James Noel (Jim) Adams was born on 24 September 1943 at Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonard’s, Sydney. His father, John George (known as Jack), was a printer and his mother, Beryl (née Chant), had been a secretary prior to her marriage. He was christened in Sydney at St Swithun’s Church, Pymble and grew up […]
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It is with deep regret that the Academy informs you of the passing of Professor Philip Ayres FRHistS FAHA, a leading literary historian and one of Australia’s most renowned biographers. He was elected to the Academy in 1999 and was a member of the English Section. Professor Ayres was born in South Australia on 28
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John was born in 1925 in Yarram in south Gippsland. His father was a teacher and before the Second World War the family moved through country Victoria, to towns such as Rainbow in the Mallee where his father was headmaster of Rainbow Higher Education School and eventually to Frankston near where he was born. In
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The Australian Academy of the Humanities recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land, and their continuous connection to country, community and culture.