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'''John Keith Ewers''' (13 June 1904 – 9 March 1978) was a novelist, poet, schoolteacher and short story writer from [[Western Australia]].<ref>Ewers, John. K (1983) ''Long enough for a joke : an autobiography'' Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. {{ISBN|0-909144-72-9}}</ref><ref>Bibby, Peter (1982) ''The ultimate honesty : recollections of John K. Ewers, 1904-1978, with some glimpses culled from his works'' / edited by Peter Bibby. Perth [W.A.] : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Branch {{ISBN|0-909497-20-6}}</ref><ref>Gregory, Jenny, 'Ewers, John Keith (1904–1978)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138/text17901, accessed 16 July 2011. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, (MUP), 1996</ref>
'''John Keith Ewers''' (13 June 1904 – 9 March 1978) was a novelist, poet, schoolteacher and short story writer from [[Western Australia]].<ref>Ewers, John. K (1983) ''Long enough for a joke : an autobiography'' Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. {{ISBN|0-909144-72-9}}</ref><ref>Bibby, Peter (1982) ''The ultimate honesty : recollections of John K. Ewers, 1904-1978, with some glimpses culled from his works'' / edited by Peter Bibby. Perth [W.A.] : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Branch {{ISBN|0-909497-20-6}}</ref><ref>Gregory, Jenny, 'Ewers, John Keith (1904–1978)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138/text17901, accessed 16 July 2011. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, (MUP), 1996</ref>
He was the second son Ernest Ewers, orchardist, and his wife Annie Eliza, née Gray. When he was 6 his mother died.<ref>http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138</ref> He was educated at James Street Intermediate and Perth Modern schools, and Claremont Teachers' College. The Australian Journal published (1924) his first short story, under the nom-de-plume, 'J. K. Waterjugs'.<ref>http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138</ref>
He was the second son Ernest Ewers, orchardist, and his wife Annie Eliza, née Gray. When he was 6 his mother died.<ref>http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138</ref> He was educated at James Street Intermediate and Perth Modern schools, and Claremont Teachers' College. He began writing while he was a young teacher in the West. The ''Australian Journal'' published (1924) his first short story, under the nom-de-plume, 'J. K. Waterjugs',<ref>http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138</ref> a play on the meaning of [[Pitcher (container)|ewer]]. He wrote early on in his career in [[Our Rural Magazine|''Our Rural Magazine'']], and [[Walkabout (magazine)|''Walkabout'']] magazine<ref>Telegraph linesmen of the Nor'West. [[Walkabout magazine|Walkabout]], Nov. 1938, p. 19-21</ref>
He wrote early on in his career in [[Our Rural Magazine]], and Walkabout magazine<ref>Telegraph linesmen of the Nor'West. [[Walkabout magazine|Walkabout]], Nov. 1938, p. 19-21</ref>


He was involved in the Western Australian branch of the Fellowship of Australian writers and was its President<ref>The odyssey of the jolly swagman : presidential address delivered at Ninth Annual Corroboree of the Fellowship [of Australian Writers (W.A. Section)], held at Australian Natives' Association clubhouse, Riverside Drive, Perth, November, 1947. Perth : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Section, 1947</ref>
He was involved in the Western Australian branch of the [[Fellowship of Australian Writers]] and was its President.<ref>The odyssey of the jolly swagman : presidential address delivered at Ninth Annual Corroboree of the Fellowship [of Australian Writers (W.A. Section)], held at Australian Natives' Association clubhouse, Riverside Drive, Perth, November, 1947. Perth : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Section, 1947</ref> He campaigned to preserve “Tom Collins” House (the home of [[Joseph Furphy]], author of ''[[Such Is Life (novel)|Such is Life]]''), in the Perth suburb of [[Swanbourne, Western Australia|Swanbourne]].


