King Watson - papers, 1816-1954
King Watson - papers, 1816-1954
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1816-1954
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MLMSS 6817/1-3
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1816-1820; Newscuttings of poetry and articles from the London Morning Chronicle and the London Gazette, possibly created by Lady Manby (Call No.: MLMSS 6817/1)
1928-1938; Newscuttings on the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association of Victoria and the Wednesday League of Australian Rules football from the Melbourne Herald, 1929, other articl...
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King Watson - papers, 1816-1954
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Presented by Mrs E A Watson in 1998
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James Kingston 'King' Watson, journalist and newspaper editor, was born in Sydney in 1908. Educated at the University High School, Melbourne, King joined the staff of the Melbourn herald as a cadet in 1927, subsequently working there, and on the Melbourne Star, as a sub-editor from 1933. He joined the Sydney Daily Telegraph in 1938 and following fo...
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MLMSS 6817/1-3
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9qoVQrQ1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoVQrQ1
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153428
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