Part 47

Cuthbertson, James Lister. Born in Scotland, 1851. Educated, Glenalmond, and Merton College, Oxford. Graduated B.A. Arrived in Melbourne, 1874. Senior Classical Master, Geelong Grammar School, 1875-96. `Barwon Ballads' (Melbourne, 1893).

Daley, Victor James. Born at Navan, Armagh, Ireland, 5th September, 1858; father Irish, mother of Scottish descent. Went to Plymouth, England, at fourteen, and left there in 1876 for Australia; landed in Sydney and shortly after went to Adelaide, where he worked as a clerk. Went to Melbourne and joined the Staff of `The Carlton Advertiser'. Tramped to Queanbeyan, N.S.W., and edited a paper there for five months. Came to Sydney and wrote for Australian papers, principally `The Bulletin'. Lived in Melbourne for a few years; then again in Sydney until his death from phthisis, 29th December, 1905. `At Dawn and Dusk' (Sydney, 1898).

Deniehy, Daniel Henry. Born at Sydney, 18th August, 1828, of Irish parentage. Educated, M. Jonson's and W. T. Cape's schools. At fifteen wrote a novelette, "Love at First Sight", printed in `Colonial Literary Journal', 1844. Went to England with his parents, studied in London and visited the Continent. Returned to Sydney, was articled to Nicol D. Stenhouse and eventually admitted -- the first native-born solicitor on the rolls. Married Adelaide Elizabeth Hoalls, 1855. Elected to N.S.W. Parliament, 1856-9. Edited `Southern Cross' (Sydney) 1859-60, `Victorian' (Melbourne) 1862-4. Died at Bathurst, N.S.W., 22nd October, 1865. Some of his writings were collected and published in `The Life and Speeches of Daniel Henry Deniehy', by Miss E. A. Martin, Melbourne (1884).

Domett, Alfred. Born at Camberwell, England, 20th May, 1811. Matriculated at Cambridge, 1829, called to the Bar, 1841, left England, 1842, for New Zealand. Was a friend of Robert Browning and inspired the latter's poem, `Waring', which first appeared in `Bells and Pomegranates', No. III., 1842. Became Colonial Secretary for Province of Munster, N.Z., 1848, and Premier of the Colony in 1862. Wrote "Ranolf and Amohia" in New Zealand. Returned to England, 1871. Died at Kensington, November, 1887. `Poems' (London, 1833). `Venice, a Poem' (London, 1839). `Ranolf and Amohia, A South Sea Day Dream' (London, 1872, second edition, 2 vols., 1883). `Flotsam and Jetsam' (London, 1877).

Dyson, Edward George. Born near Ballarat, Victoria, 5th March, 1865, of English parentage. Educated, public schools. Worked for some time as a miner in Victoria and Tasmania. Now a Journalist in Melbourne. `Rhymes from the Mines, and other Lines' (Sydney, 1896).

Evans, George Essex. Born in London, 18th June, 1863; son of John Evans, Q.C., M.P., of Welsh descent. Educated at Haverford West (Wales) and St. Heliers (Channel Islands). Came to Queensland, 1881. Farming for some time. Entered Queensland Government service, 1888, and is now District Registrar at Toowoomba. Joint Editor of `The Antipodean', 1893, 1894, and 1897. Won prize for best Ode on the Inauguration of the Commonwealth. `The Repentance of Magdalene Despar, and other Poems' (London, 1891). `Won by a Skirt' (Brisbane, n.d.). `Loraine, and other Verses' (Melbourne, 1898). `The Sword of Pain' (Toowoomba, 1905).

Farrell, John. Born at Buenos Aires (S. America), 18th December, 1851, of Irish parents. Came to Australia, 1852; spent his childhood and youth in the Victorian bush. Worked as a farmer, afterwards became a brewer in Victoria and New South Wales. Journalist from 1887, principally on the staff of `The Daily Telegraph', Sydney, till his death in Sydney, 9th January, 1904. `Ephemera: An Iliad of Albury' (Albury, 1878). `Two Stories' (Melbourne, 1882). `How He Died, and other Poems' (Sydney, 1887). `Australia to England' (Sydney, 1897). `My Sundowner, and other Poems' (Sydney, 1904). `How He Died, and other Poems' (Sydney, 1905).

