Brian Penton

Brian Penton

Brian Penton (1904-1951) was an Australian journalist. Born and educated in Brisbane, Queensland. He wrote two novels Landtakers (1934), which chronicles pioneering life in Queensland from 1824-64, and Inheritors (1936). One of the principal characters in these books is said to be based on Patrick Mayne of the Mayne Inheritance.He study at Brisbane Grammar School from 1918 to 1919.He was also a political and social commentator with his works:
* Advance Australia - Where? (1943)
* Think - Or Be Damned (1941).Brian Penton became Editor of The Daily Telegraph (Australia) in 1933 and continued in this role when Frank Packer bought the newspaper and established Consolidated Press.

External links

* [http://gutenberg.net.au/plusfifty-n-z.html#letterP Works by Brian Penton] at [http://gutenberg.net.au Project Gutenberg Australia]


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