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Cyril Ayris

Cyril Ayris

Western Australian historian and journalist


Cyril Ayris is an author from Western Australia who has, after a long career in journalism, written books with both topical and historical subjects.

Originally a journalist, he had won two Arthur Lovekin Prize in Journalism awards. He was a journalist with The West Australian newspaper in Perth.[1][2] His stories were at stages also carried in other newspapers.[3][4][5][6]

Most items published by him after the 1990s list his status as Cyril Ayris freelance.[7]

His books include:

  • Fremantle Prison: A brief history (1985)[8]
  • John Forrest: Man of legend (1986)[9]
  • C. Y. O'Connor: The man for the time (1996)[10][11]
  • ANZACS at Gallipoli (1997)[12]
  • All the Bull's men : No. 2 Australian Independent Company (2/2nd Commando Squadron) (1997)[13][14]
  • Bob Marshall: My Life and Times
  • Duty done / Colin Russell Leith as told to Cyril Ayris[15]
  • Squadron-Leader Robert Milton MC : the man who stayed behind : a biography as told to Cyril Ayris[16]
  • A question of duty : a biography as told to Cyril Ayris / [by] Alan King[17]
  • Dave the brave / as told by Cyril Ayris (David Dicks)[18]
  • Leeuwin Lighthouse - A Brief History (1996)[19]
  • A Heritage ingrained : a history of Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd. 1933-2000 (1999)[20]
  • Gulf to Gulf - The Long Walk : Jeff Johnson, as told to Cyril Ayris (2009)[21]

References

  1. Ayris, Cyril (4 June 1979), "A town no more: Cadoux quake toll put at $1.5m", West Australian (4 June 1979): 1–3, retrieved 25 February 2020
  2. "MAGAZINE". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 July 1989. p. 23. Retrieved 25 February 2020 via Trove.
  3. Ayris, Cyril (3 July 1982), "The Perth Mint caper: a con trick with class", Sydney Morning Herald (3 July 1982): 31, ISSN 0312-6315
  4. Ayris, Cyril (13 June 1992), "Carving up the Kimberley. -The mystery of the Mitchell Plateau skulls has become part of the land rights war building up in the Kimberley-", Mercury (Hobart, Tas) (13 June 1992): 17–18, ISSN 1039-9992
  5. Ayris, Cyril (1997), Anzacs at Gallipoli, Cyril Ayris Freelance, ISBN 978-0-646-33813-2
  6. Ayris, Cyril; Gibbs, Wendy (1995), Fremantle Prison : a brief history, Cyril Ayris Freelance, ISBN 978-0-646-26629-9
  7. Ayris, Cyril (1996), John Forrest : man of legend, Cyril Ayris Freelance, ISBN 978-0-646-30012-2
  8. Ayris, Cyril (1996), C.Y. O'Connor : the man for the time, Cyril Ayris Freelance?, ISBN 978-0-646-29101-7
  9. Ayris, Cyril; Cyril Ayris Freelance (2004), C.Y.O'Connor : a brief biography, Cyril Ayris Freelance, ISBN 978-0-9578853-4-9
  10. Ayris, Cyril (1997), Anzacs at Gallipoli, Cyril Ayris Freelance, ISBN 978-0-646-33813-2
  11. Ayris, Cyril; 2/2 Commando Association (2006), All the Bull's men : no. 2 Australian Independent Company (2/2nd Commando Squadron), 2/2nd Commando Association, ISBN 978-0-646-45824-3{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. Daley, Paul (6 February 2007), "All the Bull's Men: No. 2 Australian Independent Company.(Book review)", The Bulletin with Newsweek, 125 (6555), A C P Computer Publications: 69(1), ISSN 1440-7485
  13. Leith, Colin Russell; Ayris, Cyril, 1935- (2001), Duty done, C. Ayris, ISBN 978-0-9578853-0-1{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. Milton, Robert (Robert Arthur Eric); Ayris, Cyril, 1935- (1994), Squadron-Leader Robert Milton MC : the man who stayed behind : a biography as told to Cyril Ayris, PK Print, ISBN 978-0-646-20019-4{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. King, Alan Joseph; Ayris, Cyril (2004), A question of duty : a biography as told to Cyril Ayris, Alan King, ISBN 978-0-646-43141-3
  16. Dicks, David; Ayris, Cyril, 1935-; Cyril Ayris Freelance (1997), Dave the brave, Cyril Ayris Freelance, ISBN 978-0-646-30719-0{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. Ayris, Cyril (1996), Leeuwin Lighthouse : a brief history, Cyril Ayris Freelance, ISBN 978-0-646-27787-5
  18. Ayris, Cyril; Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd (1999), A Heritage ingrained : a history of Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd. 1933-2000, Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd, ISBN 978-0-646-38283-8
  19. Johnson, Jeff; Ayris, Cyril, 1935- (2009), Gulf to gulf : the long walk, Jeff Johnson, ISBN 978-0-646-50878-8{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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