Sydney Elliott Napier
| Sydney Elliott Napier | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 December 1870 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died |
3 May 1940 (aged 69) Chatswood, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
Newington College University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Writer and poet |
| Spouse(s) | 1900, Catherine, née Armstrong |
| Children | Three sons |
| Parent(s) | Francis and Emma Mary, née Elliott |
Sydney Napier Elliott (25 December 1870 – 3 May 1940) was an Australian writer[1] and poet.[2]
Early life
Napier was born in Sydney, New South Wales and educated at Newington College (1882-1885)[3] and Sydney University.
Working life
He began his working life as a bank clerk with the AJS Bank in Burwood, New South Wales. From 1893 he was a jackeroo in Manilla, New South Wales, until he was articled to a solicitor in Tamworth in 1894. After 1899 he worked as a solicitor in Sydney.[4]
Armed service
During World War I, Napier served with the 41st Battalion of the AIF as a sergeant.[5]
Journalism
In 1925, Napier joined The Sydney Morning Herald. He subsequently became assistant editor of The Sydney Mail and leader-writer of the Sydney Morning Herald where in 1931 he compiled, with P S Allen, A Century of Journalism: The Sydney Morning Herald and Its Record of Australian Life 1831-1931. He contributed prose and verse to numerous English and Australian journals and newspapers, and published a collection of essays, The Magic Carpet in 1932.
Publications
- Underneath the bough [Sydney: Penfold, 1937]
- The book of the Anzac memorial, New South Wales [Sydney, 1934]
- On the Barrier Reef: Notes from a no-ologist's pocket-book [Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1928]
- Walks abroad: Two Australians in the wilds of England, Scotland and Ireland [Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1933]
- The Sydney Repertory Theatre : its history and significance; a criticism [Sydney : Sydney Repertory Theatre Society, 1927]
- Potted biographies [Sydney : Dymocks Book Arcade, 1930]
- Great lovers [Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1934]
- The genesis and growth of solicitors' associations in New South Wales: Together with a brief history of the Incorporated Law Institute of New South Wales [Sydney: Law Book Co., 1937]
- The magic carpet and other essays and adventures [Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1932]
- Walks abroad: Being the record of the experiences of two Australians in the wilds of the United Kingdom [Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1929]
- Men and cities: Being the journeyings of a journalist [Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1938]
- Underneath the bough : a book of verses / by S. Elliott Napier
- On the Barrier Reef : a story of Australia's coral wonderland [Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1932][6]
References
- ↑ "Napier, S. Elliott". AusLit. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "Elliott Napier (1870 - 1940 / Australia)". PoemHunter.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 142
- ↑ Who's Who in Australia 1935, International Press Service Association, (Sydney, 1935) pp 804
- ↑ "Sydney Elliott Napier". The AIF Project. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ↑ "Catalogue". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
External links
- Works by Sydney Elliott Napier at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
