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Sidney Edwin Hocking

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22: 108:, it is the only other daily print newspaper in Western Australia. Following his death in 1935, the running of the newspaper was taken over by his four sons, which continued until 1970. The newspaper's 100-year history was commemorated in 1995 by the publication of 257: 227: 91:. He was involved in the Kalgoorlie Racing Club and Chamber of Commerce, and president of the Fresh Air League which sent goldfields children to the coast for holidays. 61:
in 1874 as a general reporter. He began reporting on new mines in South Australia, then travelled to others in New South Wales and Western Australia.
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Hocking had a reputation as a good boss in Kalgoorlie, which no doubt contributed to his election as a councillor and later mayor of the
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The Voice of the Goldfields: 100 Years of the Kalgoorlie Miner
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When the Kalgoorlie mines began to predominate he moved from
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19th-century Australian newspaper publishers (people)
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20th-century Australian newspaper publishers (people)
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Journalist and newspaper owner in Western Australia
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The Kalgoorlie Miner building.
Hannan Street
The Kalgoorlie Miner
Kalgoorlie
Western Australia
South Australia
Coolgardie
Western Argus
Municipality of Kalgoorlie
Hocking & Co. Pty. Ltd.
The West Australian


"Hocking, Sidney Edwin (1859–1935)"
Australian Dictionary of Biography
Australian National University
ISBN
978-0-522-84459-7
ISSN
1833-7538
OCLC
70677943
"National Library of Australia Catalogue"
Categories
1859 births
1935 deaths
20th-century Australian newspaper publishers (people)
People from South Australia
People from Kalgoorlie
Western Australian local councillors

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