William H. Bennett (newspaperman)
William Henry "Dick" Bennett (21 July 1879 – 29 May 1939) was an Australian newspaper editor and proprietor in Peterborough, South Australia.
History
W. H. Bennett was born in
He was brought up in a good Catholic family. He served as an altar-boy and as an assistant to Father (later Bishop) Norton. He was vice-president of the local
He was a keen tennis player and an ardent racegoer; he gave unstinting support in his newspapers to coverage of local sport, and was particularly helpful in helping establish baseball and lawn bowls into Peterborough. He was one of the founding members of the S.A. Provincial Press Association and a director almost from its inception. He served as Justice of the Peace and was a shareholder in the Co-operative Society for twenty-four years. He died, some said of overwork, after some months of increasingly poor health and a stroke, in a private hospital in Glenelg. His body was brought back to Peterborough, and his funeral cortege was a mile long.[1]
Family
He married Evangeline Beatrix "Eva" Staer, whose father ran the Petersburg Hotel, on 8 January 1902; they lived at Quorn for seven years before moving to Peterborough. Their children included Moya (Mrs. P. J. Sullivan), Valmai Bennett, Betty Bennett, John Staer "Jack" Bennett (of Peterborough), Harry Staer Bennett (who ran the Orroroo Enterprise), Thomas Staer "Tom" Bennett (in Adelaide) and Frederick Staer "Fred" Bennett of Millicent.
References
- The Times and Northern Advertiser, Peterborough, South Australia. National Library of Australia. 2 June 1939. p. 3. Archivedfrom the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2015.