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Henrietta Drake-Brockman
Australian novelist and playwright
Henrietta Drake-Brockman | |
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Drake-Brockman in 1944 | |
| Born | 27 July 1901 |
| Died | 8 March 1968 |
| Alma mater | University of Western Australia |
Henrietta Drake-Brockman (27 July 1901 – 8 March 1968) was an Australian journalist and novelist.[1]
Early life
Henrietta Frances York Jull[2] was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1901 to public service commissioner Martin Edward Jull (1862–1917), formerly of the Department of Works,[3] and his wife Roberta (née Stewart), a medical doctor and social reformer.
She was educated in Scotland, her mother's homeland, and at Frensham school for girls in Mittagong. She studied literature at the University of Western Australia and art in Henri Van Raalte's Perth studio. She married Geoffrey Drake-Brockman, then Commissioner for north western Australia, in 1921.
Writing career
Both Henrietta and her husband wrote about their travel
