Ray Beckett (journalist) explained
Raymond Harry Beckett (1903[1] - 1983[2]) was an Australian journalist, newspaper editor and author.
Before becoming a journalist he worked as a rouseabout in South Australia. His first position as a journalist was working for the Adelaide Advertiser where he was paid one penny per line of copy. Other positions he has held include: chief sub-editor at the Sydney Telegraph, Assistant Editor of the Sunday Telegraph and the Sun-Herald and editor of the Sunday Mirror.
Bibliography
- Book: Beckett, Ray . Richard Beckett . Richard Beckett (author) . 1980 . Hangman: the life and times of Alexander Green, public executioner to the colony of New South Wales . 0-17-005261-3 . Nelson . . 224378111.
Notes and References
- http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=5731270 BECKETT RAYMOND HARRY : Service Number - N457069 : Date of birth - 16 Aug 1903 : Place of birth - ADELAIDE SA : Place of enlistment - WAVERLEY PARK NSW : Next of Kin - BETTY
- NSW BDM 26583/1983