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Stephensen, P. R. (Percy Reginald), 1901-1965
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- Stephensen, Inky, 1901-1965
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1901-1965
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Percy Reginald ("Inky") Stephensen was born in Maryborough, Queensland and educated at the University of Queensland, where he earned Bachelor of Arts in 1922. He was involved with the Fanfrolico Press in London, and in 1929 set up the Mandrake Press. Stephensen returned to Australia from England, and in 1936 his essay "The Foundations of Culture in Australia" was published. He co-founded the nationalist Australia First Movement (AFM) in 1941. From 1941 to 1945 Stephensen was interned without trial. Stephensen married Winifred Sarah Venus, née Lockyer in 1947. He died on 28 May 1965.
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Revised, Kymberley Doyle, 17-Mar-2025.
Revised, Linda Justo, 30-Jul-2020.
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Munro, C. (1990). 'Stephensen, Percy Reginald (1901–1965)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, accessed online 17-Mar-2025.
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Revised with access point and source, Kymberley Doyle, 17-Mar-2025.