Coleman Journal
Coleman's first newspaper was the
Coleman Miner founded in 1908. Its pro-labour editorials resulted in its closure by police during the 1911 miners' strike. It was followed by the
Coleman Bulletin.
Coleman's third paper was the
Coleman Journal which operated between 1921 and 1972 from this building. Unlike its predecessor, its editor during the 1932 miners' strike was firmly anti-labor.
Throughout its life the
Coleman Journal was hand-set and printed on a hand-operated press capable of producing 500 copies per hour, if the operator's arms held out.
The
Coleman Journal received several awards for its work, including a special certificate awarded to ninety-five Alberta newspapers by the Pulitzer Prize committee for their opposition to the
Accurate News and Information Act of 1937.
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