The Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company and Renison Limited supported the newspaper by distributing it to employees.
The Advocate of Burnie was the main external newspaper to carry west coast news stories.
It was succeeded by The Westerner produced by The Mercury newspaper, which ran in various forms from 1979 to 1995.
[2] Following this the Western Herald became the main west coast newspaper.
It was one of many newspapers that have existed for relatively short times on the west coast, due to a range of issues.