Hugh Jones, a decade-long supporter of and contributor to Stereo Stories, launches his book about two Tasmanian friends and World War I, in Hobart next Wednesday evening 15 May.

Using long-lost letters sent home from Australian soldiers at Gallipoli and on the Western Front, Hugh  –  a former journalist – has pieced together a tale of remarkable friendship between two men separated by half a world during World War I.

The book tells the story of young Tasmanian teacher Ivor Margetts, a popular and talented footballer who represented Tasmania at the 1914 Australian National Football Carnival, and his military mentor and landlord Major Charles Simmons.

 

Margetts became one of Tasmania’s best-known and loved soldiers. Simmons was, until now, lost to history.

You can read more background about the book at our partner site The Footy Almanac.

The launch on Wednesday 15 May will be at the Hobart Penitentiary – Courtroom 1. More details via The National Trust of Tasmania.

The Melbourne launch of the book will be at the Williamstown Literary Festival on Saturday 15 June, 5pm.

The book can also be ordered via the publisher Forty South.

Congratulations, Hugh!

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Hugh Jones is an experienced media manager and journalist. He worked for News Limited in Australia for more than 20 years in a wide variety of editorial roles, including as a newspaper editor. He has also worked in the United Kingdom, both in London and the provinces. He now works in public relations and strategic communications, advising a wide range of organisations on their communication needs. Hugh is president of the Williamstown Literary Festival, a long-time supporter of Stereo Stories.