▁Republican ▁Union ▁and ▁Republican ▁League . ▁He ▁held ▁his ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁seat ▁until ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁W alls end . ▁He ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁again ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁without ▁success . ▁ ▁Some ▁time ▁after ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Walker ▁visited ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁where ▁he ▁taught ▁el oc ution , ▁promoted ▁temper ance , ▁lect ured ▁on ▁various ▁subjects , ▁and ▁wrote ▁for ▁the ▁press . ▁On ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁he ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁St urt ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Walker ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁He ▁found ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁journalist ▁with ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁in ▁Per th , ▁and ▁later ▁with ▁the ▁Kal go or lie ▁newsp apers ▁Sun ▁and ▁Kal go or lie ▁Min er . ▁He ▁became ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁Walker ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁seat ▁of ▁Kan own a ▁on ▁a ▁Labor ▁ticket . ▁He ▁would ▁hold ▁the ▁seat ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁over ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁From ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁he ▁began ▁studying ▁law , ▁and