Ross McMullin (born 1952) is an Australian historian who has written a number of books on political and social history, as well as several biographies.
McMullin was educated at the University of Melbourne, where he wrote his Master of Arts thesis on the 1913 federal election and his doctoral thesis on the cartoonist Will Dyson.[1] He later wrote a biography of Dyson, Will Dyson: Australia's Radical Genius,[2] that was shortlisted for the 2007 National Biography Award, and was one of three books to be cited as "highly commended" by the judging panel.[3]
McMullin has written several entries in the Australian Dictionary of Biography.[4] He was commissioned to write the official history of the Australian Labor Party to coincide with the 100th anniversary of its founding. It was published in 1991 as The Light on the Hill, with the title taken from Ben Chifley's speech of the same name.[5] He later published So Monstrous a Travesty, a book about the Watson Government, to coincide with its 100th anniversary in 2004.[6]
In 2002, McMullin published Pompey Elliott, a biography of the First World War general Harold Edward Elliott. It won the Melbourne University Press Award for Literature and the Fellowship of Australian Writers Christina Stead Award for Biography. In 2018, he published a second book on Elliott, titled Pompey Elliott at War, which focused on his speeches and writing during the war.[7]
McMullin's book Farewell, Dear People – a collection of World War I biographies – won the 2013 Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History, including prize money of $75,000. In 2016, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had personally overruled the judging panel (which had chosen another book) to award the prize to McMullin.[8]
Selected works
The Light on the Hill: The Australian Labor Party 1891–1991 (1991)
Pompey Elliott (2002)
So Monstrous a Travesty: Chris Watson and the World's First National Labour Government (2004)
Will Dyson: Australia's Radical Genius (2006)
Farewell, Dear People: Biographies of Australia's Lost Generation (2013)
Pompey Elliott At War: In His Own Words (2018)
References
^About, RossMcMullin.com.au. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Neill Jillett (21 April 2006). "Will Dyson: Australia's Radical Genius". The Age. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^"Holocaust survivor wins biography prize". ABC News. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Browse by author: McMullin, Ross, Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Mike Taylor (23 June 1991). "The flickering light on the hill". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Paul Strangio (14 May 2004). "So monstrous a travesty". The Age. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Ross Fitzgerald (21 April 2018). "Pompey Elliott at War: In His Own Words, Ross McMullin". The Australian. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
^Michael Koziol (11 June 2016). "Kevin Rudd overturned decision on Prime Minister's Literary Award, say judges". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
External links
Official website
Media related to Ross McMullin at Wikimedia Commons
January 07, 2023
ross, mcmullin, born, 1952, australian, historian, written, number, books, political, social, history, well, several, biographies, mcmullin, perth, festival, writers, week, 2019born1952, educationuniversity, melbourneoccupationhistorianmcmullin, educated, univ. Ross McMullin born 1952 is an Australian historian who has written a number of books on political and social history as well as several biographies Ross McMullinMcMullin at Perth Festival Writers Week in 2019Born1952 age 70 71 EducationUniversity of MelbourneOccupationHistorianMcMullin was educated at the University of Melbourne where he wrote his Master of Arts thesis on the 1913 federal election and his doctoral thesis on the cartoonist Will Dyson 1 He later wrote a biography of Dyson Will Dyson Australia s Radical Genius 2 that was shortlisted for the 2007 National Biography Award and was one of three books to be cited as highly commended by the judging panel 3 McMullin has written several entries in the Australian Dictionary of Biography 4 He was commissioned to write the official history of the Australian Labor Party to coincide with the 100th anniversary of its founding It was published in 1991 as The Light on the Hill with the title taken from Ben Chifley s speech of the same name 5 He later published So Monstrous a Travesty a book about the Watson Government to coincide with its 100th anniversary in 2004 6 In 2002 McMullin published Pompey Elliott a biography of the First World War general Harold Edward Elliott It won the Melbourne University Press Award for Literature and the Fellowship of Australian Writers Christina Stead Award for Biography In 2018 he published a second book on Elliott titled Pompey Elliott at War which focused on his speeches and writing during the war 7 McMullin s book Farewell Dear People a collection of World War I biographies won the 2013 Prime Minister s Prize for Australian History including prize money of 75 000 In 2016 The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had personally overruled the judging panel which had chosen another book to award the prize to McMullin 8 Selected works EditThe Light on the Hill The Australian Labor Party 1891 1991 1991 Pompey Elliott 2002 So Monstrous a Travesty Chris Watson and the World s First National Labour Government 2004 Will Dyson Australia s Radical Genius 2006 Farewell Dear People Biographies of Australia s Lost Generation 2013 Pompey Elliott At War In His Own Words 2018 References Edit About RossMcMullin com au Retrieved 20 May 2018 Neill Jillett 21 April 2006 Will Dyson Australia s Radical Genius The Age Retrieved 20 May 2018 Holocaust survivor wins biography prize ABC News 27 March 2007 Retrieved 20 May 2018 Browse by author McMullin Ross Australian Dictionary of Biography Retrieved 20 May 2018 Mike Taylor 23 June 1991 The flickering light on the hill The Canberra Times Retrieved 20 May 2018 Paul Strangio 14 May 2004 So monstrous a travesty The Age Retrieved 20 May 2018 Ross Fitzgerald 21 April 2018 Pompey Elliott at War In His Own Words Ross McMullin The Australian Retrieved 20 May 2018 Michael Koziol 11 June 2016 Kevin Rudd overturned decision on Prime Minister s Literary Award say judges The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 20 May 2018 External links EditOfficial website Media related to Ross McMullin at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ross McMullin amp oldid 1085063723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
