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'''Francis Patrick Clune''', [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]], (27 November 1893{{spaced ndash}}11 March 1971) was a best-selling Australian author, travel writer and popular historian.
'''Francis Patrick Clune''', [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]], (27 November 1893{{spaced ndash}}11 March 1971) was a best-selling Australian writer, travel writer and popular historian.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
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Clune joined the [[First Australian Imperial Force|AIF]] in 1915 during [[World War I]] and was soon with the 16th Battalion at [[Gallipoli]]. He was wounded in action and repatriated a year after being wounded in both legs.
Clune joined the [[First Australian Imperial Force|AIF]] in 1915 during [[World War I]] and was soon with the 16th Battalion at [[Gallipoli]]. He was wounded in action and repatriated a year after being wounded in both legs.


He married Maud Roy in 1916; they divorced in 1920. He married again in 1923 to artist and sculptor Thelma Cecily Smith (1900–1992), established himself as a tax consultant and by 1930 had settled in [[Vaucluse, New South Wales|Vaucluse]].<ref name="adb"/> His first book was published in 1933 : ''Try Anything Once'', an account of his adventures. Some of his subsequent books were written in collaboration with [[Percy Stephensen|P R 'Inky' Stephensen]], notably ''The Viking of Van Diemen's Land'' and ''The Pirates of the Brig 'Cyprus'''.
He married Maud Roy in 1916; they divorced in 1920. He married again in 1923 to artist and sculptor [[Thelma Cecily Smith]] (1900–1992), established himself as a tax consultant and by 1930 had settled in [[Vaucluse, New South Wales|Vaucluse]].<ref name="adb"/> His first book was published in 1933 : ''Try Anything Once'', an account of his adventures. Some of his subsequent books were written in collaboration with [[P. R. Stephensen|P R 'Inky' Stephensen]], notably ''The Viking of Van Diemen's Land'' and ''The Pirates of the Brig 'Cyprus'''.


He was fascinated by the 'outsiders' of Australian history such as [[Captain Melville]], [[Captain Starlight]], [[Martin Cash]], [[Edward Hargraves]], [[Bully Hayes]], [[Jørgen Jørgensen]], [[George Ernest Morrison|"Chinese" Morrison]], [[Ben Hall (bushranger)|Ben Hall]], [[Ned Kelly]], [[Frederick Bailey Deeming]] and [[Louis de Rougemont]].
He was fascinated by the 'outsiders' of Australian history such as [[Captain Melville]], [[Captain Starlight]], [[Martin Cash]], [[Edward Hargraves]], [[Bully Hayes]], [[Jørgen Jørgensen]], [[George Ernest Morrison|"Chinese" Morrison]], [[Ben Hall (bushranger)|Ben Hall]], [[Ned Kelly]], [[Frederick Bailey Deeming]] and [[Louis de Rougemont]].


Clune also wrote for magazines such as ''[[Smith's Weekly]]'' and ''ABC Weekly''. He broadcast "Roaming Round Australia" regularly on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|The ABC]] from 1945–1957.<ref name="adb"/>
Clune also wrote for many magazines including ''[[Walkabout (magazine)|Walkabout]]'', ''[[The Bulletin (Australian periodical)|The Bulletin]]'', ''[[Pacific Islands Monthly]]'', ''[[Smith's Weekly]]'' and ''ABC Weekly'' as well as his own ''Frank Clune’s Adventure Magazine,'' illustrated by [[Allan Jordan]] and published over 8 issues in 1948''.'' He broadcast "Roaming Round Australia" regularly on [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|The ABC]] from 1945 to 1957.<ref name="adb"/>


