Australian Dictionary of Biography

10 May, 1922
Greenmount, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

20 April, 1999 (aged 76)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

suicide

• Atheist

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

[View as tree]

• Prichard, Katharine Susannah (mother)
• Throssell, Hugo Vivian Hope (father)
• Hasluck, Paul Meernaa (colleague)
• Petrov, Vladimir Mikhailovich (related entry)

• Wesley College (Perth) (student, 1932-1932)
• Wesley College (Perth) (student, 1935-1939)
• Claremont Teachers College (Perth) (student, ?-1941)

• soldier (1941-1943) Federal, Australia
• public servant (1943-1984) Federal, Australia
• playwright (1944-1965) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• diplomat (1945-1952) Federal, Australia
• biographer (1975-1975) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• autobiographer/memoirist (1989-1989) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
• novelist (1990-1998) Australian Capital Territory, Australia

• Commonwealth Literary Fund fellowship (recipient, 1958)
• Commonwealth Literary Fund fellowship (recipient, 1972)

• World War II (soldier)
• Petrov Affair, 1954 (participant, 1954)
• Royal Commission on Espionage, 1954 (participant, 1954-1955)

• Colombo Plan (administered)
• Canberra Repertory Society (member, 1944-1965)

• Dept of Foreign Affairs (federal) (public servant, 1943-1984)