Brian Smith was born in Melbourne, Victoria, his ancestry has been traced back to the First Fleet and his passion has always been history despite him choosing to start his career in the Australian Army and the Victoria Police Force.
On leaving the police force he was appointed Chief Security Officer at the Loloho Port Site on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea during the construction of the Bougainville Copper Mine.
On returning to Australia he founded the 'Jordan River Journal' a Hobart suburban weekly newspaper before he left the city to found another weekly newspaper, the 'Western Herald' on the west coast of the island.
On retiring from journalism he has kept himself busy writing four books: 'Off The Record', 'Convict Connections', 'Witness to a Miracle' and 'Her Jailer's Secrets'.
Brian was awarded a Diploma in Family History by the University of Tasmania in 2020.
