Montague Grover

Montague Macgregor Grover (31 May 1870 and Jessie Grover (died 1906) of St Kilda, Victoria. His British great grandfather had been a highway robber, his parents were both journalists and his mother was an entrepreneur who tried to launch a silk farm. He was educated at Queen's College, St Kilda and Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. but when he emerged four years later the country was in a severe recession, with little chance of employment, so turned to journalism. aiming to oust the Evening News as the top afternoon paper, and appointed Grover editor-in-chief. He served as The Sun'''s representative in London 1918–1921. Grover has been credited with "discovering" Jimmy Bancks, whose Us Fellers was first published in the "Sunbeams" section of the Sunday Sun, thus introducing Ginger Meggs to millions of young Australians. The annual Montague Grover memorial prize competition for cadet journalists was named for him.

PublicationsThe Sleeping Beauty and the Beast (1903)The Minus Quantity and Other Short Plays (1914)Judah and the Giant (1915)The Time Is Now Ripe (1937), a (socialist) economic thesisHold Page One (1993), memoirs some verses by Grover were included inThe Australian Favourite Reciter, W. T. Pyke, ed. (1907)The 'Bulletin' book of Humorous Verse and Recitations (1920) divorced 1910, and in 1915 to Regina Varley, daughter of Edward Varley. He had three sons and four daughters, including: Harry Grover, on the staff of the Herald and A.I.F. Newsdaughter married Arthur Cannon. She was on the staff of The Argus''. Moira Grover married William L. Sayle in 1927 Junee Grover (1909–1984) married Alex Gurney on 16 June 1928