Correspondence. 1889-1930.

Mitchell, David Scott, 1836-1907

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David Scott Mitchell (after whom the Mitchell Library, State Library of N.S.W. is named) was a book collector, with a particular interest in Australia. From the description of Letter : to G. K. Rusden [manuscript]. 1878 Oct. 7. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223276824 ...

Paterson, A.B. (Andrew Barton), 1864-1941

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Poet, journalist, solicitor. "Banjo" Paterson served in World War I as an ambulance driver in the Australian Hospital, Bourlogne, 1914-15. In 1915 he joined the Australian Remount Service in Egypt and Palestine. By the end of the War he had risen to the rank of Major. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. 1915-1920. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225827724 This poem by Banjo Paterson was first published in the Bulletin of 1900 May 19. It is reprinted in V...

Ferguson, John Alexander, 1881-1969

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Epithet: Reverend novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x00011e Judge, N.S.W. Industrial Commission, 1936-1953. Trustee, Library of New South Wales; Fellow and president of Royal Australian Historical Society; and compiler of Bibliography of Australia. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. [19--] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225823641 ...

Stephens, A. G. (Alfred George), 1865-1933

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Alfred George Stephens was an Australian editor, author, and literary critic, generally considered one of the key figures in the development of Australian literature. Born in Queensland and educated at the University of Sydney, he was extremely active as an author and editor, coming to national prominence as the writer of the Red Page literary reviews for the Bulletin. After leaving the Bulletin he founded the occasional literary magazine The Bookfellow, an influential but financially ruinous un...

Lawson, Henry, 1867-1922

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Short-story writer, balladist. Born 1867 at Grenfell, N.S.W., died in Sydney, 1922. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1917-1979. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225828202 Henry Lawson was one of Australia's greatest short-story writers and poets, and became, for many twentieth century critics, the personification of Australian literature. The images of the bush and bush people in Lawson's best stories have remained influential. Lawson's artistic decline...

Ferguson, John, Rev, 1852-1925

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The Reverend John Ferguson (1852-1925) was Minister at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, Sydney, from 1894 to 1925. From the description of Papers. 1894-1925. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225818694 ...

Abbott, J. P. (Joseph Palmer), 1842-1901

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Merewether, W. D. M.

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Archibald, Jules François, 1856-1919

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J. F. Archibald, journalist, was born at Kildare, near Geelong, Victoria, in 1856. He was co-founder of the Sydney Bulletin, first published in January, 1880, and through this medium encouraged the development of Australian literature. Archibald influenced such writers as Henry Lawson, Victor Daley, A. B. Paterson, Louis Becke and Steele Rudd. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225784586 ...

Cayley, Neville William, 1886-1950

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Melba, Nellie

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Melba was born Helen Porter Mitchell. In 1882 she married Charles Nesbit Frederick Armstrong, who died in 1948. From the description of Papers concerning Mitchell and Armstrong families [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225791512 Mrs Helen Porter Armstrong, soprano singer, was born in, and derived her non de plume from Melbourne. She first appeared in opera in 1887 after concentrating for many years on her piano playing and made her final appearance in...

Hughes, William Morris, 1864-1952

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Politician. Federal MP 1901-1951, Prime Minister of Australia 1915-1923. See entry in "Australian dictionary of Biography", Vol. 9, p. 393-401. From the description of "The splendid adventure": autographed book by W.M. Hughes [manuscript]. 1929-1932. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225851140 Epithet: Prime Minister of Australia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000352.0x000210 Poli...

Clinton, William, ca. 1858-1932

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Barton, Edmund, 1849-1920

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Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920) was the first Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, having previously been a leading advocate of Federation and one of the draftsmen of the Australian Constitution. He served as Prime Minister from 1 January 1901 until 23 September 1903, and then resigned to become the senior puisne judge of the newly-established High Court of Australia. From the description of Papers of Sir Edmund Barton [manuscript]. 1827-1940. (Libraries Australia). WorldCa...

Brennan, Christopher John, 1870-1932

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Poet and scholar. Lecturer Sydney University (1895-1925). He wrote articles for a number of serials and published various anthologies of poems, including Poems (1914). From the description of Papers [manuscript]. [ca. 1899]-1952. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826822 Poet, born in Sydney, graduated M.A. from Sydney University and spent two years studying in Germany where he developed his interest in French symbolism. He spent some years as librarian and univer...

Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924

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Marie Corelli was an enigmatic and compelling personality whose colorful personal life and fertile imagination made her the most popular writer of her time. The narrative drive of her stories, combined with exotic settings and passionate conviction, helped overcome the stylistic concerns of literary critics to make her and her writing a phenomenon of turn-of-the-century popular culture. From the description of Marie Corelli letters and postcards, 1894-1924. (Pennsylvania State Univer...

Robertson, George, 1860-1933

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Bookseller and publisher. Born in Scotland. Worked for a time in Melbourne for a bookseller also named George Robertson. Joined D. Angus and established the firm of Angus and Robertson in Sydney. From the description of Correspondence. 1889-1930. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221406368 ...