Cyril Ayris is an author from
Western Australia
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who has, after a long career in
journalism
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, written books with both topical and historical subjects.
Originally a journalist, he had won two
Arthur Lovekin Prize in Journalism
The Arthur Lovekin Prize for Excellence in Journalism is an annual journalism award in Western Australia.
The Prize was established with the University of Western Australia in 1928 by journalist, newspaper owner and politician, Arthur Lovekin, ...
awards. He was a journalist with ''
The West Australian
''The West Australian'' is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia. It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, ''The Sunday Times''. It is the second-oldest continuousl ...
'' newspaper in
Perth
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. His stories were at stages also carried in other newspapers.
Most items published by him after the 1990s list his status as Cyril Ayris freelance.
His books include:
*''
Fremantle Prison
Fremantle Prison, sometimes referred to as Fremantle Gaol or Fremantle Jail, is a former Australian prison and World Heritage Site in Fremantle, Western Australia. The site includes the prison cellblocks, gatehouse, perimeter walls, cottage ...
: A brief history'' (1985)
*''
John Forrest
Sir John Forrest (22 August 1847 – 2 SeptemberSome sources give the date as 3 September 1918 1918) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister i ...
: Man of legend'' (1986)
*''
C. Y. O'Connor
Charles Yelverton O'Connor, (11 January 1843 – 10 March 1902), was an Irish engineer who is best known for his work in Western Australia, especially the construction of Fremantle Harbour, thought to be impossible, and the Goldfields Water Sup ...
: The man for the time'' (1996)
*''
ANZACS
''Anzacs'' (named for members of the all volunteer army formations) is a 1985 Australian five-part television miniseries set in World War I. The series follows the lives of a group of young Australian men who enlist in the 8th Battalion (Austr ...
at
Gallipoli
The Gallipoli peninsula (; tr, Gelibolu Yarımadası; grc, Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles ...
'' (1997)
*''All the Bull's men : No. 2 Australian Independent Company (2/2nd Commando Squadron)'' (1997)
*''
Bob Marshall: My Life and Times''
*''Duty done / Colin Russell Leith as told to Cyril Ayris''
*''Squadron-Leader Robert Milton MC : the man who stayed behind : a biography as told to Cyril Ayris''
*''A question of duty : a biography as told to Cyril Ayris /
yAlan King''
*''Dave the brave / as told by Cyril Ayris'' (
David Dicks
David Griffiths Dicks, OAM, CitWA, (born 6 October 1978) is an Australian sailor. He became the youngest person to sail non-stop and solo around the world. In February 1996, at the age of 17, he set out from Fremantle, Western Australia in his ...
)
*''
Leeuwin Lighthouse - A Brief History'' (1996)
* ''A Heritage ingrained : a history of Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd. 1933-2000'' (1999)
*''Gulf to Gulf - The Long Walk : Jeff Johnson, as told to Cyril Ayris'' (2009)
References
External links
Cyril Ayris Freelance website
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Historians from Western Australia
Living people
Journalists from Western Australia
1935 births