Roberts, Hew
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Xavier Herbert was the author of "Capricornia" and "Poor fellow my country". Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, he grew up there and in Fremantle. Later he lived in Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin, then England. He returned to Australia in 1932. "Capricornia" was published in 1938. In 1946 he settled with his wife Sadie at Redlynch, near Cairns, Queensland. "Poor fellow my country" won the Miles Franklin Award in 1975.
From the description of Letter concerning Xavier Herbert [manuscript]. 1967. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223328515
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