Victor Courtney

Victor Desmond Courtney
Born27 May 1894
Raymond Terrace, New South Wales
Died1 December 1970
Mount Lawley, Western Australia
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, and newspaper proprietor.
Spouse
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(m. 1937)​
(d.1962)
Children1 (Veecee)
Parent(s)Henry Courtney
Katie Courtney (née O'Connor)

Victor Desmond Courtney (27 May 1894 – 1 December 1970) was a Western Australian journalist and newspaper editor.

He began writing early in life, gaining a published story in the Lone Hand in 1910.[1]

He was in a partnership (with Jack Simons) in a weekly sporting newspaper, The Call.[2]

He was involved with a Saturday-evening paper, The Mirror.[3] During his time at the Sunday Times, he traveled with his wife before the second world war,[4] as well as after the war writing about post war developments in the world and Australia,[5][6] Courtney ultimately was the managing director of The Sunday Times and at the time, also owner of a network of thirty regional newspapers.

Works

  • (1941) Random Rhymes, Perth, the author.[7]
  • (1941) The man from Marble Bar [poem].First line: Satan sat by the fires of hell. in Random rhymes, 1941, p. 16 - reprinted in Grono, William (ed) (1988) Margins : a West Coast selection of poetry, 1829-1988 page 200. - [8]
  • (1946) Parlez vous [poem]. (first line) 'The reelers are at dinner tonight'.
  • (1948) Cold is the Marble[9][10]
  • (1956) All I May Tell[11]
  • (1961) The Life Story of J. J. Simons[12]
  • (1962) Perth—and All This![13]

Reference

  1. ^ "A Westralian Boy's Impressions of the Eastern States. (31 May 1910)", The Lone hand, 7 (38), W. McLeod]: 77, 31 May 1910, retrieved 12 June 2023
  2. ^ "The 'Call.'". The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette. New South Wales, Australia. 24 February 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ ""The King of Kings." An Impression by Victor Courtney in the Perth "Mirror." (13 March 1928)", Everyones, 9 (419), Everyones Ltd: 40, 13 March 1928, retrieved 11 June 2023
  4. ^ "Impressions Abroad". The West Australian. Vol. 53, no. 16, 005. Western Australia. 14 October 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Victor Courtney". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2199. Western Australia. 17 March 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "By Victor Courtney". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2802. Western Australia. 22 March 1953. p. 4. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ a review of his own work - "Reviewer's Corner". North-eastern Courier. Vol. 18, no. 970. Western Australia. 9 January 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Grono, William, 1934- (1988), Margins : a west coast selection of poetry, 1829-1988, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN 978-0-949206-37-4{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) see the review - "Poetry anthologies from the West". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 568. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 May 1989. p. 24. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "A Time To Think". The Herald. No. 22, 433. Victoria, Australia. 16 April 1949. p. 10. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Courtney, Victor (1948), Cold is the marble, Jindyworobak, retrieved 11 June 2023
  11. ^ Courtney, Victor (1956), All I may tell : a journalist's story, Shakespeare Head Press, retrieved 11 June 2023
  12. ^ Courtney, Victor; Young Australia League (1961), The life story of J.J. Simons : founder of the Young Australia League, Young Australia League Inc, retrieved 11 June 2023
  13. ^ Courtney, Victor (1962), Perth -- and all this! : a story about a city, s.n.], retrieved 11 June 2023

Further reading

  • Davidson, Ron, (1994) High jinks at the hot pool : Mirror reflects the life of a city Fremantle, W.A. Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 1-86368-090-X (pbk.) former title was The Mirror.