Boote, Henry E. (Henry Ernest), 1868-1949

Henry Boote was born in Liverpool, England. In 1889 he emigrated to Australia and worked in Brisbane for 5 years as a jobbing compositor. During this period he contributed to the Queensland Worker. In 1894, Boote went to Bundaberg to edit the Bundaberg Guardian, a Labor paper. In 1897 he was invited by Andrew Fisher to start Gympie Truth. Boote was editor of Queensland Worker in 1902 and in 1911 he became leader and feature writer under Hector Lamond in the Australian Worker. He was active in the war years in the anti-conscription movement and in 1927 he was a trustee of the N.S.W. Public Library and later elected to membership of the Mitchell Library Committee.

From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1902-1949. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225793511

Journalist. Came form Liverpool to Australia 1891; editor of Bundaberg "Guardian", 1894; helped found the Gympie "Truth", 1896; appointed editor of the "Queensland Worker", 1902; edited the "Australian Worker", 1911-1949; trustee of A.W.U.; active in anti-conscription campaign, 1917; published several volumes of verse. (Australian Encyclopedia).

From the description of Papers of Henry Boote, 1894-1949 [manuscript]. 1894-1949. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225836402