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'''Sir Frederick Lloyd Dumas''' (15 July 1891 – 24 June 1973), generally known as "Lloyd Dumas" or "F. Lloyd Dumas", was a journalist and politically influential newspaperman in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and [[South Australia]]. |
'''Sir Frederick Lloyd Dumas''' (15 July 1891 – 24 June 1973), generally known as "Lloyd Dumas" or "F. Lloyd Dumas", was a journalist and politically influential newspaperman in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and [[South Australia]]. |
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==Early history== |
==Early history== |
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Dumas was born in Mount Barker, South Australia, the fourth child and youngest of three sons of Amelia Dumas, née Paltridge, (died 1 November 1938) and [[Charles Dumas (newspaperman)|Charles |
Dumas was born in [[Mount Barker, South Australia]], the fourth child and youngest of three sons of Amelia Dumas, née Paltridge, (died 1 November 1938) and [[Charles Dumas (newspaperman)|Charles Dumas]] (1851–1935), who founded the [[The Courier (Mount Barker)|Mount Barker ''Courier'']]. A grandmother was a sister of Mount Barker pioneer [[John Dunn (miller)|John Dunn]] and his grandfather, Victor Dumas, ran a highly praised private school in Mount Barker. There is no confirmed connection with the [[Alexandre Dumas|French literary family]]. |
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He was educated at Mount Barker and Victor Harbor and in 1904 won a scholarship to the Teachers' College.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88382378 |title=Bursaries and Exhibitions |newspaper=[[ |
He was educated at Mount Barker and [[Victor Harbor, South Australia|Victor Harbor]] and in 1904 won a scholarship to the Teachers' College.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88382378 |title=Bursaries and Exhibitions |newspaper=[[The Chronicle (Adelaide)|The Chronicle]] |location=Adelaide |date=31 December 1904 |accessdate=28 December 2014 |page=38 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> He quit his studies in late 1906 or early 1907 to work for the Adelaide ''[[Advertiser (Adelaide)|Advertiser]]''<ref name=retirement>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107030863 |title=Sir Lloyd Dumas to retire. |newspaper=[[Canberra Times]] |date=9 March 1967 |accessdate=29 December 2014 |page=39 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and in mid-1910 helped out as interim [[Murray Bridge, South Australia|Murray Bridge]] correspondent for his father's newspaper.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147739504 |title=A Popular Journalist |newspaper=[[The Courier (Mount Barker)|The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser]] |location=SA |date=10 June 1910 |accessdate=28 December 2014 |page=4 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In 1911 he was one of the founders of the South Australian branch of the [[Australian Journalists' Association]].<ref name=adb>S. Cockburn, [http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dumas-sir-frederick-lloyd-10058/text17741 'Dumas, Sir Frederick Lloyd (1891–1973)'], ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1996, accessed online 29 December 2014</ref> In 1914 he left for Victoria.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59364840 |title=Personalities of the Week |newspaper=[[The Mail (Adelaide)|The Mail]] |location=Adelaide |date=12 December 1914 |accessdate=28 December 2014 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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==Melbourne and London== |
==Melbourne and London== |
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<!--After transferring to the Melbourne Argus, he became closely associated with the Prime Minister, Billy Hughes, first in the conscription campaign and later as his press secretary at the Imperial Conference in England in 1918. During the 1920s he was chief of staff of the Argus; editor of the Sun News-Pictorial in Melbourne; and London manager and editor of the Australian Newspapers Cable Service.--> |
<!--After transferring to the Melbourne Argus, he became closely associated with the Prime Minister, Billy Hughes, first in the conscription campaign and later as his press secretary at the Imperial Conference in England in 1918. During the 1920s he was chief of staff of the Argus; editor of the Sun News-Pictorial in Melbourne; and London manager and editor of the Australian Newspapers Cable Service.--> |
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Around 1915 he accepted a position on the literary staff of |
Around 1915 he accepted a position on the literary staff of ''[[The Argus (Melbourne)|The Argus]]'', and worked as a Federal roundsman.{{what|date=July 2023}} He publicly supported the pro-conscription stance of Prime Minister [[Billy Hughes]] and was chosen by Hughes to manage the "pro" campaign for the [[Australian plebiscite, 1917|second conscription referendum]].<ref name=retirement/> In 1918 Dumas accompanied him and Minister for the Navy [[Joseph Cook]] to the Imperial Conference in England.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article147706184 |title=Personal |newspaper=The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser |location=SA |date=26 April 1918 |accessdate=28 December 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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He returned to the ''Argus'' after the war. Around 1922 the ''Melbourne Sun'' and ''[[The Sun News-Pictorial|Sun News-Pictorial]]'' had been founded by the publishers of the Sydney [[The Sun (Sydney)|Sun]] |
