Sommer, Eva

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Journalist and Print Journalist

Eva Sommer was an inaugural Walkley award winner in 1956 when she was a cadet on the Sydney Sun newspaper. A mystery stowaway had been travelling with other migrants on ships between Europe and Australia but had been unable to land because he could not remember his identity. Sommer, who spoke French and German, interviewed him and helped establish his identity, winning the best news story in the first year of the Walkley award.

Career Highlights

Events
c. 1955 - c. 1960
Career in journalism active
1956
Walkley Award (Print) - Best Piece Of Newspaper Reporting, 'The Mystery Stowaway', The Sun (Sydney)

Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.walkleys.com/winners/database.html; http://fifth.estate.rmit.edu.au/Febo4/best100/05.html [accessed 2007-11-06].

Published Resources

Australian Women Exhibitions

The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html. [ Details... ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Nikki Henningham
Created: 6 November 2007
Modified: 6 November 2008

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 23 December 2008
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