Frederick Spencer Burnell | |
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 Portrait of F. S. Burnell by E. Hawley | |
| Born | 1 February 1880 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 10 February 1958 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Fritz S. Burnell |
| Occupation | Reporter |
| Years active | 1890–1930 |
| Known for | 'special correspondent' for the Sydney Morning Herald with the New Guinea expedition in 1914, |
| Notable work | How Australia Took German New Guinea (1914), and an expanded version of the same, Australia versus Germany: The Story of the Taking of German New Guinea (1915)' |
Frederick Spencer Burnell (1 February 1880 – 10 February 1958) was an Australian journalist and radio presenter. He worked for many years as a radio host on ABC Radio Sydney but one of his most significant assignments was as a special correspondent with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force who were sent to seize and destroy German wireless stations in German New Guinea in 1914.[1]
- ^ F. S. Burnell (1914). How Australia took German New Guinea : An illustrated record of the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force. Australasian News, Sydney.