- Frederick William Ward
Frederick William Ward (
5 April 1847 –1 July 1934 ) was anAustralia n journalist, newspaper editor andMethodist minister.Ward was born in
New Zealand the fourth son of the Rev. Robert Ward, a Primitive Methodist clergyman and was sent toBrisbane , Australia around 1867 as a Methodist minister. He was then sent toNewcastle, New South Wales but resigned in 1869 and then joined theWesleyan Church .In 1876 Ward left the ministry and became a journalist. In 1877 he edited the Wesleyan "Weekly Advocate", then from 1879 to 1884 edited the "Sydney Mail" and the "Echo" 1883 to 1884.
From 1884 to 1890 Ward was editor of the
Sydney Morning Herald . He was later editor of "The Brisbane Courier " until he resigned in 1898 when he was appointed leader-writer for the Melbourne "Argus". He was then editor of the Sydney "Daily Telegraph" 1903–1914 and the Brisbane "Telegraph" 1916–1920.Ward died at home in Kirribilli, Sydney on
1 July 1934 . He was survived by two sons and two daughters.References
*Kathy Moignard, ' [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120429b.htm Ward, Frederick William (1847 - 1934)] ', "
Australian Dictionary of Biography ", Volume 12, MUP, 1990, pp 382-383.
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