Life Summary - Henry Douglas Brass

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Brass, Henry Douglas (1910–1994)

	Brass, Henry Douglas (1910–1994)
Born	31 May, 1910 Invercargill , New Zealand
Died	5 August, 1994 (aged 84) Prahran, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	New Zealander Scottish
Religious Influence	Anglican
Occupation*	journalist (1935-1942) Victoria, Australia journalist (1942-1960) Overseas war correspondent (1942-1944) Overseas foreign correspondent (1949-1950) Overseas journalist (1960-1975) New South Wales, Australia newspaper executive (1960-1970) New South Wales, Australia columnist (1964-1975) New South Wales, Australia anti-conscriptionist (1969-1975) New South Wales, Australia
Military Service*	World War II (war correspondent)
Key Events*	Royal Tour, 1954 (journalist)
Political Activism*	Vietnam war opponent anti-conscriptionist
Workplaces*	Argus (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist, 1935-1935) Herald (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist, 1936-1954) Argus (Melbourne) newspaper (journalist, 1954-1956) News Ltd (London editor, 1956-1960) News Ltd (editorial director, 1960-1970) Australian (newspaper) (journalist, 1964-1975)

* Dates are approximate

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Brass, Henry Douglas (1910–1994)