Australian authors correspondence collection [manuscript].

Gunn, Donald, 1856-

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Evans, George Essex, 1863-1909

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George Essex Evans was a poet, journalist and public servant, noted for his patriotic poems. He was mainly based in Queensland. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1900 February. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 223434291 Poet and journalist, who emigrated to Queensland from London in 1881. He farmed on the Darling Downs, taught in private schools and later took up journalism. He lived for many years in Toowoomba. Mary Ann Owen was his mother's maiden name...

Jones, Inigo, 1872-1954

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Meteorologist and farmer. After training with C. Wragge 1888-1893, Jones took up meteorology as a hobby while working on the family farm. In 1923 his long-range forecasting gained attention and he took up full-time forecasting, lecturing and writing from 1927. From the description of Papers, ca. 1930-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78729839 ...

Brereton, J. Le Gay (John Le Gay), 1871-1933

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Poet, academic, librarian. Brereton was Librarian of the University of Sydney (1902-21) and Professor of English Literature (1921-33). He published eight volumes of poems, as well as essays, plays and criticism. From the description of Letter. 1908. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222578035 John Le Gay Brereton, the younger, 1871-1933, was born in Sydney, N.S.W., the fifth son of Dr John Le Gay Brereton, 1827-1886. He began contributing to literary magazines while...

Clune, Frank, 1894-1971

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Australian author. From the description of Literary manuscripts and diaries [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225792483 Writer, broadcaster, journalist. Wounded Gallipoli, 1915; Honorary Major in the Australian Comfort Fund in Libya, Palestine and New Guinea, 1942-1943. The author of over sixty books on travel, autobiography, Australiana and biography. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1794-1992. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat r...

Noon, Frederick Roy

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Miller, Edmund Morris, 1881-1964

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Miller began his professional career at the Public Library of Victoria in 1900. In 1913 he became a lecturer in philosophy and economics at the University of Tasmania. He produced the two volume "Australian Literature from its beginnings." From the description of Letter : to Warwick Eunson. 1956. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222849658 1922-1952 Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at Tasmania University. 1933-1945 Vice-Chancellor. 1952 + Professor Emeritus. ...

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...

Lang, John Dunmore, 1799-1878

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Lang was born in Scotland, received his MA (1820) at Glasgow University and arrived in Australia in 1823. He established the first Presbyterian Church in Australia (Scots Church, opened 1826) and was a member of the Council and Legislative Assembly (1859). He was noted for his educational and anti-transportation views and for his work among immigrants. From the description of Papers of John Dunmore Lang. 1823-1893. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225826203 John Du...

Banfield, E.J. (Edmund James), 1852-1923

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Edmund James Banfield, author and naturalist, worked as a reporter in North Queensland before settling on Dunk Island in 1897. His diary of nature observations became the basis of subsequent articles and books, including 'The Confessions of a Beachcomber' (1908), 'My Tropic Isle' (1911), 'Tropic Days' (1918), and 'Last Leaves from Dunk Island' (1925). An enthusiastic promoter of Australia and a passionate spokesman for the preservation of North Queensland in its natural state, Banfield died in 1...

Devaney, James, 1890-1976

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Queensland writer and poet, James Devaney's publications include Fabian, Earth Kindred, Where the Wind Goes, The Vanished Tribes, Poetry in our Time, and a biography of John Shaw Neilson. From the description of Literary manuscripts. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225770460 Queensland writer and poet, James Devaney's publications include "Fabian", "Earth Kindred", "Where the Wind Goes", "The Vanished Tribes", "Poetry in Our Time", and a biography of "John Shaw Ne...

Franklin, Miles, 1879-1954

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Miles Franklin was born in 1879, a fifth-generation Australian, and grew up on grazing properties run by her family in the Monaro region of New South Wales. At nineteen, she wrote 'My Brilliant Career', an important study of the opportunities and expectations faced by young Australian women in the 1890s. She left Australia in 1906, travelling first to America and then to England. During the 1920s in England, she wrote pseudonymously a series of six well-received novels. In 1932 Franklin returned...

Gregory, C. Dickson (Charles Dickson), approximately 1871-1947.

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Quinn, Roderic, 1869-1949

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Poet and author. From the description of Manuscripts [manuscript]. [18--]-[19--] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225833047 From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1881-1943. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845673 ...

ELLIOTT, PEERS

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