He was an effective promoter of [[Albert Namatjira]] and Australian Aborigines generally.
He was an effective promoter of [[Albert Namatjira]] and Australian Aborigines generally.
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==Association with the art world==
==Association with the art world==
In the 1940s, Frank and Thelma Clune opened an art gallery in [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]] which was subsequently to house works by many of Australia's best known painters, including Sir [[Russell Drysdale]], [[John Passmore (artist)|John Passmore]] and [[John Olsen (Australian artist)|John Olsen]].<ref name=kingsX>Elizabeth Butel & Tom Thompson. ''Kings Cross Album''. Published by Atrand. Australia, 1984. ({{ISBN|978-0-908272-02-0}}).</ref>
In the 1940s, Frank and Thelma Clune opened an art gallery in [[Kings Cross, New South Wales|Kings Cross]] which was subsequently to house works by many of Australia's best known painters, including Sir [[Russell Drysdale]], [[John Passmore (artist)|John Passmore]] and [[John Olsen (Australian artist)|John Olsen]].<ref name=kingsX>Elizabeth Butel & Tom Thompson. ''Kings Cross Album''. Published by Atrand. Australia, 1984. ({{ISBN|978-0-908272-02-0}}).</ref>


In the 1950s and 1960s, together with his wife Thelma and youngest son Terry, he opened the Terry Clune Art Galleries on the corner of Challis Avenue and Macleay Street, and at 58 Macleay Street in Kings Cross. The gallery became the home for Sydney's young [[expressionist]]s, such as [[John Olsen (Australian artist)|John Olsen]], [[Stanislav Rapotec|Stan Rapotec]], [[Robert Klippel]] and [[Robert Hughes (critic)|Robert Hughes]]. The gallery later became the home of noted artist, [[Martin Sharp]] and was then known as ''Yellow House''. Frank and Thelma Clune were great friends and supporters of artist [[William Dobell]] for many years.<ref name=kingsX/>
In the 1950s and 1960s, together with his wife Thelma and youngest son Terry, he opened the Terry Clune Art Galleries on the corner of Challis Avenue and Macleay Street, and at 59 Macleay Street in Kings Cross. The gallery became the home for Sydney's young [[expressionist]]s, such as [[John Olsen (Australian artist)|John Olsen]], [[Stanislav Rapotec|Stan Rapotec]], [[Robert Klippel]] and [[Robert Hughes (critic)|Robert Hughes]]. The gallery later became the home of the noted artist [[Martin Sharp]] and was then known as ''Yellow House''. Frank and Thelma Clune were great friends and supporters of artist [[William Dobell]] for many years.<ref name=kingsX/>


==Death==
==Death==
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Clune's portrait was painted by [[William Dargie|Sir William Dargie]] and by [[William Dobell|Sir William Dobell]] for the 1950 Archibald Prize.
Clune's portrait was painted by [[William Dargie|Sir William Dargie]] and by [[William Dobell|Sir William Dobell]] for the 1950 Archibald Prize.


He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 1967 for services to Australian literature.<ref>[http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1107819&search_type=simple&showInd=true It's an Honour]</ref>
He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 1967 for services to Australian literature.<ref>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1107819 It's an Honour]</ref>


==Influence==
==Influence==
Clune's 1959 book ''[[Jimmy Governor]] - the true story'' was the inspiration for [[Thomas Keneally]]'s 1972 novel ''[[The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith]]''.{{cn|date=August 2016}}
Clune's 1959 book ''[[Jimmy Governor]] - the true story'' was the inspiration for [[Thomas Keneally]]'s 1972 novel ''[[The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|title=Jimmy Governor : The True Story|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/7133992|access-date=2021-05-25|website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories|language=en}}</ref>


