Trove Tuesday - Suburbia

From at least 26 October 1935 someone using the pen name Suburbia has been posting articles in the Newcastle Morning Herald. These articles under the heading SUBURBAN ROUND  appear to be posted regularly until July 1939.

On 3 March 1945 a new column Suburbia - This week appeared in the newspaper until 4 December 1948. Was the author of this column the same person as the author of the previous column? Was he a serviceman who was absent between 1939 and 1945?

On 18 December 1948 a similar column appeared with the title Ian Healy's Suburbia, This Week. The column ran until this notice appeared in the column on 30 January 1954:  "PUBLICATION of Suburbia will be suspended while Ian Healy is reporting for the "Newcastle Morning Herald" Her Majesty the Queen's tour of  eastern states". As coverage of the NMH on Trove ceases in 1954 it is not known how long the column continued after that date. Hopefully someone reading this post will be able to add that information in a comment below.

These columns are most useful for those researching family members in our area as they relate many stories of ordinary people going about their daily lives. Following are links to some of these stories on Trove.

At Swansea: She Wanted A Book About Shells - a story about Mr and Mrs Charlton of High Street
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135294371

Nord's Wharf: A Blue And Green Mirage -  a short history that mentions many locals
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140295262

Fassifern Awaits A Wagtail Family  - about a feathered family and their two-legged friends
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140343175

A Pennant And Six Forced Landings - a WW2 story about Harold N Berrick from Coal Point
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133570883

A Long, Long Village -- Warner's Bay -  mentions many early residents
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133180351