Victor Courtney
Victor Desmond Courtney | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1894 |
| Died | 1 December 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, and newspaper proprietor. |
| Spouse |
Thela Pearl Richards
(m. 1937) |
| Children | 1 (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.
He was in a partnership (with Jack Simons) in a weekly sporting newspaper, The Call.
He was involved with a Saturday-evening paper, The Mirror. During his time at the Sunday Times, he traveled with his wife before the second world war, as well as after the war writing about post war developments in the world and Australia, Courtney ultimately was the managing director of The Sunday Times and at the time, also owner of a network of thirty regional newspapers.