He returned to the ''Argus'' after the war. Around 1922 the ''Melbourne Sun'' and ''[[The Sun News-Pictorial|Sun News-Pictorial]]'' had been founded by the publishers of the Sydney ''[[The Sun (Sydney)|Sun]]''to break into the Melbourne market. The daily newspaper failed, with a loss of between £120,000 and £150,000 in the first few years, but the ''Sun News-Pictorial'' was quite successful, and was purchased by the ''[[Herald & Weekly Times]]'' in 1925.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110086530 |title=Here and There |newspaper=[[Taralga Echo]] |location=NSW |date=2 May 1925 |accessdate=1 January 2015 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Dumas was hired to oversee the transition and has been credited with the paper's subsequent success. |
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In 1927 he was sent to London to manage the [[Australian Newspapers Cable Service]].<ref name=retirement/> |
In 1927 he was sent to London to manage the [[Australian Newspapers Cable Service]].<ref name=retirement/> |
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==Return to South Australia== |
==Return to South Australia== |
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⚫ | He returned to Adelaide in 1929 to take up the position of Managing Editor with ''[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90050273 |title=Personal |newspaper=[[The Chronicle (Adelaide)|The Chronicle]] |location=Adelaide |date=1 August 1929 |accessdate=28 December 2014 |page=46 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref> which a consortium led by [[Keith Murdoch]] had just taken over. He was appointed to the board in 1931, became managing director from 1938 to 1961 and chairman from 1942 to 1967.<ref name=retirement/> |
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<!-- For the rest of his career he was associated with the Advertiser, holding the position of Chairman of Advertiser Newspapers Limited from 1942 to 1967, during which period this painting hung in the Advertiser boardroom. Dumas was a director of numerous companies and boards, including that of National Gallery of South Australia.--> |
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⚫ | He returned to Adelaide in 1929 to take up the position of Managing Editor with ''[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90050273 |title=Personal |newspaper=[[ |
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Dumas was, with Murdoch's blessing, pleased to be seen as a partisan editor, and throughout the [[Great Depression|Depression]] supported those he deemed as offering "sound government". He supported [[Lionel Hill]] as the Labor Premier, and continued to support him when he adopted the austerity measures of the "Premiers' Plan" in August 1931, through his sacking from the Labor Party and formation of a minority government with the support of Liberals, his resignation and finally his controversial appointment as Agent-General in London. |
Dumas was, with Murdoch's blessing, pleased to be seen as a partisan editor, and throughout the [[Great Depression|Depression]] supported those he deemed as offering "sound government". He supported [[Lionel Hill]] as the Labor Premier, and continued to support him when he adopted the austerity measures of the "Premiers' Plan" in August 1931, through his sacking from the Labor Party and formation of a minority government with the support of Liberals, his resignation and finally his controversial appointment as Agent-General in London. |
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With the advent of (later Sir) [[Thomas Playford IV|Thomas Playford]] as Liberal |
With the advent of (later Sir) [[Thomas Playford IV|Thomas Playford]] as Liberal Premier, Dumas found a leader whom he could whole-heartedly support. Playford had ambitious plans to encourage multi-national companies to establish manufacturing bases in the State, and immediately after World War II, with the support of ''The Advertiser'' and an electoral system biased towards country voters, immediately set about implementing his plans, which involved nationalizing and upgrading the Adelaide Electric Supply Company and the various regional electricity providers as the [[Electricity Trust of South Australia]] (ETSA) and establishing the Housing Trust to provide austere but economical housing for workers with families, and courting major overseas companies such as [[General Motors]] and [[Philips|Philips Lighting and Electrical]] to establish manufacturing bases in South Australia, as well as encouraging established local companies such as [[BHP]], [[Pope Products]], [[Perry Engineering]], [[Clipsal]], Simpsons, SABCO and Actil to expand,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43506995 |title=Expansion of S.A. Industries |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=18 August 1945 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |page=9 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} |
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</ref> resulting in a vibrant manufacturing sector, later decried as a "rust-bucket economy" and now largely dismantled. |
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==Other interests== |
==Other interests== |
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Dumas was fond of good food and wine, to the detriment of his waistline, and was a gracious host. In 1930 Dumas was admitted as a member to the [[Adelaide Club]].<ref name=adb/> |
Dumas was fond of good food and wine, to the detriment of his waistline, and was a gracious host. In 1930 Dumas was admitted as a member to the [[Adelaide Club]].<ref name=adb/> |
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He was a director of Australian Newsprint Mills Pty Ltd., a board-member of Herald and Weekly Times Ltd and chairman of directors of Reuters News Agency. He was on the board of the National Gallery of South Australia and chairman from 1955 to 1963. In addition, he sat on the board of directors of Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd from 1941 to 1967. |
