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Australian writer (1922–1992)
Peter Pinney[a] (1922 – 1992) was an Australian writer.[1]
Pinney was educated in Port Moresby and at Saint Ignatius’ College, Riverview. During World War II, he served in the Middle East and New Guinea. After the war, he began writing travel books starting with Dust on my Shoes.[2] His papers are at the University of Queensland.[3]
- ^ He is not to be confused with another Australian writer called Peter Pinne, who was also a television executive.
- ^ Richard White and Claire Petrie, ‘Pinney, Peter Patrick (1922–1992)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pinney-peter-patrick-18951/text30565, published online 2016, accessed online 4 February 2024.
- ^ Wheeler, Tony (25 August 2021). “Dust on My Shoes – Peter Pinney”.
- ^ Peter Pinney Papers at UQ
- ^ “Book Review: Hitch-hiking Across Asia”, ABC Weekly, Sydney, 20 September 1952, retrieved 5 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Australian Geographical Society.; Australian National Publicity Association.; Australian National Travel Association. (1 April 1955), “BOOKS”, Walkabout, 21 (4), Melbourne: Australian National Travel Association, retrieved 5 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ “At Home With World Wanderer Pinney”, Pacific Islands Monthly, 37 (12), [Sydney: Pacific Publications, December 1, 1966, retrieved 5 February 2024 – via Trove