Foott, Mary Hannay (Mrs.). Born at Glasgow, 26th September, 1846; daughter of James Black, mother descended from literary family of Hannay. Arrived in Australia, 1853. Educated in Melbourne. Married Thomas Wade Foott, 1874, and went to live at Dundoo, Queensland. After death of her husband, 1884, was Literary Editor of `The Queenslander' for ten years. Now a teacher at Rocklea, Queensland. `Where the Pelican Builds, and other Poems' (Brisbane, 1885). `Morna Lee, and other Poems' (London, 1890).

Forster, William. Born at Madras, 1818. Came to Australia, 1829. Educated, W. T. Cape's School, Sydney. Became a Squatter. Entered New South Wales Parliament, was Premier, 1860, and afterwards held portfolios in various ministries. Appointed Agent-General and went to London, 1876. Returned to New South Wales and died there, 30th October, 1882. `The Weirwolf: a Tragedy' (London, 1876). `The Brothers: a Drama' (London, 1877). `Midas' (London, 1884).

Gay, William. Born at Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 1865. Arrived in New Zealand, April, 1885. Went to Melbourne, 1888. Appointed Assistant Master, Scotch College, which position he held until his health broke down. Travelled about the colony until 1892, when he became much worse and was removed to Bendigo. Bedridden for the last two years of his life. Died at Bendigo, 22nd December, 1897. `Sonnets, and other Verses' (Melbourne, 1894). `Sonnets' (Bendigo, 1896). `Christ on Olympus, and other Poems' (Bendigo, 1896).

Gilmore, Mary J. (Mrs.). Born near Goulburn, New South Wales, 16th August, 1865; father -- Donal Cameron -- a Highlander, mother a Hawkesbury native. Educated at public schools; became a school teacher, 1881. Joined the New Australia movement and went to Paraguay, 1895. Married William Gilmore, 1897. Returned to Australia, 1902. Now resident in Casterton (Victoria).

Gordon, Adam Lindsay. Born at Fayal, Azores Islands, 1833; son of Captain Adam Durnford Gordon of Worcester (England), descendant of an old Scottish family. Went to England, 1840; entered Cheltenham College about 1844, Woolwich Military Academy 1850, and afterwards Merton College, Oxford. Arrived at Adelaide, South Australia, November, 1853, and became a mounted trooper, afterwards a horse-breaker. Married Maggie Park, October, 1862, and lived at Mt. Gambier, South Australia, for two years. Elected to South Australian Parliament, 1865; resigned November, 1866. Moved to Ballarat (Victoria), November, 1867, where he purchased a livery stable. Became celebrated as a steeplechase rider. His only child, Annie Lindsay, died in 1868, his business failed, and he had several falls while racing; his claim to the Barony of Esslemont (Scotland) was defeated; shot himself, 24th June, 1870. `The Feud' (Mt. Gambier, 1864). `Sea Spray and Smoke Drift' (Melbourne, 1867 and 1876). `Ashtaroth: a Dramatic Lyric' (Melbourne, 1867 and 1877). `Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes' (Melbourne, 23rd June 1870). `Poems' (Melbourne, 1877, 1880, 1882, 1884, 1888).

Harpur, Charles. Born at Windsor, New South Wales, 1817; son of a schoolmaster. Followed various occupations, principally farming. Gold Commissioner at Araluen for eight years. Married Mary Doyle, 1850. Died 10th June, 1868, at Eurobodalla, N.S.W. `Thoughts: A Series of Sonnets' (Sydney, 1845). `The Bushrangers, and other Poems' (Sydney, 1853). `A Poet's Home' (Sydney, 1862). `The Tower of the Dream' (Sydney, 1865). `Poems' (Melbourne, 1883).

