J. Alex Allan J. Alex Allan i(A25591 works by) (a.k.a. J. A. Allan; James Alexander Allan; J. Alex Allen)
Born: Established: 10 May 1879 Fitzroy, Fitzroy - Collingwood area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 1967 Canterbury, Box Hill - Burwood area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

J. Alex Allan worked for the State and Commonwealth governments before becoming a journalist. He served overseas for two years in the Second World War.

Allan published the one-page tribute in verse L V Biggs: In Memory (1944) and edited the Victorian Historical Magazine.

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Notes

  • OX refers to his History of Camberwell (1949) - however, this is an unpublished manuscript.
  • Some sources incorrectly give his life dates as 1889-1956.
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