Brown was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, and was the second son of a solicitor, Samuel Brown, and the grandson of a MethodistMinister, The Reverend E E Hynes. He was educated at state schools in Dubbo[2] before attending Newington College, Sydney, as a boarder in 1963 and 1964.[3] Brown's father had taught at Newington (1932–39) before becoming a legal practitioner and his grandfather was Chaplain at Newington whilst serving in the Stanmore parish.[4] In 1965, Brown entered the University of Sydney to study law and was a resident of Wesley College until 1968 when he went down from the University and became a cadet journalist on the Dubbo newspaper, The Daily Liberal.[5]
Military serviceedit
Brown was called up for National Service the following year and after Officer Training School graduated as a second lieutenant. He served as a platoon commander of the Third Training Battalion in Singleton, New South Wales.[6]
Writing careeredit
Brown joined the staff of the Sydney Morning Herald in 1972 and retired on 30 August 2012 as a senior writer and editor. He covered the Azaria Chamberlain case for The Herald.[7]ABC TV's Australian Story covered his career on 29 October 2012 in an episode titled "A Man of His Word".[8]
Publicationsedit
You're leaving tomorrow: conscripts and correspondents caught up in the Vietnam War (Nth Syd, Random House 2007) ISBN978-1-74166-581-9
malcolm, brown, journalist, malcolm, craig, brown, born, 1947, australian, journalist, editor, author, books, dealing, with, crime, forensic, science, disasters, vietnam, contents, early, life, military, service, writing, career, publications, referencesearly,. Malcolm Craig Brown born 29 May 1947 1 is an Australian journalist editor and the co author of books dealing with crime forensic science disasters and the Vietnam War Contents 1 Early life 2 Military service 3 Writing career 4 Publications 5 ReferencesEarly life editBrown was born in Dubbo New South Wales and was the second son of a solicitor Samuel Brown and the grandson of a Methodist Minister The Reverend E E Hynes He was educated at state schools in Dubbo 2 before attending Newington College Sydney as a boarder in 1963 and 1964 3 Brown s father had taught at Newington 1932 39 before becoming a legal practitioner and his grandfather was Chaplain at Newington whilst serving in the Stanmore parish 4 In 1965 Brown entered the University of Sydney to study law and was a resident of Wesley College until 1968 when he went down from the University and became a cadet journalist on the Dubbo newspaper The Daily Liberal 5 Military service editBrown was called up for National Service the following year and after Officer Training School graduated as a second lieutenant He served as a platoon commander of the Third Training Battalion in Singleton New South Wales 6 Writing career editBrown joined the staff of the Sydney Morning Herald in 1972 and retired on 30 August 2012 as a senior writer and editor He covered the Azaria Chamberlain case for The Herald 7 ABC TV s Australian Story covered his career on 29 October 2012 in an episode titled A Man of His Word 8 Publications editYou re leaving tomorrow conscripts and correspondents caught up in the Vietnam War Nth Syd Random House 2007 ISBN 978 1 74166 581 9 Cold Blooded Murder true crimes that rocked Australia Syd Lothian 2006 ISBN 0 7344 0961 3 Australia s Worst Disasters Sth Melb Lothian 2002 ISBN 0 7344 0338 0 Bombs Guns and Knives violent crime in Australia Syd New Holland 2000 ISBN 1 86436 668 0 Australian Crime chilling tales of our time Syd Lansdowne 1993 1995 2001 2004 ISBN 1 86302 312 7 Rorting the great Australian crime Syd Lansdowne 1999 ISBN 1 86302 605 3 Justice and Nightmares successes and failures of forensic science in Australia and New Zealand Syd University of New South Wales Press 1992 ISBN 0 86840 061 0References edit Newington College Register of Past Students 1863 1998 Syd 1999 pp 23 You re leaving tomorrow Conscripts and correspondents caught up in the Vietnam War Syd 2007 pp 20 Newington College Register of Past Students 1863 1998 Syd 1999 pp 23 Newington Across the Years A History of Newington College 1863 1998 Syd 1999 pp 98 You re leaving tomorrow Conscripts and correspondents caught up in the Vietnam War Syd 2007 pp 32 You re leaving tomorrow Conscripts and correspondents caught up in the Vietnam War Syd 2007 Endpapers The usual suspects Australian Story A Man Of His Word Archived from the original on 29 October 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malcolm Brown journalist amp oldid 1066743584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
