Guide to the Papers of Montague Grover, 1880-1931

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 6268, MS Acc11.133
Creator:
Grover, Montague, 1870-1943
Extent:
1.56 metres and (11 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Montague Grover, National Library of Australia [vlass number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
The collection comprises handwritten drafts, typescripts and cuttings of Grover's memoirs (Hold page one), short stories and articles, as well as miscellaneous cuttings, cutting books and photographs. It also includes the papers of his parents, Jessie and Harry Ehret Grover.
Biographical Note:
Date Event
1870 Born 31 May in West Melbourne, the son of Jessie and Harry Ehret Grover
1881 Attended Melbourne Grammar School
1881-1892 Articled to an architecture firm, but the depression ended his hopes of a career in architecture
1890 Began writing short stories and articles for the Bulletin. Later Grover also contributed poems and short stories to <em>Lone Hand</em> and <em>Smith's Weekly</em>.
1896 Joined the <em>Argus</em>
1897 Married Ada Goldberg and they had two sons and five daughters
1902-1903 Travelled to England as secretary to J.C. Williamson
1907 Moved to Sydney
1910-1925 Worked as a journalist for Sir Hugh Denison, owner of the <em>Evening Star</em> (became the Sydney <em>Sun</em>). In 1922 Sir Hugo then sent Grover to Melbourne to start the <em>Sun News-Pictorial</em> (now the Melbourne <em>Herald Sun</em>). The following year they also published the Melbourne <em>Evening Sun</em>. These two newspapers were taken over by Murdoch's Melbourne <em>Herald</em> group. The Sydney papers remained under Sir Hugo's control.
1914 Divorced his first wife
1915 Married Regina Roseville Varley and they had three children
1929-1930 Worked for Murdoch
1931-1933 Editor of the Sydney labour daily, the <em>World</em>
1943 Grover died on 7 March. He was survived by his second wife and seven children.
1993 <em>Hold page one: memoirs of Monty Grover, editor</em> was edited and introduced by Grover's grandson, Michael Cannon and published by Loch Haven

Bibliographic Reference(s)

  • Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1891-1939, p. 133-134.
Provenance:

The collection was purchased by the Library from Michael Cannon, Grover's grandson, in 2001.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged into three series. Wherever possible, the Library has retained Michael Cannon's descriptions of the papers.

Container List:
Series File/s Box
1 1-6 1
1 7-13 2
1 14-21 3
1 22-29 4
1 30-36 5
1 37-43 6
2 1-5 7
2 6 8
3 1-4 8
3 5-6 9

Indexed terms

Names:
Grover, Montague, 1870-1943

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is available for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Montague Grover, National Library of Australia [vlass number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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