People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

16 July, 1914
Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Death

2 February, 1998 (aged 83)
Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

heart disease

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Catholic

Education

• St Brigid's Primary School (Fitzroy, Melbourne)
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University

Occupation

• book collector
• book publisher
• bookplate collector
• coin/medal collector
• printer
• stamp collector

Awards

• J. R. W. Purves Medal (Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria)
• David H. Hill Medal (Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria)
• Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (Philatelic Congress of Great Britain)

Legacies

• John Gartner Medal (Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria)

Key Organisations

• Royal Numismatic Society of London
• Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria
• Printing Industry Craftsmen's Association (Vic)
• Royal Philatelic Society (London)

Workplaces

• Advocate (Melbourne) newspaper
• Hawthorn Press Pty Ltd