He also co-authored, with Deirdre Ellis Weston, grammar textbooks "English for High Schools" Perth, W.A.: Carrolls,<ref>http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an4603468</ref> "Passport to Understanding" Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1971,<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2712871</ref> and "Passport to Adventure" Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1973<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn630576</ref> which were used widely throughout Western Australian schools during the 1950s to 1970s.
He also co-authored, with Deirdre Ellis Weston, grammar textbooks ''English for High Schools'' Perth, W.A.: Carrolls,<ref>http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an4603468</ref> ''Passport to Understanding,'' Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1971,<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2712871</ref> and ''Passport to Adventure,'' Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1973<ref>http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn630576</ref> which were used widely throughout Western Australian schools during the 1950s to 1970s.


==Works==
==Works==

Revision as of 04:27, 3 April 2020

John Keith Ewers (13 June 1904 – 9 March 1978) was a novelist, poet, schoolteacher and short story writer from Western Australia.[1][2][3] He was the second son Ernest Ewers, orchardist, and his wife Annie Eliza, née Gray. When he was 6 his mother died.[4] He was educated at James Street Intermediate and Perth Modern schools, and Claremont Teachers' College. He began writing while he was a young teacher in the West. The Australian Journal published (1924) his first short story, under the nom-de-plume, 'J. K. Waterjugs',[5] a play on the meaning of ewer. He wrote early on in his career in Our Rural Magazine, and Walkabout magazine[6]

He was involved in the Western Australian branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers and was its President.[7] He campaigned to preserve “Tom Collins” House (the home of Joseph Furphy, author of Such is Life), in the Perth suburb of Swanbourne.

He also co-authored, with Deirdre Ellis Weston, grammar textbooks English for High Schools Perth, W.A.: Carrolls,[8] Passport to Understanding, Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1971,[9] and Passport to Adventure, Melbourne : Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1973[10] which were used widely throughout Western Australian schools during the 1950s to 1970s.

Works

  • Money street : a novel (London, 1933)
  • The story of the pipe-line : being an account of the construction of the Coolgardie water scheme with some chapters on the early history of Western Australia (Perth, 1935)
  • Fire on the Wind (London, 1935, Hodder & Stoughton)
  • Tell the people! : an explanation of the little-known writings of Joseph Furphy (Tom Collins) in the light of their value for Australia to-day (Sydney, 1943)
  • Tales from the Dead Heart (Sydney, 1944)
  • Men Against the Earth (Melbourne, 1946)
  • Perth Boys' School, 1847-1947 : the story of the first hundred years of a great school, with a background of the history of education in Western Australia (Perth, 1947)
  • For Heroes to Live In (Melbourne, 1948)
  • Harvest and Other Stories (Sydney, 1949)
  • With the Sun on My Back (Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1953)
  • Who Rides on the River? (Sydney, 1956)
  • Bruce Rock (1959)
  • The western gateway : a history of Fremantle (Nedlands, 1971.2nd rev. ed.)
  • I came naked : a selection of verse 1970-1975 (Black Rock, Vic. 1976.)
  • Long enough for a joke : an autobiography (Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1983)

Notes

  1. ^ Ewers, John. K (1983) Long enough for a joke : an autobiography Fremantle, W.A. : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 0-909144-72-9
  2. ^ Bibby, Peter (1982) The ultimate honesty : recollections of John K. Ewers, 1904-1978, with some glimpses culled from his works / edited by Peter Bibby. Perth [W.A.] : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Branch ISBN 0-909497-20-6
  3. ^ Gregory, Jenny, 'Ewers, John Keith (1904–1978)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138/text17901, accessed 16 July 2011. This article was first published in hardcopy in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, (MUP), 1996
  4. ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138
  5. ^ http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ewers-john-keith-10138
  6. ^ Telegraph linesmen of the Nor'West. Walkabout, Nov. 1938, p. 19-21
  7. ^ The odyssey of the jolly swagman : presidential address delivered at Ninth Annual Corroboree of the Fellowship [of Australian Writers (W.A. Section)], held at Australian Natives' Association clubhouse, Riverside Drive, Perth, November, 1947. Perth : Fellowship of Australian Writers, W.A. Section, 1947
  8. ^ http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an4603468
  9. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2712871
  10. ^ http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn630576
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