==Selected publications==
== Selected publications ==
His published books include:
His published books include:
*''Try Anything Once'' 1933 (Autobiography)
*''[[Try Anything Once (book)|Try Anything Once]]'' 1933 (Autobiography)
*''Rolling Down the Lachlan'' 1935
*''Rolling Down the Lachlan'' 1935
*''Roaming Round the Darling'' 1936
*''Roaming Round the Darling'' 1936
*''Dig'' (about [[Burke and Wills]]) 1937
*''[[Dig (book)|Dig]]'' (about [[Burke and Wills]]) 1937
*''Free and Easy Land'' 1938
*''Free and Easy Land'' 1938
*''Sky High to Shanghai'' 1939
*''Sky High to Shanghai'' 1939
*''To the Isles of Spice'' 1940
*''To the Isles of Spice'' 1940
*''Chinese Morrison'' 1940
*''Chinese Morrison'' 1940 (about [[George Ernest Morrison]])
*''All Aboard for Singapore'' 1941
*''All Aboard for Singapore'' 1941
*''D'Air Devil'' 1941
*''D'Air Devil'' 1941
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*''Tobruk to Turkey'' 1943
*''Tobruk to Turkey'' 1943
*''The Red Heart'' 1944
*''The Red Heart'' 1944
*''Captain Starlight'' 1945 (about [[Captain Starlight]])
*''[[Captain Starlight (book)|Captain Starlight]]'' 1945 (about the inspirations for Captain Starlight in ''Robbery Under Arms'')
*''Pacific Parade'' 1945
*''Pacific Parade'' 1945
*''The Forlorn Hope'' 1945
*''The Forlorn Hope'' 1945 (about voyage of boat [[Forlorn Hope (boat)|''Forlorn Hope'']] from NT to WA in 1865)
*''The Greatest Liar on Earth'' 1945
*''[[The Greatest Liar on Earth]]'' 1945 (about De Rougemont)
*''Captain Melville'' 1945
*''Pacific Parade'' 1945
*''Pacific Parade'' 1945
*''Dark Outlaw'' (about [[Frank Gardiner]]) 1945
*''[[Dark Outlaw]]'' (about [[Frank Gardiner]]) 1945
*''Try Nothing Twice'' 1946 (second Autobiography)
*''Try Nothing Twice'' 1946 (second Autobiography)
*''Golden Goliath'' 1946
*''Golden Goliath'' 1946 - about the discovery of gold in Australia
*''Song of India'' 1946
*''Song of India'' 1946
*''Roaming around Australia'' 1947
*''Roaming around Australia'' 1947
*''Ben Hall the Bushranger'' 1947 (about [[Ben Hall (bushranger)|Ben Hall]])
*''[[Ben Hall the Bushranger]]'' 1947 (about [[Ben Hall (bushranger)|Ben Hall]])
*''A Noose for Ned'' 1948
*''A Noose for Ned'' 1948
*''High Ho to London'' 1948
*''High Ho to London'' 1948
*''Wild Colonial Boys'' 1948
*''Wild Colonial Boys'' 1948
*''The Demon Killer'' 1948
*''The Demon Killer'' 1948 - about [[Frederick Bailey Deeming]]
*''Sky High to Shanghai'' 1948
*''Sky High to Shanghai'' 1948
*''Land of My Birth'' (short stories) 1949
*''Land of My Birth'' (short stories) 1949
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*''Hands across the Pacific'' 1951
*''Hands across the Pacific'' 1951
*''Somewhere in New Guinea'' 1951
*''Somewhere in New Guinea'' 1951
*''Gunman Gardiner'' 1951 (new edition of ''Dark Outlaw'')
*''[[Dark Outlaw|Gunman Gardiner]]'' 1951 (new edition of ''Dark Outlaw'')
*''Castles in Spain'' 1952
*''Castles in Spain'' 1952
*''Flying Dutchmen'' 1953
*''Flying Dutchmen'' 1953
*''Land of Australia'' 1953
