▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Rail ways ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁Ell is ▁married ▁Alice ▁Victoria ▁Grace ▁Bird s all ▁( 1 8 9 7 – 1 9 6 7 ) ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁On ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁surve ying , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁golf ▁club ▁administrator ▁and ▁was ▁Secretary ▁at ▁P ym ble ▁G olf ▁Club ▁and ▁Bon nie ▁Do on ▁G olf ▁Club . ▁He ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁arr anging ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁G olf ▁Club ▁at ▁Page wood ▁with ▁the ▁Bon nie ▁Do on ▁G olf ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁He ▁presented ▁the ▁club ▁with ▁a ▁perpet ual ▁tro phy ▁for ▁a ▁ 4 ▁Ball ▁competition . ▁ ▁Column ist ▁On ▁its ▁found ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁The ▁Sunday ▁Her ald ▁carried ▁a ▁golf ▁column , ▁On ▁The ▁F are ways , ▁by ▁Ell is . ▁The ▁by line ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" three ▁times ▁P ym ble ▁champion ▁... ▁one ▁of ▁Sydney ' s ▁oldest ▁" A " ▁grade ▁golf ers ." ▁ ▁G olf ▁course ▁designs ▁Ell is ▁was ▁often ▁a ▁rem od eller ▁of ▁existing ▁courses ▁but ▁his ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁amateur ▁gol fer ▁led ▁to ▁major ▁design ▁comm issions . ▁He ▁at ▁times ▁rem od elled ▁The ▁Australian ▁G olf ▁Club ▁( since ▁totally ▁rem od elled ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ), ▁Bon nie ▁Do on ▁G olf ▁Club ,