Sydney Elliott Napier

Sydney Elliott Napier
Born (1870-12-23)23 December 1870
Sydney, New South Wales
Died 3 May 1940(1940-05-03) (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

References

  1. "Napier, S. Elliott". AusLit. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. "Elliott Napier (1870 - 1940 / Australia)". PoemHunter.com. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 142
  4. Who's Who in Australia 1935, International Press Service Association, (Sydney, 1935) pp 804
  5. "Sydney Elliott Napier". The AIF Project. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  6. "Catalogue". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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