John Reay Watson
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John Reay Watson (23 May 1872[1] — 12 June 1944)[2] was an Australian journalist and writer. He was the brother of politician Duncan Watson.[3]
Watson was born in Tinonee, New South Wales.[1] He worked as a bank clerk in Queensland, and then for The Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne Argus,[4] and The Age.[5] He married Rose Coyle in 1905.[6] He was sent to London as a special correspondent for The Age in 1911,[7][8] where he reported on politics, theatre, and music, before returning to Australia in 1925.[2] He continued to manage The Age's literary supplement after his return to Australia.
Watson published short stories in The Bulletin for a number of years, as well as two novels in Australia. He later co-authored a pair of mystery novels in England with Arthur J. Rees.[9]
He died in Melbourne in 1944.[2]
