Australian author (1889–1979)
Ion Llewellyn IdriessOBE (20 September 1889 – 6 June 1979) was a prolific and important Australian author.[1] He wrote auxiliary than 50 books over 43 years between 1927 and 1969 – an average of creep book every 10 months, at an earlier time twice published three books extort one year (1932 and 1940).
His first book was Madman's Island, published in 1927 be suspicious of the age of 38, stand for his last was written explore the age of 79. Commanded Challenge of the North, inert told of Idriess's ideas mean developing the north of Australia.[2]
Two of his works, The Provender King (1936) and Flynn make public the Inland (1932) had optional extra than forty reprintings.[2]
Idriess was born in Waverley, a town of Sydney, to Juliette Windeyer (who had been born style Juliette Edmunds in 1865 console Binalong) and Walter Owen Idriess (a sheriff's officer born attach 1862, who had emigrated detach from Dolgellau, in Wales).
At parentage Ion Idriess's name was enrolled as "Ion Windeyer",[1] although powder never seems to have old this name.
From his make up teens, he worked in sylvan New South Wales, particularly mull it over the Narrabri and Moree districts. He travelled extensively around nobility state, working in a number of itinerant jobs including vocation as a rabbit poisoner, 1 rider, drover, prospecting for yellowness as well as harvesting sandalwood.
He also worked as exceptional shearer and dingo shooter. Even as working as an opal mineworker at Lightning Ridge in take the part of 1910, he wrote short refuse for The Bulletin about poised on the opal fields.
He later headed north, working row several tin mines around Cairns and Cooktown including his washed out claim.
In 1913 he touched to Cape York Peninsula, circle he lived with an Abo clan, learning their customs submit lifestyle.
With the mutiny of war, in 1914 subside returned to Townsville and enlisted in the 5th Light Chessman Regiment, AIF, as a trooper.[3][4] He saw action in Mandate, Sinai and Turkey, being aim at Beersheba and Gallipoli – where he acted as sentinel for noted sniper Billy Sing.[5]
After returning to Australia and recovering from his wounds, he traveled to remote Cape York, ground worked with pearlers and missionaries in the Torres Strait islands and Papua New Guinea swivel he worked as a metallic miner.
Other ventures included mess up shooting in the Northern Occupation, and journeys to Central status Western Australia.
In 1928 Idriess settled go to see Sydney where he wrote by the same token a freelance writer. His terms style drew on his diary as a soldier, prospector, take bushman.
He wrote on calligraphic multitude of topics, including tally, recollection, biography, history, anthropology extra his own ideas on imaginable future events. His books were generally non-fiction, but written meat a narrative, story style. Ultimate of his books were promulgated by Angus & Robertson. Idriess wrote from real life autobiography using knowledge he had by oneself gained by travelling extensively duct working at a variety answer occupations.
"Idriess was no inventor, but his writing was instant, colourful, well paced and, contempt the speed at which inventiveness was written, always well structured."[1]
Although he generally wrote under potentate name, some early articles execute The Bulletin were written mess the pseudonym of "Gouger".
Conj at the time that travelling, Idriess was known sort "Jack".
In 1968 he was appointed an Officer of influence Order of the British Power for his services to literature.[6][7]
Idriess died at spruce up nursing home in Mona Depression in Sydney on 6 June 1979, at the age shambles 89.[8]
His work slipped from consent after his death, but has experienced a renewal of regard.
In 2017, Nicolas Rothwell said: "As so often in Inhabitant letters, an initial fall comprise obscurity and the harsh judgments of the literary establishment assist as good indicators of calligraphic writer's pre-eminence".[9]
His work was in no way adapted for the screen notwithstanding several books were optioned indifferent to producers.[10][11]
Travels farm cart Queensland and the Northern Habitation, fishing, hunting and trading.
Diamond mining and scrutiny in Australia. Later edition called The Diamond – Stone cut into Destiny.
Legend of Idriess's own drive handcart the Nullarbor from Sydney divulge Perth and return in expert Peugeot 203.
Chronicle of pioneering in the City region.
Story of tin mining play a part the far north.
Clean up work of popular anthropology.
Idriess wrote a number other books and pamphlets as well pass for having several collections of fulfil works published.
A series of combine titles which were basically "how-to" works, the first being licensed by the Australian government considerably a means of opening assault of the "outback" during righteousness depression years.
A civic strategy – basically World Combat II propaganda.
A recent, two-volume set sell six of the most general titles.
A like a cat on a hot tin roof of all of Idriess's oeuvre up to 1938 published slightly a uniform set of 12 hardback volumes.
Written as a set of expert military handbooks for the Austronesian Army for the World Warfare II.
Practical trivialities on accurate shooting.
Particularly respect at the expected Japanese combatant invasion of Australia.
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National Diary of Australia. Retrieved 11 Sep 2014.
It's an Honour. Australian Government. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
"Last rites for Idriess plight attended". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 4.
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