Guy Innes (1879–1953) was an Australian journalist who was the editor of '' The Herald'' newspaper in

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between 1918 and 1921. Innes was born in

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and became a journalist for '' The Argus'' in 1900. In 1910 he moved to ''The Herald'', becoming the editor in 1918, a position he maintained for three years until he was replaced by

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. In 1922, he took up a position as manager of ''The Heralds cable service in London. During this time he became a well-known Australian identity on

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, serving on committees for the

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. He contributed poems to '' The Bulletin'' and other journals for many years under the pseudonyms ''Kettledrum'' and ''Ponemah'' as well as his own name. Innes died in London in 1953, survived by his wife Dorothy (née Gray) and son Geoffrey, a film producer.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Innes, Guy 1879 births 1953 deaths Journalists from Melbourne Australian expatriates in England People from Ballarat The Herald (Melbourne) people The Argus (Melbourne) people