Harry James Stephens (c. 1866 – 25 August 1947) was an Australian journalist with a long career, mostly in Victoria and New South Wales agricultural districts. He was with ''

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'' of Sydney for fourteen years and while editing that paper created Australia's first Country Party; later was editor of rival newspaper '' The Land''.

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He was successively editor of the Melbourne '' War Cry'' and reporter for the Launceston ''

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'', then founder and editor of the Launceston ''

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''; editor of the

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''Tribune''; managing editor of the Numurkah ''Leader''; sub-editor of Sydney's ''

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''; editor of ''

'', Sydney 1906–1920, in 1912, with decentralisation, rural development and defence its primary concerns.; proprietor and editor of the Ouyen ''Mail''; founder and managing editor of the '' Sunraysia Daily'', Mildura; proprietor of the '' Western Advertiser'' of Wentworth; publicity officer for the National Party in Sydney; editor of ''The Land'', and ''Fruit Culture''. His last appointment was as executive of the A.B.C.'s Publicity Department.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stephens, Harry J. Australian journalists Australian newspaper proprietors Australian newspaper editors 1866 births 1947 deaths