Thomas Wallis Kelynack
Born1868
Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
Died16 November 1936 (aged 68)
Moreland, Victoria
Pen nameKickero
OccupationCrime reporter, sports journalist
Years active1889-1930
SpouseCatherine Mary Smith (m.1891)
Children5

Thomas Wallis Kelynack (1868 – 16 November 1936) was a leading Melbourne journalist/police roundsman in the early 20th century, especially noted for his extensive, authoritative, and well-regarded sports journalism in The Herald of Melbourne — especially in relation to Australian rules football and cricket — published under the nom de guerre of "Kickero".[1]

Family

The son of Charles Kelynack (1825-1894),[2] and Jane Kelynack (1830-1890), née Wallis,[3] Thomas Wallis Kelynack was born at Long Gully, Bendigo, Victoria, in 1868.

He married Catherine Mary Smith (1864-1928) in 1891; they had five children.[4]

Journalist

He joined The Herald in 1889 — following his earlier press experience in Bendigo and Broken Hill — and he retired from The Herald, and from journalism, in 1930.[5][6][7][8]

Death

He died at his residence at Moreland, Victoria, on 16 November 1936.[9][10][11][12]

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