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Arthur E. Syme
Dr Arthur Edward Syme (c. 1863 – 27 January 1943) was a medical doctor, surgeon and sportsman in the Australian state of Victoria. History Syme was the third son of David Syme, owner of ''The Age'' and ''The Leader (Melbourne), The Leader'', and his wife Annabella Syme, née Johnson (1837–1915). He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and the University of Melbourne and Edinburgh University. In 1895 he set up in medical practice at Lilydale, Victoria, where he remained, visiting patients by horse and buggy in the Dandenong district as far as Warburton, Victoria, Warburton. As a young man he played Australian rules football with Essendon Football Club, Essendon. He joined the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and was a crack shot, reaching the rank of major. He played tennis and cricket, but was best known in the equestrian sports of hunting and racing. He was longtime committee member of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club and Williamstown Racing Club. He raced a number of good horses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mercury (Hobart)
''The Mercury'' is a daily newspaper, published in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, by Davies Brothers Pty Ltd (DBL), a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of News Corp. The weekend issues of the paper are called ''Mercury on Saturday'' and ''The Sunday Tasmanian''. The current editor of ''The'' ''Mercury'' is Craig Herbert. History The newspaper was started on 5 July 1854 by George Auber Jones and John Davies. Two months subsequently (13 September 1854) John Davies became the sole owner. It was then published twice weekly and known as the ''Hobarton Mercury''. It rapidly expanded, absorbing its rivals, and became a daily newspaper in 1858 under the lengthy title ''The Hobart Town Daily Mercury''. In 1860 the masthead was reduced to ''The Mercury'' and in 2006 it was further shortened to simply ''Mercury''. With the imminent demise of the ( Launceston) ''Daily Telegraph'', ''The Mercury'', from March 1928, used the opportunity to increase their penetration the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
