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Kirwan Ward
Edward Bernard "Bernie" Kirwan Ward (2 April 1909 – 5 March 1983) was a journalist most notable for his work with the Daily News in Perth, Western Australia. Early life Kirwan Ward was born in Shotover, Oxfordshire one of eight children of Norman and Bertha Kirwan Ward. At the age of 18 he moved with his family to Australia. In Perth he worked a number of jobs including work as an insurance clerk and a shoe salesman. War Kirwan Ward joined the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1942 and was discharged in 1946. Writing Jim Macartney, editor of the Daily News offered him a backpage daily column in the newspaper when he left active service. From 1954 he was joined by cartoonist Paul Rigby who often travelled on assignment with Kirwan Ward. The column, Peepshow, written under the pen name Kirwan Ward was published six days a week from 1946 until 1974. From 1974 until his death in 1983 he published two columns a week. Honours In 1978 he was made an MBE Mbe may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily News (Perth, Western Australia)
The ''Daily News'', historically a successor of ''The Inquirer'' and ''The Inquirer and Commercial News'', was an afternoon daily English language newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, from 1882 to 1990, though its origin is traceable from 1840. History One of the early newspapers of the Western Australian colony was ''The Inquirer'', established by Francis Lochee and William Tanner on 5 August 1840. Lochee became sole proprietor and editor in 1843 until May 1847 when he sold the operation to the paper's former compositor Edmund Stirling. In July 1855, ''The Inquirer'' merged with the recently established ''Commercial News and Shipping Gazette'', owned by Robert John Sholl, as ''The Inquirer & Commercial News''. It ran under the joint ownership of Stirling and Sholl. Sholl departed and, from April 1873, the paper was produced by Stirling and his three sons, trading as Stirling & Sons. Edmund Stirling retired five years later and his three sons took control as Stirl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |