The Leader (Melbourne) Explained

The Leader was a weekly newspaper in Melbourne, Victoria. It was a "companion weekly" to the daily newspaper The Age, and was edited by David Syme's brother George Syme.^[1]

Its first issue was released on 3 February 1855, under the title "The Weekly Age".^[2]

Henry Short was editor from 1887 to 1925.^[3]

A longtime contributor to The Leader was Julian Thomas (1843–1896), who wrote as "The Vagabond" or "The Vag".^{[4] [5]}

Digitization

The National Library of Australia has digitized photographic copies of most issues of The Leader from Vol X, No. 314 of 4 January 1862 to No. 3,285 of 28 December 1918 and which may be accessed via Trove. They have also scanned some editions from 1935.

Notes and References

1. News: New book unveils the legacy of David Syme. Morrison. Elizabeth. 26 July 2014. The Age. Fairfax Media. 4 August 2018.
2. News: Advertising . The Age . 1 February 1855.
3. News: Veteran Journalist's Death . . 22,754 . Victoria, Australia . 10 March 1928 . 28 December 2021 . 15 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: 4 September 1896. Friday, 4th September, 1896. 2. The Herald. 5037. Victoria, Australia. National Library of Australia. 31 December 2021.
5. News: The Vagabond's Grave . The Leader (Melbourne) . 2186 . Victoria, Australia . 27 November 1897 . 28 December 2021 . 12 . National Library of Australia.