Mike Carlton Mike Carlton i(A26374 works by) (a.k.a. Michael Carlton)
Born: Established: 1946 ;
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon On Air Mike Carlton , Melbourne : Heinemann Australia , 2018 14705939 2018 single work autobiography

'Mike Carlton was born to controversy. His father Jimmy, a renowned Olympic athlete and later a Catholic priest, married his mother after a whirlwind wartime courtship. This scandal was hushed up at first, but eventually it made headlines. Six years later, Jimmy Carlton died in his wife’s arms, felled by asthma.

'It was a tough beginning. Mike would have a Sydney suburban childhood where every penny counted. Unable to afford a university education, he left school at sixteen to begin a life in journalism that would propel him to the top, as one of Australia’s best-known media figures. In an often turbulent career of more than fifty years he has been a war correspondent, political reporter, a TV news and current affairs reporter, an award-winning radio presenter in both Sydney and London, an outspoken newspaper columnist and a biting satirist. In later life he realised a lifelong ambition -- to write three bestselling books of Australian naval history.

'On Air is his story, no holds barred. With characteristic humour and flair, Mike tells of the feuds and the friendships, the fun and the follies, writing candidly of the extraordinary parade of characters and events he has encountered in the unique life he has led.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 y separately published work icon First Victory : 1914 : HMAS Sydney's Hunt for the German Raider Emden Mike Carlton , Sydney : Heinemann , 2013 7949515 2013 single work non-fiction 'HMAS Sydney's hunt for the German raider, Emden.

'In the opening months of the First World War, Emden's trail of destruction was tremendous. This one small ship and her skilled and gallant captain wrought havoc on the maritime trade of the British Empire, capturing and sinking ships at will.

'Australia, sending wool, wheat and gold across the Indian Ocean to sustain the Mother Country and despatching tens of thousands of young men to join the fight, had a vital interest in bringing Emden to her end. The battle, when it came, was short and bloody, an emphatic First Victory at sea for the newborn Royal Australian Navy. It remains to this day a celebrated epic of naval warfare.

'In the century since, many writers have been there before Mike Carlton. Most were German, some of them survivors of the battle, others later historians, and they have generally told the story well. British accounts vary in quality, from good to nonsense, and there have been some patchwork American attempts as well. Curiously, there has been very little written from an Australian point of view. This book is – in part – an attempt to remedy that, with new facts and perspectives brought into the light of day.' (Publication summary)

 
1 Boy From the Bush Was the Face of Current Affairs Mike Carlton , 2013 single work obituary (for Bill Peach )
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 August 2013; (p. 2-3) The Canberra Times , 28 August 2013; (p. 2)
1 First Victory Mike Carlton , 2013 single work extract
— Appears in: The Great Australian Writers' Collection 2013;
1 No End to the Game Politicians Play Mike Carlton , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 August 2012; (p. 16)
Mike Carlton reflects on the life of Robert Hughes and recalls occasions when he met the art critic.
1 Margaret Whitlam, a Commonsense Class Act Mike Carlton , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24-25 March 2012; (p. 23)
1 Untitled i "It was a blusterous gusterous dusterous day", Mike Carlton , 2012 single work poetry satire
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11-12 February 2012; (p. 23)
1 Rarely in the Field of Meddling Has So Much Rubbish Been Said Mike Carlton , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9-10 October 2010; (p. 18)
Mike Carlton canvasses various news stories that have captured his interest; these include the publication of two memoirs - David Hicks's Guantanamo: My Journey and John Howard's Lazarus Rising.
1 Chapter 3 : Judy Pucci's Tomoby Turns Up with His Boyfriend Mike Carlton , 2006 extract novella crime (Murder on Location)
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 December 2006; (p. 23)
1 Murder on Location Ruth Ritchie , Peter Luck , Mike Carlton , Richard Glover , Doug Anderson , Michael Idato , John Birmingham , 2006 single work novella crime 'Detectives Scott South and Redmond 'Bluey' Rowe wade into a murky crime scene on the set of a new TV series in this Summer Herald Whodunit by past and present Herald television critics.'
1 1 Howard Didn't Know (with Apologies to Banjo Patterson) i "I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better", Mike Carlton , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 November 2006; (p. 40)
A poem written in the style and metre of A. B. 'Banjo' Patterson's 'Clancy of the Overflow'.
1 No Reason Not to Buy Rhyme Mike Carlton , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 June 2006; (p. 28)
Mike Carlton uses the opening lines of 'The Man from Snowy River' as a the base for a lyric more representative of 'the modern era of global competition for capital'.
1 1 y separately published work icon Off the Air Mike Carlton , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 1997 Z9893 1997 single work novel humour
1 The Dear Old Possum Tells All In a Book of Practical Chat Mike Carlton , 1989 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14 October 1989; (p. 81)

— Review of My Gorgeous Life : An Adventure Dame Edna Everage , 1989 single work autobiography
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