Eric White

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Eric White founded Eric White Associates in 1947, which was the first major PR consultancy in Australia. Eric White had previously worked as a press secretary to Sir Robert Menzies and was Public Relations Director for the Liberal Party just prior to establishing his company. His agency received a large number of contracts from the Liberal Party.

Biography

  • Born in Newcastle in 1915
  • Served in the AIF from 1940 to 1944
  • Public relations director of the Federal Liberal Party from 1944 to 1947
  • Founded Eric White Associates in 1947
  • Retired in 1986
  • Deceased 1989

External links

  • Obituary: "Mr Eric White, Publicity King", Sydney Morning Herald, November 23 1989
  • Malcom Brown, "Eric White: Still a human oyster", Sydney Morning Herald July 25 1989
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