*''Land of Australia'' 1953
*''Roaming round Europe'' 1954
*''Roaming round Europe'' 1954
*''The Viking of Van Diemen's Land'' (about [[Jørgen Jørgensen]]) 1954
*''[[The Viking of Van Diemen's Land]]'' (about [[Jørgen Jørgensen]]) 1954
*''Roaming round Europe'' 1954
*''Roaming round Europe'' 1954
*''The Kelly Hunters'' 1954
*''[[The Kelly Hunters]]'' 1954
*''Bound for Botany Bay'' 1954 - about the journey of the Hillsborough<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131762216 |title=Not the best of Clune |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=39 |issue=11,109 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=20 March 1965 |accessdate=2 April 2024 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
*''Bound for Botany Bay'' 1954<!-- not in Burnet list -->
*''Korean Diary'' 1955
*''Korean Diary'' 1955
*''Martin Cash'' 1955 (about [[Martin Cash]])
*''[[Martin Cash (book)|Martin Cash]]'' 1955 (about [[Martin Cash]])
*''Overland Telegraph'' 1955
*''[[Overland Telegraph (book)|Overland Telegraph]]'' 1955
*''Roaming round New Zealand'' 1956
*''Roaming round New Zealand'' 1956
*''Captain Melville'' 1956
*''[[Captain Melville (book)|Captain Melville]]'' 1956 - about bushranger [[Captain Melville]]
*''Scandals of Sydney Town'' 1957
*''Scandals of Sydney Town'' 1957
*''The Fortune Hunters'' 1957
*''The Fortune Hunters'' 1957
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*''[[Maungatapu murders|Murders on Maunga-tapu]]'' 1959
*''[[Maungatapu murders|Murders on Maunga-tapu]]'' 1959
*''The Blue Mountains Murderer'' 1959
*''The Blue Mountains Murderer'' 1959
*''Jimmy Governor'' 1959
*''[[Jimmy Governor (book)|Jimmy Governor]]'' 1959 (about [[Jimmy Governor]])
*''Journey to Canberra'' 1960
*''Journey to Canberra'' 1960
*''Saga of Sydney'' . Halstead Press, 1961
*''Saga of Sydney'' . Halstead Press, 1961
*''Across the Snowy Mountains'' 1962
*''Across the Snowy Mountains'' 1962
*''The Pirates of the Brig 'Cyprus''' 1962
*''The Pirates of the Brig 'Cyprus''' 1962 (about [[Cyprus Mutiny]])
*''Bound for Botany Bay'' 1964
*''Bound for Botany Bay'' 1964
*''Journey to Kosciusko'' 1964
*''Journey to Kosciusko'' 1964
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*''Journey to Pitcairn'' 1966
*''Journey to Pitcairn'' 1966
*''The Norfolk Island Story'' 1967. Angus & Robertson Books. ({{ISBN|0 207 14537 7}}).
*''The Norfolk Island Story'' 1967. Angus & Robertson Books. ({{ISBN|0 207 14537 7}}).
*''King of the Road'' 1967<!-- not in Burnet -->
*''[[Dark Outlaw|King of the Road]]'' 1967 - about Frank Gardiner
*''Serenade to Sydney'' 1967
*''Serenade to Sydney'' 1967
*''Scallywags of Sydney Cove'' 1968
*''Scallywags of Sydney Cove'' 1968
*''The Scottish Martyrs'' 1969
*''The Scottish Martyrs'' 1969
*''Captain Bully Hayes'' 1970 (about [[Bully Hayes]])
*''[[Captain Bully Hayes]]'' 1970 (about [[Bully Hayes]])
*''Rascals, Ruffians and Rebels of Early Australia'' (collection) 1987
*''Rascals, Ruffians and Rebels of Early Australia'' (collection) 1987


