The Leader (Melbourne)

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.

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

Henry Short was editor from 1887 to 1925.

A longtime contributor to The Leader was Julian Thomas (1843–1896), who wrote as "The Vagabond" or "The Vag".

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