Montague Grover

Born in Melbourne in 1870, Montague Macgregor Grover built a long career in Australian journalism and became widely known as "Monty" Grover. He worked on major newspapers and is especially remembered for editing the Sun News-Pictorial and later the Sydney Sun, where he pushed for a bold, accessible style that reached a mass audience.

Grover was more than an editor. Sources from the National Library of Australia show that he also left behind memoirs, short stories, articles, and other writings, suggesting a restless and wide-ranging literary life beyond the newsroom. His work moved between reporting, commentary, and creative writing, and he was active in Australian public life for decades.

For audiobook listeners, he is an interesting figure because his writing grew out of real experience: the fast pace of newspapers, the personalities behind headlines, and the social changes of early twentieth-century Australia. He died in 1943, but his career still offers a vivid window into how journalism and popular writing evolved in his era.