From November 1896, The Australian Worker, which was jointly funded by the Wagga branches of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia (an early Australian trade union, formed in January 1887) and the General Workers' Union, went from weekly to fortnightly, then in February, 1897 ceased altogether, but it resumed in reduced size on 31 August 1897, operated by the Bourke Branch of the AWU and with artwork generously provided by its Queensland counterpart.
From November 1896, The Australian Worker, which was jointly funded by the Wagga branches of the Amalgamated Shearers' Union of Australasia (an early Australian trade union, formed in January 1887) and the General Workers' Union, went from weekly to fortnightly, then in February, 1897 ceased altogether, but it resumed in reduced size on 31 August 1897, operated by the Bourke Branch of the AWU and with artwork generously provided by its Queensland counterpart.