John Arthur Barry
Journalist and author
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John Arthur Barry (1850 – 23 September 1911) was a journalist and author.[1]
Died23 September 1911 (aged 60–61)
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupationsjournalist and author
LanguageEnglish
John Arthur Barry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1850 |
| Died | 23 September 1911 (aged 60–61) North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupations | journalist and author |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Years active | 1882–1907 |
Barry was born in Torquay, Devonshire, England, in 1850.[1] He moved to Australia in the 1870s.
He returned to shipboard life around 1877 along the east coast of Australia for about two years.[2]
Barry died in Sydney on 23 September 1911 of chronic myocarditis.[1]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Luck of the Native Born (1898)
- A Son of the Sea (1899)
Short story collections
- Steve Brown's Bunyip and Other Stories (1893)
- In the Great Deep: Tales of the Sea (1896)
- Against the Tides of Fate (1899)
- Red Lion and Blue Star (1902)
- Sea Yarns (1910)
- South Sea Shipmates (1913)
