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John Allan John Allan i(A150511 works by)
Born: Established: Jun 1925 ; Died: Ceased: 8 Nov 2012 Ballina, Alstonville - Ballina - Lennox Head area, Far North Coast, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Journalist John Allan worked as a copy-boy on the Melbourne Herald in 1942 before joining the Royal Australian Navy in 1944 for two years. After leaving the Navy he became a cadet reporter for the Bendigo Advertiser followed by working in newspapers in Launceston, Tasmania; Adelaide, South Australia; and Perth, Western Australia. Allan joined the Canberra Times in 1964 becoming the paper's editor from 1968 until December 1972. After three years in London, United Kingdom, as editor-manager of the Fairfax London bureau Allan was appointed editor-in-chief of the Newcastle Herald in Newcastle, New South Wales, in January 1976. He retired in February 1987.

Sources; Jack Waterford, 'Former Editor Had Pride in His Role at 'My Sort of Newspaper'', The Canberra Times (9 November 2012): 10; 'Tributes to Former Herald Editor, 87', Newcastle Herald (8 November 2012).

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