William Edward Harney

William Edward Harney
Bill Harney
Born(1895-04-18)18 April 1895
Died31 December 1962(1962-12-31) (aged 67)
Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesBill Harney
Years active1921–1962
Children3

William Edward Harney (18 April 1895 – 31 December 1962), best known as Bill Harney, was an Australian writer. Most of his early life was an itinerant one of poverty and hardship, punctuated by tragedy, spent mainly in the outback. He is notable for his writings about the Aboriginal peoples of Australia's Northern Territory.