| 词条 | George Cockerill (journalist) |
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George Cockerill (1871 – 3 June 1943) was an Australian journalist and writer. He was born in Bendigo, Victoria, and worked all his life as a journalist, starting on the Bendigo Independent then as Chief of Staff for the Ballarat Star before moving to the Melbourne Age where he covered the Federation campaign 1898–1901, and Federal Parliament 1901–10.[1] He was their chief of staff and chief leader-writer 1914–26, in which position he was reckoned as one of Australia's most influential writers on fiscal policy, particularly in his support for protectionism.[2] He was editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph from 1926-28. From 1929–39, when he retired because of ill health, he was chief of publicity for the Commonwealth Development and Migration Commission and also leader writer for the Melbourne Herald.[3] He died at Mercy Hospital, Melbourne. He was president of the Melbourne Press Club from 1909.[4] Private lifeGeorge was married to Mary Ellen Cockerill (who died in 1949), with sons John Leo, Captain George Sampson Cockerill (died 1948) and Dr. John Edward Cockerill and daughters Marjorie Kavanagh and Bernadette, who was killed in an accident in 1941.[5] He had many close friends in politics, notably William Morris Hughes and King O'Malley.[2][6] Publications
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://adbonline.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080047b.htm|title=Cockerill, George (1871 - 1943)|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|accessdate=2009-08-26|author=L. J. Blake}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cockerill, George}}2. ^1 The Argus obituary 5 June 1943 3. ^http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/whoswho.asp?whosWhoId=cockerill_george&showpopup=false 4. ^The Advertiser 28 July 1909 5. ^The Argus 16 May 1941 6. ^The Argus 19 December 1949 4 : 1871 births|1943 deaths|Australian journalists|Australian non-fiction writers |
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