Thomas William Heney

Thomas William Heney (3 November 1862 – 19 August 1928) was an Australian journalist and poet.

Heney was the son of Thomas William Heney (Snr), a printer, and Sarah Elizabeth, née Carruthers. He was born in Sydney and educated at Cooma. Heney Senior struggled with alcohol dependence and died in 1875.

Novels

• The Girl at Birrell's (1896)
• A Station Courtship (1899)

Poetry collections

• Fortunate Days (1886)
• In Middle Harbour and Other Verse, Chiefly Australian (1890)

References

• Ken Stewart, 'Heney, Thomas William (1862–1928)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, MUP, 1983, pp 258–259. Retrieved 13 March 2009