Lillye, Albert John (Bert) (1919–1996)

Wayne Peake

Lillye, Albert John (Bert) (1919–1996)

Wayne Peake

Western Sydney University

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![CDATA[Albert John Lillye (1919–1996), sports journalist and racing administrator, was born on 9 July 1919 at Paddington, Sydney, only child of New South Wales-born Cecil Florence Myrtle Lockhart, nÃ©e Smith, and Tasmanian-born Albert Lillye, wharf labourer. Bert recalled living opposite the Rosebery Park pony racecourse and watching races from the roof of his home. He was educated at Chatswood Public and Chatswood Boys’ Intermediate High schools. Aged fourteen, he left home and became a copy-boy on Smith’s Weekly, the Referee, and the Arrow—the latter two papers largely devoted to horseracing.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online)
Place of Publication	Canberra, A.C.T.
Publisher	Australian National University, National Centre of Biography
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Lillye, Albert John (Bert) (1919–1996)

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