He was a director of Australian Newsprint Mills Pty Ltd., a board-member of [[The Herald and Weekly Times|Herald and Weekly Times Ltd]] and chairman of directors of Reuters News Agency. He was on the board of the [[Art Gallery of South Australia|National Gallery of South Australia]] and chairman from 1955 to 1963. In addition, he sat on the board of directors of [[Elders Limited|Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd]] from 1941 to 1967. |
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==Recognition== |
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Dumas was knighted in 1946, "in recognition of service to the Public service in South Australia".<ref>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1083453 Australian Honours]</ref> |
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Dumas, F. L. ''The Story of a Full Life'' Melbourne, 1969 |
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==Source== |
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S. Cockburn, 'Dumas, Sir Frederick Lloyd (1891–1973)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 1996. |
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==Recognition== |
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A [http://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/1999.43/sir-lloyd-dumas portrait] by [[Ivor Hele|Sir Ivor Hele]] was donated by his descendants to the [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)|National Portrait Gallery]] in 1999. |
A [http://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/1999.43/sir-lloyd-dumas portrait] by [[Ivor Hele|Sir Ivor Hele]] was donated by his descendants to the [[National Portrait Gallery (Australia)|National Portrait Gallery]] in 1999. |
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Dumas married Daisy Hall on 23 November 1915. They had three daughters: |
Dumas married Daisy Hall on 23 November 1915. They had three daughters: |
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*Josephine "Jo" born 19 October 1916 in Hawthorn, Victoria; married Howard De Pledge Sykes in 1939. |
*Josephine "Jo" Dumas, born 19 October 1916 in Hawthorn, Victoria; married Howard De Pledge Sykes in 1939. |
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*Rosslyn born 14 October 1920 at Canterbury, Victoria |
*Rosslyn Dumas, born 14 October 1920 at Canterbury, Victoria |
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*Vivienne Lloyd born 22 January 1927 at Camberwell, Victoria |
*Vivienne Lloyd Dumas, born 22 January 1927 at Camberwell, Victoria. Vivienne married Thomson Hilton Leys, in 1948. She moved to New Zealand and had 5 children. Four sons - Stephen, Mark, Simon and Andrew, and a daughter Phillipa. |
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==Bibliography== |
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{{Citation | author1=Dumas, Lloyd Sir | title=The story of a full life | publication-date=1969 | publisher=Sun Books | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21220492 | accessdate=3 January 2015}} |
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==Sources== |
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*[http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dumas-sir-frederick-lloyd-10058/text17741 S. Cockburn, ''Dumas, Sir Frederick Lloyd (1891–1973)''], Australian Dictionary of Biography |
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== References == |
== References == |
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| NAME = Dumas, Frederick Lloyd |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian journalist |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 15 July 1891 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Mount Barker, South Australia |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 24 June 1973 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = North Adelaide, South Australia |
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Latest revision as of 11:12, 14 March 2024
Sir Frederick Lloyd Dumas (15 July 1891 – 24 June 1973), generally known as "Lloyd Dumas" or "F. Lloyd Dumas", was a journalist and politically influential newspaperman in Victoria and South Australia.
Early history
[edit]Dumas was born in Mount Barker, South Australia, the fourth child and youngest of three sons of Amelia Dumas, née Paltridge, (died 1 November 1938) and Charles Dumas (1851–1935), who founded the Mount Barker Courier. A grandmother was a sister of Mount Barker pioneer John Dunn and his grandfather, Victor Dumas, ran a highly praised private school in Mount Barker. There is no confirmed connection with the French literary family.
He was educated at Mount Barker and Victor Harbor and in 1904 won a scholarship to the Teachers' College.[1] He quit his studies in late 1906 or early 1907 to work for the Adelaide Advertiser[2] and in mid-1910 helped out as interim Murray Bridge correspondent for his father's newspaper.[3] In 1911 he was one of the founders of the South Australian branch of the Australian Journalists' Association.[4] In 1914 he left for Victoria.[5]
Melbourne and London
[edit]Around 1915 he accepted a position on the literary staff of The Argus, and worked as a Federal roundsman.[clarification needed] He publicly supported the pro-conscription stance of Prime Minister Billy Hughes and was chosen by Hughes to manage the "pro" campaign for the second conscription referendum.[2] In 1918 Dumas accompanied him and Minister for the Navy Joseph Cook to the Imperial Conference in England.[6]
He returned to the Argus after the war. Around 1922 the Melbourne Sun and Sun News-Pictorial had been founded by the publishers of the Sydney Sunto break into the Melbourne market. The daily newspaper failed, with a loss of between £120,000 and £150,000 in the first few years, but the Sun News-Pictorial was quite successful, and was purchased by the Herald & Weekly Times in 1925.[7] Dumas was hired to oversee the transition and has been credited with the paper's subsequent success.
