| Name |
Frank Selleck |
| Other Name |
Sir |
| Birth Year |
0000 |
| Death Year |
1976 |
| Country |
Australia |
| Comments |
FIELD OF ACTIVITY:
Accountant
Army Officer
Cinema Owner
Company Director
Ex-service Leader
Local Government Councillor
Local Government Head
Public Servant
Soldier
BIOGRAPHY:
Sir Frank Palmer Selleck was born on 20 August 1895 at Nathalia, Victoria.
He was the grandson of the first Francis Palmer Selleck (1824-1883), of Shaugh Prior, Meavy and Plympton, Devon.
In 1912 he moved to Melbourne, joined the army's senior cadets and in October 1912 found a job as a clerk in the Victorian Audit Office.
On 9 March 1915 Selleck enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force.
In May 1916 he was sent to the Western Front where he was commissioned (September), appointed adjutant (September 1917), promoted captain (January 1918), mentioned in dispatches (May) and wounded in action (July).
In 1923 he helped to form the Legacy Club of Melbourne, of which he was inaugural treasurer.
On 11 July 1924 he resigned from the Audit Office and worked (as accountant and secretary) for a company that made ladies' hats; before establishing his own accountancy firm in 1934.
He was president of the Victorian Independent Exhibitors' Association in 1942-43.
In 1949 he was elected to the Melbourne City Council and was elected 73rd Mayor of Melbourne on 30 August 1954.
During his life, Selleck gained a reputation for directness and efficiency. But he was a self-made man, and his success had been earned.
CINEMA INVOLVEMENT:
In 1937 Frank Selleck embarked on a joint venture with cinema interests in Sydney, acquiring a picture theatre in Melbourne, and several in the suburbs and in country towns.
He was president of the Victorian Independent Exhibitors' Association in 1942-43. |
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| web - Australian Dictionary of Biography : Selleck, Sir Francis Palmer (1895-1976) V16 (MUP). 00-00-2002. p.1 |
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| The Australian Dictionary of Biography is Australia's pre-eminent dictionary of national biography. In it you will find concise, informative and fascinating ...[full record]
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| web - Caarp : Hoyts Drive In/ Starlite Village Drive-in, Frankston . |
| Caarp is an incredibly straight-forward and useful database, containing infornmation regarding films, cinema companys and cinema venues. The websites homepag...[full record]
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| web - Drive-Ins Downunder : Frankston Starlite Village . 00-00-1999 |
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David Johnston
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| The Drive-ins Downunder website is a tribute to the drive-in theatres of Australia and the world. The author, David Kilderry, accepts emails from casual view...[full record]
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| newspaper - Early Drive for Entertainment Gold Coast History. 00-00-2009. p.1 |
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| The article is also available online at: http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2009/07/23/130014_gold-coast-history.html
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| web - Selleck, Francis Palmer, (Sir) (1895-1976) : People and Organisations Trove. . p.1 |
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| web - Woorilla Caught : Frankston Drive-In . 00-00-2010 |
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