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Alec Robertson (1889–1965)

'Tribune regrets also the death last week of Mr Alec Robertson who, as a prominent labor journalist in World War I was a member of Queensland central anti-conscription committee.

Mr Robertson, a foundation member of the Australian Journalists' Association, joined the staff of the labor Daily Standard when it began in 1912, and became its editor and managing editor in the post-war period.

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'Robertson, Alec (1889–1965)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/robertson-alec-34767/text43757, accessed 14 March 2025.

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