In 1927 he was sent to London to manage the Australian Newspapers Cable Service.[2]
Return to South Australia
[edit]He returned to Adelaide in 1929 to take up the position of Managing Editor with The Advertiser,[8] which a consortium led by Keith Murdoch had just taken over. He was appointed to the board in 1931, became managing director from 1938 to 1961 and chairman from 1942 to 1967.[2]
Dumas was, with Murdoch's blessing, pleased to be seen as a partisan editor, and throughout the Depression supported those he deemed as offering "sound government". He supported Lionel Hill as the Labor Premier, and continued to support him when he adopted the austerity measures of the "Premiers' Plan" in August 1931, through his sacking from the Labor Party and formation of a minority government with the support of Liberals, his resignation and finally his controversial appointment as Agent-General in London.
With the advent of (later Sir) Thomas Playford as Liberal Premier, Dumas found a leader whom he could whole-heartedly support. Playford had ambitious plans to encourage multi-national companies to establish manufacturing bases in the State, and immediately after World War II, with the support of The Advertiser and an electoral system biased towards country voters, immediately set about implementing his plans, which involved nationalizing and upgrading the Adelaide Electric Supply Company and the various regional electricity providers as the Electricity Trust of South Australia (ETSA) and establishing the Housing Trust to provide austere but economical housing for workers with families, and courting major overseas companies such as General Motors and Philips Lighting and Electrical to establish manufacturing bases in South Australia, as well as encouraging established local companies such as BHP, Pope Products, Perry Engineering, Clipsal, Simpsons, SABCO and Actil to expand,[9] resulting in a vibrant manufacturing sector, later decried as a "rust-bucket economy" and now largely dismantled.
Other interests
[edit]Dumas was fond of good food and wine, to the detriment of his waistline, and was a gracious host. In 1930 Dumas was admitted as a member to the Adelaide Club.[4]
He was a director of Australian Newsprint Mills Pty Ltd., a board-member of Herald and Weekly Times Ltd and chairman of directors of Reuters News Agency. He was on the board of the National Gallery of South Australia and chairman from 1955 to 1963. In addition, he sat on the board of directors of Elder, Smith & Co. Ltd from 1941 to 1967.
Recognition
[edit]Dumas was knighted in 1946, "in recognition of service to the Public service in South Australia".[10]
A portrait by Sir Ivor Hele was donated by his descendants to the National Portrait Gallery in 1999.
The Sir Lloyd Dumas Gallery of the Art Gallery of South Australia was named for him.
Family
[edit]Dumas married Daisy Hall on 23 November 1915. They had three daughters:
- Josephine "Jo" Dumas, born 19 October 1916 in Hawthorn, Victoria; married Howard De Pledge Sykes in 1939.
- Rosslyn Dumas, born 14 October 1920 at Canterbury, Victoria
- Vivienne Lloyd Dumas, born 22 January 1927 at Camberwell, Victoria. Vivienne married Thomson Hilton Leys, in 1948. She moved to New Zealand and had 5 children. Four sons - Stephen, Mark, Simon and Andrew, and a daughter Phillipa.
Bibliography
[edit]Dumas, Lloyd Sir (1969), The story of a full life, Sun Books, retrieved 3 January 2015
Sources
[edit]- S. Cockburn, Dumas, Sir Frederick Lloyd (1891–1973), Australian Dictionary of Biography
References
[edit]- ^ "Bursaries and Exhibitions". The Chronicle. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 31 December 1904. p. 38. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Sir Lloyd Dumas to retire". Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 9 March 1967. p. 39. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "A Popular Journalist". The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. SA: National Library of Australia. 10 June 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ a b S. Cockburn, 'Dumas, Sir Frederick Lloyd (1891–1973)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1996, accessed online 29 December 2014
- ^ "Personalities of the Week". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 12 December 1914. p. 9. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Personal". The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. SA: National Library of Australia. 26 April 1918. p. 2. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Here and There". Taralga Echo. NSW: National Library of Australia. 2 May 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Personal". The Chronicle. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 1 August 1929. p. 46. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Expansion of S.A. Industries". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 18 August 1945. p. 9. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ Australian Honours