Life Summary - David Ramsay McNicoll

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McNicoll, David Ramsay (1914–2000)

	McNicoll, David Ramsay (1914–2000)
Born	1 December, 1914 Geelong , Victoria , Australia
Died	3 November, 2000 (aged 85) Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Related Entries [View as tree]	Ward, Leonard (work colleague)
Education*	Scotch College (Melbourne) (student, 1926-1930)
Occupation*	journalist (1933-1999) New South Wales, Australia war correspondent (1944-1946) New South Wales, Australia columnist (1946-1999) New South Wales, Australia newspaper editor (1953-1973) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Chevalier of the Legion d’honneur (France) (recipient) Commander of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1969)
Key Events*	International Press Institute conference, 1978 (organiser)
Key Organisations*	Australian Press Council (founding member, 1976-1999) International Press Institute (member, 1978-1999)
Workplaces*	Sydney Morning Herald (newspaper) (journalist, 1933-1941) Australian Consolidated Press (employee, 1944-1994) Bulletin (magazine) (journalist, 1973-1999)

* Dates are approximate

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