Background
Porter was born in the Sydney suburb of Lewisham, New South Wales, the first of three children of May (née Pawley) and Thomas Porter.
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Career
During his childhood, the Porter family lived in Croydon and Collaroy and he attended Newington College (1920 – 1922). From the 1930s, Porter was a self-employed commercial artist working from 195 Elizabeth Street, Sydney. His clients included Hardie (North British) Rubber Company Limited, Canada Dry, Rega Products Limited, Repo, Metters, Liberty, Newback Foundation Garments, David Jones Limited Sydney, Nylcraft Sheers, Mona Vale Hospital, Lyndoch Wines, Coles and Mum.
He worked for local subsidiaries of overseas companies as well as Australian based businesses.
Porter served during World World War World War II
Membership
As a young man he was a talented athlete and was a member of Newington"s Junior Team at the 1922 Global Positioning System Athletics Carnival.
