Cyril Ayris Explained

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] His stories were at stages also carried in other newspapers.^{[2] [3]}

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

His books include:

• Fremantle Prison

A brief history (1985)

• John Forrest

Man of legend (1986)

• C. Y. O'Connor

The man for the time (1996)

• ANZACS at Gallipoli (1997)
• All the Bull's men : No. 2 Australian Independent Company (2/2nd Commando Squadron) (1997)
• Bob Marshall

My Life and Times

• Duty done / Colin Russell Leith as told to Cyril Ayris
• Squadron-Leader Robert Milton MC : the man who stayed behind : a biography as told to Cyril Ayris
• A question of duty : a biography as told to Cyril Ayris / [by] Alan King
• Dave the brave / as told by Cyril Ayris (David Dicks)
• Leeuwin Lighthouse - A Brief History (1996)
• A Heritage ingrained : a history of Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd. 1933-2000 (1999)
• Gulf to Gulf - The Long Walk : Jeff Johnson, as told to Cyril Ayris (2009)

External links

• Cyril Ayris Freelance website
• WA Authors and Illustrators A

Notes and References

1. https://probussouthpacific.org/microsites/mandurahpeel/--_Guest_Speakers Guest Speaker Cyril Ayris
2. News: In the second part of his look at Aborigines in WA, Cyril Ayris finds there is hope for peace in the future — through the young. Children bridge cultural divides . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 18 June 1989 . 25 February 2020 . 18 . Trove .
3. News: MAGAZINE . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 15 July 1989 . 25 February 2020 . 23 . Trove .