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Angus & Robertson]]
* [[Angus & Robertson]]
* [[Ion Idriess]]
* [[George Blaikie]]
* [[Cyril Pearl]]


==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:1971 deaths]]
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[[Category:Australian travel writers]]
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[[Category:Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian historians]]
[[Category:20th-century Australian historians]]
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[[Category:20th-century Australian journalists]]

Latest revision as of 05:45, 17 April 2024

Francis Patrick Clune
OBE
Born
Francis Patrick Clune

(1893-11-27)27 November 1893
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Died11 March 1971(1971-03-11) (aged 77)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Author, travel writer and popular historian

Francis Patrick Clune, OBE, (27 November 1893 – 11 March 1971) was a best-selling Australian writer, travel writer and popular historian.

Early life and career

[edit]

Clune was born in Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney in 1893, and grew up in Redfern. He left home at 15 and for five years lived the life of an adventurer, claiming to have had twenty-five different jobs by the age of 17, and enlisting with the US Army in Kansas 26 October 1911, deserting and going to sea.[1]

Clune joined the AIF in 1915 during World War I and was soon with the 16th Battalion at Gallipoli. He was wounded in action and repatriated a year after being wounded in both legs.

He married Maud Roy in 1916; they divorced in 1920. He married again in 1923 to artist and sculptor Thelma Cecily Smith (1900–1992), established himself as a tax consultant and by 1930 had settled in Vaucluse.[1] His first book was published in 1933 : Try Anything Once, an account of his adventures. Some of his subsequent books were written in collaboration with P R 'Inky' Stephensen, notably The Viking of Van Diemen's Land and The Pirates of the Brig 'Cyprus'.

He was fascinated by the 'outsiders' of Australian history such as Captain Melville, Captain Starlight, Martin Cash, Edward Hargraves, Bully Hayes, Jørgen Jørgensen, "Chinese" Morrison, Ben Hall, Ned Kelly, Frederick Bailey Deeming and Louis de Rougemont.

Clune also wrote for many magazines including Walkabout, The Bulletin, Pacific Islands Monthly, Smith's Weekly and ABC Weekly as well as his own Frank Clune’s Adventure Magazine, illustrated by Allan Jordan and published over 8 issues in 1948. He broadcast "Roaming Round Australia" regularly on The ABC from 1945 to 1957.[1]

He was an effective promoter of Albert Namatjira and Australian Aborigines generally.

Clune had his detractors in the literary world. He was criticised for embellishing the facts in the interests of the narrative, and was met with hostility by General Sir Thomas Blamey for his "irregular methods and indiscreet utterances" during WWII.[1] Regardless of criticism, by the early 1950s, his books had sold in excess of 500,000 copies, much to the delight of his publisher Angus & Robertson.

Association with the art world

[edit]

In the 1940s, Frank and Thelma Clune opened an art gallery in Kings Cross which was subsequently to house works by many of Australia's best known painters, including Sir Russell Drysdale, John Passmore and John Olsen.[2]

In the 1950s and 1960s, together with his wife Thelma and youngest son Terry, he opened the Terry Clune Art Galleries on the corner of Challis Avenue and Macleay Street, and at 59 Macleay Street in Kings Cross. The gallery became the home for Sydney's young expressionists, such as John Olsen, Stan Rapotec, Robert Klippel and Robert Hughes. The gallery later became the home of the noted artist Martin Sharp and was then known as Yellow House. Frank and Thelma Clune were great friends and supporters of artist William Dobell for many years.[2]

Death

[edit]

Clune died on 11 March 1971 at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney at Darlinghurst, age 77.[3] He was buried at South Head Cemetery. He was survived by his wife Thelma and his two sons: Anthony Patrick (1930–2002) and Terry Michael (born 1932).

Recognition and awards

[edit]

Clune's portrait was painted by Sir William Dargie and by Sir William Dobell for the 1950 Archibald Prize.

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1967 for services to Australian literature.[4]

Influence

[edit]

Clune's 1959 book Jimmy Governor - the true story was the inspiration for Thomas Keneally's 1972 novel The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith.[5]

Selected publications

[edit]

His published books include:

