Scrap album. ca. 1948-1955.

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Scrap album. ca. 1948-1955.

Scrap album compiled by Harry Chaplin. Comprises research material on Bernard O'Dowd. Includes photographs, press cuttings, notes, correspondence and a handwritten poem by Mary Gilmore. The correspondence is between O'Dowd and Chaplin and concerns Chaplin's interest in the history of the Tocsin, Henry Lawson and O'Dowd's early work. Also, correspondence between Chaplin and Hugh Anderson.

1 bound v. (1.0 cm.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7041486

Libraries Australia

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Chaplin, Harry F.

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Harry Chaplin was a Sydney based collector of Australiana. From the description of Scrap album. ca. 1948-1955. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223435123 C.J. Dennis, poet, short-story writer and journalist, author of The songs of a sentimental bloke (1915) and other works. Hal Gye, artist and short-story writer (under the name James Hackston) illustrated the first edition of The sentimental bloke. From the description of C.J. Dennis and Hal Gye papers....

Gilmore, Mary, 1865-1962

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Poet John Blight was born in Brisbane in 1913. He was twice awarded a 3 year Literary Board Fellowship (1973 and 1977). Other literary awards include, the Myer award (1964) and the Patrick White award (1976). His publications include The old pianist (1945), The two suns met (1954) A bushcomber's diary (1963), Hart (1975) and John Blight; selected poems 1939-1975 (1976). From the description of Letter : to John Blight [manuscript]. 1944. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 2257...

O'dowd, Bernard, 1866-1953

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Bernard O'Dowd was a noted Melbourne poet and man of letters. From the description of Letters and ephemera [manuscript]. 1905-1953. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223435115 Bernard O'Dowd was born in Victoria, Australia; both parents were Irish immigrants, and infused their son with stories of his heritage. At fifteen he started college, began publishing poetry at sixteen, and at seventeen, after an injury to his father, he began working, ultimately becoming a le...

Anderson, Hugh, 1927-...

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Hugh Anderson, born in Elmore, Victoria, has had a long teaching and administrative career with the Victorian Education Department and has been one of Australia's most prolific writers. He has published over one hundred titles in Australian history, biography, literary criticism, folklore, folk song and balladry, and bibliography. In 1978 he set up his own publishing firm under the name of Red Rooster Press, specialising in history and folklore. From the description of Letter to Ceci...