper was printed in Kalgoorlie until 1976 when press operations were transferred to Perth.
A book on the newspaper's history was published to mark its centenary in 1995 (The Voice of the Goldfields: 100 Years of the Kalgoorlie Miner, by Norma King).
It is published Monday to Saturday by Hocking & Co. Pty Ltd in Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
and printed by Colourpress Pty Ltd in East Victoria Park
East Victoria Park, Western Australia
East Victoria Park is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Victoria Park....
. The West Australian
The West Australian
The West Australian is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by ASX-listed Seven West Media . The West is published in tabloid format, as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times, a News Limited publication...
and The Kalgoorlie Miner are the only two newspapers in Western Australia produced daily. It is also part of the West Regional network.
History
The Kalgoorlie Miner was founded by Sidney Edwin Hocking in September 1895.In 1896, Sidney Hocking launched Hocking & Co. Ltd with himself, brothers Percy and Ernest Hocking, John Kirwan
John Kirwan
John Kirwan may refer to:* John Kirwan , cricketer* John Kirwan , 20th century Australian politician* John Kirwan , New Zealand dual code rugby footballer and coach...
and their printer W.W. Willcock as shareholders.
By 1898 the Kalgoorlie Miner had become a harsh critic of the West Australian Government, led by John Forrest
John Forrest
Sir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....
. The newspaper contended that the government discriminated against the goldfields population by inadequate parliamentary representation and in other ways. An action for an alleged breach of parliamentary privilege brought against the Kalgoorlie Miner failed and criticism of the government continued unabated.
Following the death of Sidney Hocking in 1935 the running of the Kalgoorlie Miner was taken over by his four sons, Sidney, Ernest, Percy and Joe. In April 1970, the ownership passed from the hands of the Hocking
family to West Australian Newspapers Pty Ltd.
The newspaper was printed in Kalgoorlie until 1976 when press operations were transferred to Perth.
A book on the newspaper's history was published to mark its centenary in 1995 (The Voice of the Goldfields: 100 Years of the Kalgoorlie Miner, by Norma King).