  • Try Anything Once 1933 (Autobiography)
  • Rolling Down the Lachlan 1935
  • Roaming Round the Darling 1936
  • Dig (about Burke and Wills) 1937
  • Free and Easy Land 1938
  • Sky High to Shanghai 1939
  • To the Isles of Spice 1940
  • Chinese Morrison 1940 (about George Ernest Morrison)
  • All Aboard for Singapore 1941
  • D'Air Devil 1941
  • Last of the Australian Explorers: the story of Donald Mackay 1942 (about Donald George Mackay)
  • Prowling through Papua 1942
  • Tobruk to Turkey 1943
  • The Red Heart 1944
  • Captain Starlight 1945 (about the inspirations for Captain Starlight in Robbery Under Arms)
  • Pacific Parade 1945
  • The Forlorn Hope 1945 (about voyage of boat Forlorn Hope from NT to WA in 1865)
  • The Greatest Liar on Earth 1945 (about De Rougemont)
  • Pacific Parade 1945
  • Dark Outlaw (about Frank Gardiner) 1945
  • Try Nothing Twice 1946 (second Autobiography)
  • Golden Goliath 1946 - about the discovery of gold in Australia
  • Song of India 1946
  • Roaming around Australia 1947
  • Ben Hall the Bushranger 1947 (about Ben Hall)
  • A Noose for Ned 1948
  • High Ho to London 1948
  • Wild Colonial Boys 1948
  • The Demon Killer 1948 - about Frederick Bailey Deeming
  • Sky High to Shanghai 1948
  • Land of My Birth (short stories) 1949
  • Land of Hope and Glory 1949
  • Ashes of Hiroshima 1950
  • All Roads Lead to Rome 1950
  • Hands across the Pacific 1951
  • Somewhere in New Guinea 1951
  • Gunman Gardiner 1951 (new edition of Dark Outlaw)
  • Castles in Spain 1952
  • Flying Dutchmen 1953
  • Land of Australia 1953
  • Roaming round Europe 1954
  • The Viking of Van Diemen's Land (about Jørgen Jørgensen) 1954
  • Roaming round Europe 1954
  • The Kelly Hunters 1954
  • Bound for Botany Bay 1954 - about the journey of the Hillsborough[6]
  • Korean Diary 1955
  • Martin Cash 1955 (about Martin Cash)
  • Overland Telegraph 1955
  • Roaming round New Zealand 1956
  • Captain Melville 1956 - about bushranger Captain Melville
  • Scandals of Sydney Town 1957
  • The Fortune Hunters 1957
  • Flight to Formosa 1958
  • A Tale of Tahiti 1958
  • Murders on Maunga-tapu 1959
  • The Blue Mountains Murderer 1959
  • Jimmy Governor 1959 (about Jimmy Governor)
  • Journey to Canberra 1960
  • Saga of Sydney . Halstead Press, 1961
  • Across the Snowy Mountains 1962
  • The Pirates of the Brig 'Cyprus' 1962 (about Cyprus Mutiny)
  • Bound for Botany Bay 1964
  • Journey to Kosciusko 1964
  • Search for the Golden Fleece 1965
  • Journey to Pitcairn 1966
  • The Norfolk Island Story 1967. Angus & Robertson Books. (ISBN 0 207 14537 7).
  • King of the Road 1967 - about Frank Gardiner
  • Serenade to Sydney 1967
  • Scallywags of Sydney Cove 1968
  • The Scottish Martyrs 1969
  • Captain Bully Hayes 1970 (about Bully Hayes)
  • Rascals, Ruffians and Rebels of Early Australia (collection) 1987

See also

[edit]

Sources

[edit]
  • The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature W H Wilde (2nd edition 1994) ISBN 0-19-553381-X

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Croft, Julian (1993). "Clune, Francis Patrick (Frank) (1893–1971)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b Elizabeth Butel & Tom Thompson. Kings Cross Album. Published by Atrand. Australia, 1984. (ISBN 978-0-908272-02-0).
  3. ^ Sydney Morning Herald: 13 March 1971 – Frank Clune . Death Notice
  4. ^ It's an Honour
  5. ^ "Jimmy Governor : The True Story". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Not the best of Clune". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 109. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 March 1965. p. 13. Retrieved 2 April 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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