A Queenslander (born in 1946) he was educated in Toowoomba. For some years he worked as a printer in various locations in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand. Entering college in 1977, he later graduated as a teacher.
In 1980 he wed Karen (also a teacher). They taught from the tip of Cape York to the Queensland–New South Wales border. Their children, Amanda and Greg, came along in 1987 and 1989 respectively.
Errol retired when Principal of Macleay Island School in Moreton Bay. It was there that he first heard the legend of the Stradbroke galleon, which inspired ‘Ghost Galleon’. He has also had several short stories published, all historical fiction.
Errol and Karen now live in Queensland’s South Burnett region enjoying semi-retirement and their grandchildren.
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