Номер объектаM2006/083
ОписаниеBlack and white photograph of Norman Ellison of the AIF, 103 Battery 1915- 1919, (as hand-written on bottom right corner of the image).
Norman Ellison was born in 1896 and lived in Sydney most of his life. After his service in World War I, he became interested in aviation, and wrote passionately about Australia’s aviation history.
His career included working for daily newspapers, such as the Telegraph, the Daily Mirror and the Guardian, contributing articles to aviation journals and working for the ABC Radio. He was well-known and highly respected in the aviation world, often being referred to as 'Australia's leading aviation writer'. He was an active committee member of the NSW Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (NAJEX).
Ellison authored and co-authored a number of books, mostly on the subject of aviation, including Fangs of the Sea (1939 - a book about sharks), Aces and Kings (1935), Daredevils of the Skies (1941), Flying Matilda (1957) and British Gliders and Sailplanes (1971).
He died in 1971 at the age of 75.
Norman Ellison was born in 1896 and lived in Sydney most of his life. After his service in World War I, he became interested in aviation, and wrote passionately about Australia’s aviation history.
His career included working for daily newspapers, such as the Telegraph, the Daily Mirror and the Guardian, contributing articles to aviation journals and working for the ABC Radio. He was well-known and highly respected in the aviation world, often being referred to as 'Australia's leading aviation writer'. He was an active committee member of the NSW Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women (NAJEX).
Ellison authored and co-authored a number of books, mostly on the subject of aviation, including Fangs of the Sea (1939 - a book about sharks), Aces and Kings (1935), Daredevils of the Skies (1941), Flying Matilda (1957) and British Gliders and Sailplanes (1971).
He died in 1971 at the age of 75.
Место изготовленияAustralia
Дата circa 1919
Темаauthor, journalists, flying, ANZAC Day
Наименованиеphotographs
Материалphotographic emulsion, photographic emulsion, paper, paper
Размерность
- height: 214.00 mm
width: 164.00 mm
Кредитная линияSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Norman Ellison