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Melbourne journalist

Thomas Wallis Kelynack
Born1868
Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Died16 November 1936 (aged 68)
Moreland, Victoria
Pen nameKickero
OccupationCrime reporter, sports journalist
Years active1889-1930
SpouseCatherine Mary Smith (m.1891)
Children5

Thomas Wallis Kelynack (1868 – 16 November 1936) was a leading Melbourne journalist/police roundsman in the early 20th century, especially noted for his extensive, authoritative, and well-regarded sports journalism in The Herald of Melbourne — especially in relation to Australian rules football and cricket — published under the nom de guerre of "Kickero".

Family

The son of Charles Kelynack (1825-1894), and Jane Kelynack (1830-1890), née Wallis, Thomas Wallis Kelynack was born at Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, in 1868.

He married Catherine Mary Smith (1864-1928) in 1891; they had five children.

Journalist

He joined The Herald in 1889 — following his earlier press experience in Bendigo and Broken Hill — and he retired from The Herald, and from journalism, in 1930.

Death

He died at his residence at Moreland, Victoria, on 16 November 1936.

Notes

  1. "Kickero's" Service to Football, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 19 August 1927), p.3.
  2. Death of Mr. Charles Kelynack, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Friday, 12 October 1894), p.2.
  3. Sudden Death at Long Gully, The Bendigo Advertiser, (Monday, 15 December 1890), p.2.
  4. Deaths: Kelynack, The Argus, (Saturday, 22 September 1928), p.13.
  5. "Kickero" Retires: Famous Football Journalist, The (Adelaide) News, (Saturday, 11 October 1930), p.2.
  6. "Kickero" Retires: League move for Presentation, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 11 October 1930), p.1.
  7. "Kickero" Retires: League's Tribute to Herald Writer, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 11 October 1930), p.2.
  8. "Kickero" Retires, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 October 1930), p.65.
  9. Deaths: Kelynack, The Argus, (Tuesday, 17 November 1936), p.1.
  10. Obituary: Mr. T.W. Kelynack, The Argus, (Tuesday, 17 November 1936), p.10.
  11. Versatile Writer: "Kickero" Dies, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 17 November 1936), p.18.
  12. Burial of Mr. T. W. Kelynack: Sportsmen's Tribute, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 18 November 1936), p.3.

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