William Astley (1854 - 5 October 1911), Australian short story writer who wrote under the pseudonym "Price Warung". William Astley was the second son of Captain Thomas Astley and his wife Mary Price. He was born in Liverpool, England, in 1854, and was brought to Australia when he was four years old. The family settled in Richmond, Victoria, and William was educated at St Stephen's school and the Melbourne model school. Wikipedia
The definitive Wikipedia entry for William Astley. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Astley