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Max Lamshed
Born
Maxwell Robert Arthur Lamshed

(1901-04-05)5 April 1901
Mount Gambier, South Australia
Died25 July 1971(1971-07-25) (aged 70)
Crafers
, South Australia
Occupation(s)Journalist and historian
Spouse
Christine Joyce Davis
​
​
(m. 1940)​
Children4

Maxwell Robert Arthur "Max" Lamshed OBE (5 April 1901 – 25 July 1971), occasionally written as "M. R. Lamshed", was a South Australian journalist, historian and Red Cross official.

History

Max was born in Rendelsham[1] the only son of carpenter and builder Arthur J. Lamshed, whose parents emigrated to South Australia in the 1850s,[2] and was educated at Mount Gambier High School[3]

His father was at

Mount Gambier
. Max too was a keen cricketer.

Max was employed by The Border Watch then in 1923 moved to The Adelaide Advertiser.[4] He became a feature writer, then News Editor, Assistant Manager and finally Promotions Manager. While working, he continued studying in his spare time, performing credibly.[5]

He was seconded by The Advertiser to the 1933 University of Adelaide anthropological expedition to the western MacDonnell Ranges, Mann Ranges and Musgrave Ranges.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In 1940 Max Lamshed wrote a piece for the Border Watch on the work of the Red Cross.[14] From 1943 to 1955 he was honorary organizer for the Food for Britain campaign in South Australia, and for this service was appointed OBE in 1950.[15] From 1958 to 1963 he was chairman of the South Australian Division of the Red Cross Society.

He was appointed Press Officer to H.M the

Adelaide Festival of Arts
, helping organise the 1966 and 1968 Festivals.

Other interests included the

The Rotarian.[17]

Family

Max married Christine Joyce Davis ( – ) on 9 March 1940.[18] They had two sons and two daughters, and lived at Crafers in the Adelaide Hills.

Bibliography

  • The River's Bounty – a history of Barmera and its people 1952 *
  • The Hardy Tradition – tracing the growth and development of a great wine-making family through its first hundred years 1953 *
  • Years to Remember – 1854–1954 : a record of the first hundred years of the business of D. and J. Fowler Limited 1954 *
  • The People's Garden: A Centenary History of the Adelaide Botanic Garden Government Printer, Adelaide 1955
  • The Seppelt Story 1851–1951 1958 *
  • The South Australian Story – a century of progress (illust. mostly by W. Sanders) Advertiser Newspapers Limited, Adelaide 1958 *
  • Adelaide Sketchbook (with Jeanette McLeod) Rigby 1967
    ISBN 0727008064
  • South East Sketchbook (with Ken Robins) Rigby 1970
    ISBN 0851791271
  • Adelaide Hills Sketchbook (with Jeanette McLeod) Rigby 1971
    ISBN 0851791603
  • Prospect: 1872–1972 : a portrait of a city Corporation of the City of Prospect, Adelaide 1972
  • Monty – the biography of C. P. Mountford Rigby Limited 1972
    ISBN 0851794270

* Lamshed's authorship of these histories was revealed on the flyleaf of Monty.

Further reading (or listening)

Radio interview with Max Lamshed by Lynne Arnold.[19]

References

  1. The South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 – 1954)
    . Millicent, SA. 5 January 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. The South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 – 1954)
    . Millicent, SA. 6 December 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 9 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "New Year Honours O.B.E. To Mr. Lamshed". The Border Watch. Mount Gambier, SA. 2 January 1951. p. 12. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "25 Years Ago". The Border Watch. Mount Gambier, SA. 15 July 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Concerning People". The Border Watch. Mount Gambier, SA. 6 December 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Scientists' Camp in Mountain Glen". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 2 September 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia. Report No. 1
  7. ^ "Kindergartens in the Wilds". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 5 September 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia. Report No. 2
  8. ^ "Nomadic Life in No-Man's Land". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 6 September 1933. p. 18. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.Report No. 3
  9. ^ "Teeth Removed as Aid to Beauty". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 7 September 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia. Report No. 4
  10. ^ "Busy Days at Ernabella". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 8 September 1933. p. 28. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia. Report No. 5
  11. ^ "Fierce Life of Far Outback". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 9 September 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia. Report No. 6
  12. ^ "Socialists of the Outback". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 11 September 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia. Report No. 7
  13. ^ "Revue in the Outback". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 12 September 1933. p. 20. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia. Report No. 8
  14. ^ "Birth of Red Cross". The Border Watch. Mount Gambier, SA. 22 February 1940. p. 8. Retrieved 15 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "One New Knight in S.A. Awards". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 1 January 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 16 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Robert Menzies: Media release 22 November 1963". Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  17. ^ "The Rotarian". Rotary International. August 1960. Retrieved 15 October 2015. This issue features an article by Lamshed on the Adelaide Festival.
  18. ^ "Wedding". The Border Watch. Mount Gambier, SA. 26 March 1940. p. 3. Retrieved 14 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ "Radio interview with Max Lamshed". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2015. Cassette recording and 17-page transcription.
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