Australian Dictionary of Biography

14 February, 1919
Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia

3 July, 1994 (aged 75)
Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia

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• Mackay, Iven Giffard (subject)
• Cousens, Charles Hughes (subject)
• Leonski, Edward Joseph (subject)

• Werris Creek Public School (NSW) (student, 1924-1930)
• Tamworth High School (NSW) (student, 1931-1936)
• University of Sydney (student, 1937-1938)

• soldier (1940-1945) Federal, Australia
• prisoner of war (Australian) (1941-1945) Federal, Australia
• journalist (1947-1949) New South Wales, Australia
• television journalist (1949-1956) Overseas
• television journalist (1956-1976) New South Wales, Australia
• television producer (1956-1965) New South Wales, Australia
• novelist (1958-1958) New South Wales, Australia
• biographer (1975-1975) New South Wales, Australia
• military historian (1975-1990) New South Wales, Australia

• World War II (soldier)
• Greek campaign, 1941 (soldier)
• Sydney University Regiment (member, 1937-1938)
• Stalag IV-A (Nardt, Germany) (prisoner of war, 1941-1944)
• Stalag IV-B (Muhlberg, Germany) (prisoner of war, 1941-1941)
• Stalag IV-F (Hartmannsdorf bei Chemnitz, Germany) (prisoner of war, 1945-1945)

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (journalist, 1947-1952)
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (journalist, 1956-1976)
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (producer, 1956-1965)