Australia (2008 film) production took place in a town and locality in the Whitsunday Region on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia called Bowen.
Guy Innes -LRB- 1879 -- 1953 -RRB- was an Australian journalist who was the editor of The Herald newspaper in Melbourne between 1918 and 1921 .. The Herald. The Herald ( Melbourne ). Melbourne. Melbourne. Innes was born in Ballarat and became a journalist for The Argus in 1900 .. Ballarat. Ballarat. The Argus. The Argus ( Melbourne ). In 1910 he moved to The Herald , becoming the editor in 1918 , a position he maintained for three years until he was replaced by Keith Murdoch .. The Herald. The Herald ( Melbourne ). Keith Murdoch. Keith Murdoch. In 1922 , he took up a position as manager of The Herald '' 's cable service in London .. The Herald. The Herald ( Melbourne ). During this time he became a well-known Australian identity on Fleet Street , serving on committees for the Institute of Journalists .. Fleet Street. Fleet Street. Institute of Journalists. Institute of Journalists. He contributed poems to The Bulletin and other journals for many years under the pseudonyms Kettledrum and Ponemah '' as well as his own name .. The Bulletin. The Bulletin. Innes died in London in 1953 , survived by his wife Dorothy -LRB- nee Gray -RRB- and son Geoffrey , a film producer .