The Wollongong journalist who survived kidnapping, beating as UN diplomat

The Wollongong journalist who survived kidnapping, beating as UN diplomat

The one-time Wollongong journalist George Smith and the site of where he once lived before moving overseas on his way to a career with the UN. Photo: Supplied. In February 1937, the radio announcer, war correspondent, movie director, diplomat, poet and author named George Ivan Smith AO (1915-1995) was living at 38 Kembla Street Wollongong. He and his first wife were living in Wollongong because George had a got a job with the Australian Broadcas…