Brian Fitzpatrick (Australian author)
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Brian Charles Fitzpatrick (17 November 1905 – 3 September 1965) was an author, historian, journalist and one of the founders of the Australian Council for Civil Liberties
.
Fitzpatrick was born in Warrnambool, Victoria
, the seventh of eight children. His father died when Brian was 14 years old. Brian rebelled against his oldest brother's management of the family after his father's death.
Fitzpatrick was educated at Essendon High school and then at the University of Melbourne
on a scholarship. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (with honours) in 1925 and Master of Arts in 1934. At the university he was a founder and chief of staff of Farrago, the student newspaper, and also a founder of the Melbourne University Labor Club.
From 1925 to 1935 he worked as a journalist in London, Sydney and Melbourne. He married Kathleen Fitzpatrick
on 28 August 1932, but they separated in 1935.
In 1937 Fitzpatrick won the University of Melbourne's Harbison Higinbotham Scholarship with his manuscript of British imperialism and Australia 1783-1833; it was published by George Allen and Unwin in 1939. A sequel, The British Empire in Australia : an economic history, 1834-1939 was published in 1941. In 1940 Fitzpatrick was appointed a Research Fellow in the Department of History, University of Melbourne. He took leave during the war, working for the Commonwealth Rationing Commission and then the Department of War Organisation of Industry. He resumed his fellowship with the University in 1944 and remained there until 1947.
From 1947, Fitzpatrick returned to journalism editing The Australian democrat, an independent non-party monthly news- review (1947-1950) and The Australian news-review (1951-1953). During the 1940s Fitzpatrick wrote a weekly column ' Where do we go from here' in Smith's Weekly
. He broadcast regularly from 3XY during the late 1940s and early 1950s. From 1955 until his death, he wrote a monthly article for The Rationalist. From 1958 also until his death in 1965, he published Brian Fitzpatrick's Labor newsletter: what is going on in Australian politics. He did occasional work for the Australian Broadcasting Commission
and the Australian Encyclopaedia
.
Fitzpatrick's economic analyses were presented to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
by the Australian Council of Trade Unions
as part of its case in the Basic Wage Enquiry in 1940, and also to the Standard Hours Enquiry in 1949.
Fitzpatrick was a foundation member of the Australian Council for Civil Liberties
in 1935. He was its General Secretary from 1939 until his death in 1965. His children are Sheila Fitzpatrick
, the historian of the Soviet Union, and David Fitzpatrick, the Irish historian.
Australian Council for Civil Liberties
The Australian Council for Civil Liberties is a Civil Liberties group based in Australia. The president of this organisation is currently Terry O'Gorman who is also the vice president of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties....
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Fitzpatrick was born in Warrnambool, Victoria
Warrnambool, Victoria
-Cityscape:The original City of Warrnambool was a 4x8 grid, with boundaries of Lava Street , Japan Street , Merri Street and Henna Street . In the nineteenth century, it was intended that Fairy Street – with its proximity to the Warrnambool Railway Station – would be the main street of...
, the seventh of eight children. His father died when Brian was 14 years old. Brian rebelled against his oldest brother's management of the family after his father's death.
Fitzpatrick was educated at Essendon High school and then at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
on a scholarship. He graduated Bachelor of Arts (with honours) in 1925 and Master of Arts in 1934. At the university he was a founder and chief of staff of Farrago, the student newspaper, and also a founder of the Melbourne University Labor Club.
From 1925 to 1935 he worked as a journalist in London, Sydney and Melbourne. He married Kathleen Fitzpatrick
Kathleen Fitzpatrick (Australian academic)
Kathleen Fitzpatrick was an Australian academic and historian.Fitzpatrick was born in the town of Omeo, Victoria in 1905. She was educated at Loreto Convent in South Melbourne and Portland, Presentation Convent in Windsor, and Lauriston Girls' School in Armadale...
on 28 August 1932, but they separated in 1935.
In 1937 Fitzpatrick won the University of Melbourne's Harbison Higinbotham Scholarship with his manuscript of British imperialism and Australia 1783-1833; it was published by George Allen and Unwin in 1939. A sequel, The British Empire in Australia : an economic history, 1834-1939 was published in 1941. In 1940 Fitzpatrick was appointed a Research Fellow in the Department of History, University of Melbourne. He took leave during the war, working for the Commonwealth Rationing Commission and then the Department of War Organisation of Industry. He resumed his fellowship with the University in 1944 and remained there until 1947.
From 1947, Fitzpatrick returned to journalism editing The Australian democrat, an independent non-party monthly news- review (1947-1950) and The Australian news-review (1951-1953). During the 1940s Fitzpatrick wrote a weekly column ' Where do we go from here' in Smith's Weekly
Smith's Weekly
Smith's Weekly was an Australian tabloid newspaper published from 1919 to 1950. An independent weekly published in Sydney, but read all over Australia, Smith’s Weekly was one of Australia’s most patriotic newspaper-style magazines....
. He broadcast regularly from 3XY during the late 1940s and early 1950s. From 1955 until his death, he wrote a monthly article for The Rationalist. From 1958 also until his death in 1965, he published Brian Fitzpatrick's Labor newsletter: what is going on in Australian politics. He did occasional work for the Australian Broadcasting Commission
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
and the Australian Encyclopaedia
Australian Encyclopaedia
The Australian Encyclopedia is an encyclopedia focused on Australia. In addition to biographies of notable Australians the coverage includes the geology, flora, fauna as well as the history of the continent. It was first published by Angus and Robertson in two volumes, one each in 1925 and 1926...
.
Fitzpatrick's economic analyses were presented to the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
The Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration is a defunct Australian court, which had jurisdiction to arbitrate interstate industrial disputes....
by the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Australian Council of Trade Unions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions.-History:The ACTU was formed in 1927 as the "Australian Council of Trade Unions"...
as part of its case in the Basic Wage Enquiry in 1940, and also to the Standard Hours Enquiry in 1949.
Fitzpatrick was a foundation member of the Australian Council for Civil Liberties
Australian Council for Civil Liberties
The Australian Council for Civil Liberties is a Civil Liberties group based in Australia. The president of this organisation is currently Terry O'Gorman who is also the vice president of the Queensland Council for Civil Liberties....
in 1935. He was its General Secretary from 1939 until his death in 1965. His children are Sheila Fitzpatrick
Sheila Fitzpatrick
Sheila Fitzpatrick is an Australian-American historian. She teaches Soviet History at the University of Chicago.-Biography:Sheila Fitzpatrick attended the University of Melbourne and received her DPhil from St...
, the historian of the Soviet Union, and David Fitzpatrick, the Irish historian.