From rugby to Rolls : an autobiography / by Sid Drury (the Dragon's story)
- Bib ID:
- 6326203
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Drury, Sid, 1923-, author
- Description:
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- Yarralumla, ACT : XCS Consulting, [2013]
- ©2013
- xii, 388 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
- ISBN:
- 9780646593845
- Summary:
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Sid Drury's book "From Rugby to Rolls" is a remarkable account of a life that has been lived to the full. Sid Drury OAM, has recently published his memoirs - from his beginnings in a Yorkshire mining village, his school days, learning the bricklaying and stonemasons' skills and then life in the British Army during the World War II. Sid migrated to Australia on an assisted passage in 1949, arriving in Canberra in 1950 where he lived in the original hostels of the embryonic city. He was involved in a great variety of building projects including Old Parliament House, the Administration Building (John Gorton House), ANU, Australian Academy of Science Dome building and countless houses including his own home in the Canberra suburb of Griffith. Sid then left the building scene and embarked on a successful career in business. He retired in 1992 but continued to help his community by assisting war veterans and providing aid for the disabled, and was awarded the Order of Australia in 1998. This is the story of a self-made man who stood up to adversity and hardship and succeeded. A compelling account of a life that is truly inspirational.
- Subject:
- Available From:
- 01649630
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2093 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2023
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2013
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