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Maxwell Edgar Fatchen, AM (3 August 1920 – 14 October 2012) was an Australian children's writer and journalist. Colin Thiele and Rhonnie Thiele with Max Fatchen standing behind at the State Library's 'Colin Thiele Day' in the Mortlock Library on 14 September 2000
Oct 15, 2012 · Celebrated South Australian journalist, poet and children's author Max Fatchen has died aged 92. Fatchen began his writing career in Adelaide in the 1930s and is probably best remembered for the regular columns he wrote, starting for The News afternoon paper from 1948 and later for The Advertiser.
Apr 29, 2014 · Max was a dreamy boy whose early perimeter of life was the fence of the farm; who came to know the clouds, the seasons, the animals and the height of dreams because his father lifted him high and told him about the world.
Oct 14, 2012 · A tribute to the late South Australian author and journalist Max Fatchen, who started as a copy boy and became a feature writer, columnist, author and poet. He wrote for The News, The Advertiser and other publications until his retirement.
Nov 20, 2012 · Learn about the life and achievements of Max Fatchen, a renowned South Australian author and journalist, who was honoured with a plaque and a road named after him. The plaque is located at Angle Vale, near the Fatchen dairy farm where he grew up.
- Fradd & Frisby Roads, Angle Vale, 5117
- SA
Max Fatchen died on October 14 in Gawler, not far from where he had spent most of his life on the edge of the Adelaide Plains. He was 92 and had been writing weekly newspaper columns for 64 years. His last column was published just a week before his death.
Educated at Gawler High School, Max Fatchen started work as a copy boy on the Adelaide News in the late 1930s. During the Second World War, he served in the RAAF and while in New Guinea wrote short stories which were published in the Sydney Sun.
