| 1920 |
Born Melbourne |
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| 1935 |
Early art training at Caulfield Technical School - combined Commercial Art with Fine Art under William Dargie |
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| 1938 |
Worked as a silk screen operator for Thomas Henderson, graduate of Glasgow School of Arts. This was the first profound influence. Henderson, who was noted as an innovative art teacher in Victoria, was sacked during the Depression |
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| 1940 |
War Service in New Guinea and Bougainville. Studied New Guinea art within the limited scope of a serviceman. |
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| 1946 |
Nomadic life around Australia, especially NT. |
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| 1947 |
Returned to New Guinea to continue art studies. |
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| 1948 |
Returned to Sydney; employed as ship's painter and docker. Joined a circle of artists who attended classes at SORA (Studio of Realist Art). Paintings and drawings of this period were destroyed. |
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| 1950 |
Returned to Melbourne - married and became involved in photography. |
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| 1953 |
As a member of Group M - photographers who exhibited at MOMA (Museum of Modern Art of Australia) under direction of John Reed - he exhibited annually in Photo Vision. |
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| 1963 |
Participated in Urban Woman Exhibition, Melbourne Town Hall. This exhibition later taken to Mexico during Olympic Games. Continued to be active in photography until 1970s |
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| c1970 |
Photographic works chosen for permanent Gernsheim Collection, Texas, USA. |
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| 1975 |
Resigned from Herald', where he was a press artist, in order to take up full-time painting. |
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| 1977- |
Exhibited in group shows. |
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| 1978 |
Prize winner, Flinders Art Award '78. Work now in the Shire of Flinders Art Collection. Represented in many private collections throughout Australia.
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