Interview with Brother Robert Mayne [transcript] Interviewer: Rob Linn

Robert Mayne was born in Sydney 23 January 1943; left school in 1963 and joined the Sydney Morning Herald as a copy boy; did a 4 year cadetship; then became a Newcastle correspondent, then a correspondent for the Brisbane Courier Mail; moved to London and joined the London Times and Sunday Express; returned to Australia and worked for several papers; became the National Promotions Manager for the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation in 1977; started up Wine Press Clubs around Australia; worked for Readers Digest for a year in New York; returned to Hardys in the PR section at Chateau Reynella; started own public relations business with clients including Hardys, Coopers Brewery, Qantas; wrote "Understanding Australian Wine", "Pocket Australian Wine Companion" and the "Great Australian Wine Book". Talks about many interesting characters with some good yarns. Worked for the Royal Agricultural Society of SA's wine show; established the Advertiser Royal Adelaide Wine Show Dozen and did the same in Perth and Sydney

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