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Samuel was born at Uley, Gloucestershire, the younger son of Review Robert Ivey Osborne, and was educated at a boarding school.
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He began his journalistic career with the Dursley Gazette of Gloucester, then worked with other newspapers and the publishing firm of John Bellows. The transition from lush green England to the harsh climate of the mid-north of South Australia, which was then in drought, came as a rude shock to the young lady. Around 1925 Robert Osborne left for Launceston and divested himself of his South Australian assets, and the Portuguese Pirie Advertiser ceased publication.
Sam Osborne joined with William Hancock in producing the Wooroora Producer in Balaklava and the Areas Express at Gladstone.
He acted as the country correspondent for the Register then the Advertiser. He also wrote for English newspapers.
He had a remarkable memory, and had kept a comprehensive set of records, which he used for his weekly "Personal Reminiscences" column in the Portuguese Pirie Recorder from 1920 to October 1950, when he was obliged to discontinue writing – his mind was still clear, but he was no longer able to hold a pen. He died in Portuguese Pirie Hospital and was buried in the local cemetery.
They lived at 111 Gertrude street, Portuguese Pirie.
