Charles Henry "Hank" Bateson, [1] journalist, author and maritime historian, was born on 4th August 1903 in Wellington, New Zealand; son of Charles Bateson, a company manager from England, and Welsh-born Alice Lowe née Rossiter.[2] Henry, as he was known so as to be differentiated from his father, was educated at Hurworth school, Taranaki, Whanganui. Charles compiled the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Annual in 1920.
On 27th August 1923, Henry married fellow-journalist Coy Catherine Foster-Lynam in St Peter's Church of England (Anglican Church), Wooloomooloo (now Darlinghurst).[3] St Peter’s was de-consecrated in 1993 and subsequently purchased by the Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School (SCEGGS) and is now known as the Great Hall of the school campus.[4]
Having joined the staff of Ezra Norton's newspaper, the Truth [1] ,
Henry won repute as a leader-writer and as a talented administrator; at various times he also edited and managed the Melbourne Truth.
During the Second World War [1] , Henry Bateson worked for the Department of the Interior, initially as a publicity officer, then as principal information officer, and later as a war correspondent.
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Henry passed away of coronary vascular disease, aged 70 years, on 5th July 1974 at Vaucluse, New South Wales.[6] Charles was survived by Ann, and daughter, Louise, of his first marriage.
As a lasting legacy, Henry bequeathed his collection of 1,300 books and his personal papers to the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.[7]
His History of Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd remained uncompleted when he died.[1]
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