Ronald McKie

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Ronald Cecil Hamlyn McKie (11 December 1909 – 2 May 1991) is an Australian novelist.

Ronald McKie was born in 1909 in Toowomba, Queensland. After receiving his education at the Brisbane Grammar School and the University of Queensland, he worked as a journalist on newspapers in Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore and China. He served in the AIF during World War II from 1942-43, following which he served as war correspondent for several Australian and UK newspapers. After the war he worked for the "Sydney Daily Telegraph".

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Novels

  • The Mango Tree (1974)
  • The Crushing (1977)
  • Bitter Bread (1978)

Autobiography

  • Bali (1969)
  • We Have No Dreaming (1988)

Non-Fiction

  • Proud Echo (1953)
  • Malaysia in Focus (1963)
  • Singapore (1972)
  • Echoes from Forgotten Wars (1980)

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NAME McKie, Ronald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Australian novelist
DATE OF BIRTH 11 December 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Toowomba, Queensland, Australia
DATE OF DEATH 2 May 1991
PLACE OF DEATH
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