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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]