Alex Nicol
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MEET THE AUTHOR
Alex Nicol
Reviewed By Janet Mawdesley April 10, 2019
Alex Nicol was ABC’s first rural radio presenter. He started at the ABC in 1967, and was presenter of the ‘All Ways on Sunday’ program, and later manager of ABC Orange. He has worked as a jackaroo, as a sheep and wool officer for the NSW Department of Agriculture, as an agriculture college teacher, and on the Australian Wheat Board. Alex is also a playwright, and his plays have been produced in London, New York, Melbourne and Sydney, with credits including an award at the Manchester International Writing Competition, the Wal Cherry Award, and The London International Playwriting Award. courtesy Allen and Unwin