| Occupation* | - soldier (1930-1943) Federal, Australia
- short story writer (1936-1943) Western Australia, Australia
- journalist (1941-1943) Western Australia, Australia
- journalist (1944-1950) Federal, Australia
- public servant (1944-1950) Federal, Australia
- war correspondent (1944-1945) Federal, Australia
- novelist (1945-1947) Overseas
- novelist (1947-1956) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- journalist (1950-1956) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- journalist (1950-1956) New South Wales, Australia
- novelist (1950-1956) New South Wales, Australia
- journalist (1956-1964) Western Australia, Australia
- literary critic (1956-1964) Western Australia, Australia
- novelist (1956-1964) Western Australia, Australia
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