John Yeomans
| John Yeomans | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916 |
| Died |
9 June 1995 (aged 79) Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | writer and journalist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1969–1984 |
John Yeomans (1916–1995) was an Australian journalist and writer.
He wrote in the 1960s and later a range of books about Australia, Sydney and Sydney Opera House.[1]
His most well known book was written about his trip around Australia - 'The scarce Australians'[2][3][4]
The trip which was the source of material for the book was conducted between May and September 1965.[5]
The blurb in the Penguin edition of the "Scarce Australians" summarizes the authors life and journalistic career:
Born and educated in Sydney...AIF field artillery subaltern in WWII... sub-editor in Fleet Street ...copy-editor in Canada ...staff correspondent for Australian papers in New York and London... sometime resident in Middle East and Papua
In 1978 he was in an accident where he almost lost an arm.[7]
Works
- Yeomans, John (1967), The scarce Australians, Longmans, retrieved 10 December 2016
- Yeomans, John (1973), The other Taj Mahal : what happened to the Sydney Opera House ([New ed.), Longman Australia, ISBN 978-0-582-71209-6
- Hornibrook Group; Yeomans, John (1973), Building the Sydney Opera House, [Hornibrook Group], ISBN 978-0-9598748-0-8
- Yeomans, John (1973), A guide to the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Opera House Trust, retrieved 10 December 2016
- Yeomans, John (1978), The 20 best sights of Sydney, Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-216414-6
- Yeomans, John (1984), Harry, Angus & Robertson Publishers, ISBN 978-0-207-14886-6
- Yeomans, John (1987), Much curious pleasure : a novel, Angus & Robertson, ISBN 978-0-207-15470-6
Notes
- ↑ "Utzon the image maker". The Canberra Times. 43, (12,344). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 21 June 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 10 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ published by Penguin in 1969 Yeomans, John (1969), The scarce Australians, Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-002965-9
- ↑ Herald and Weekly Times (1967), John Yeomans [author of "The Scarce Australians"], retrieved 10 December 2016
- ↑ Herald and Weekly Times (1973), John Yeomans, retrieved 10 December 2016
- ↑ Scarce Australians - page 22–9 May 1965 - 8 September 1965
- ↑ In Penguin edition of The Scarce Australians
- ↑ "Almost lost arm, gets job". The Canberra Times. 53, (15,728). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 October 1978. p. 12. Retrieved 10 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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