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Gender: Male
Heritage: Scottish
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John Young Walker emigrated from Scotland to Australia. In 1876 he served as editor of The Cleveland Bay Express, before launching The Northern Standard on 20 July 1877. Walker formed a company to purchase The Townsville Argus, which was incorporated into the Standard in September 1877. He also worked as a school teacher, and wrote a history of the Bundaberg area.

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