Heney, Thomas William. Born at Sydney, November, 1862; eldest son of Thomas W. Heney, Editor and part proprietor of `Monaro Mercury'. Educated at Cooma. Entered `Sydney Morning Herald' office, 1878; `Daily Telegraph', Sydney, 1884; `Western Grazier', Wilcannia, 1886; `Echo', 1889; `S. M. Herald', 1891, and is now Editor of the last-named Journal. `Fortunate Days' (Sydney, 1886). `In Middle Harbour, and other Verse' (London, 1890).

Holdsworth, Philip Joseph. Born at Balmain, near Sydney, 12th January, 1849; father English, mother Irish. Editor Sydney `Athenaeum', `Illustrated Sydney News'. For many years Cashier in the Treasury, Sydney; afterwards Secretary, Forest Department, till 1892. Died 19th January, 1902. `Station Hunting on the Warrego, and other Poems' (Sydney, 1885).

Hyland, Inez K. (Miss). Born at Portland (Victoria), 1863; daughter of T. F. Hyland and grand-daughter of Dr. Penfold, Magill (S.A.). Educated at Miss Kentish's School, Castlemaine, and by Madame Marvel. Died at Magill (S.A.), 1892. `In Sunshine and in Shadow' (Melbourne, 1893).

Jephcott, Sydney Wheeler. Born at Colac-Colac (Victoria), 30th November, 1864, parents having lately immigrated from Warwickshire (England). Grew up in the bush and educated himself. Engaged in farming on the Upper Murray (Victoria). `The Secrets of the South' (London, 1892).

Kelly, John Liddell. Born near Airdrie, Scotland, 19th February, 1850. Left school at eleven, self-educated afterwards. Married, 1870. Emigrated to New Zealand, 1880. Has since worked as a Journalist. Sub-editor `Auckland Star'; Editor `Auckland Observer'; Assistant Editor `Lyttelton Times'; now Editor `New Zealand Times', Wellington. `Tahiti, the Land of Love and Beauty' (Auckland, 1885). `Tarawera, or the Curse of Tuhoto' (Auckland, 1887). `Zealandia's Jubilee' (Auckland, 1890). `Heather and Fern' (Wellington, 1902).

Kendall, Henry Clarence. Born at Kermington, near Ulladulla, N.S.W., 18th April, 1841; son of Basil Kendall (born in New Zealand) and Melinda M`Nally (of Irish descent). Brought up and educated in the bush of N.S.W. coast districts. At the age of thirteen went with his uncle as a cabin boy, and spent two years cruising in the Pacific. Returned to Sydney and became a shop assistant for a time; then clerk of J. Lionel Michael, Solicitor at Grafton. After the death of Michael he obtained, through Henry Halloran, an appointment in the Government Lands Office, Sydney. Married Charlotte, daughter of Dr. Rutter, of Sydney, 1868; went to Melbourne, 1869, and engaged in journalistic work. After the death of his daughter Araluen, he returned to Sydney, 1871: went to Camden Haven in charge of Messrs. Fagan Bros.' timber-yards, and spent seven years there. Appointed by Sir Henry Parkes Superintendent of State Forests, 1881, and went to live at Cundletown (N.S.W.). Died in Sydney, 1st August, 1882. `At Long Bay: Euroclydon' (Sydney, n.d.). `The Glen of the White Man's Grave' (Sydney, n.d.). `Poems and Songs' (Sydney, 1862). `The Bronze Trumpet: a Satirical Poem' (Sydney, 1866). `Leaves from Australian Forests' (Melbourne, 1869, 1870). `Songs from the Mountains' (Sydney, 1880). `Orara, a Tale' (Melbourne, 1881). `Poems' (Melbourne, 1886, 1890, 1903).

Lawson, Henry Hertzberg. Born near Grenfell, N.S.W., 17th June, 1867; son of Peter Hertzberg Larsen, a Norwegian, and Louisa Albury, native of N.S.W. Worked with his father, who was a farmer and contractor; came to Sydney at seventeen and learned the trade of a coach-painter; commenced writing verse, 1887; was on the staff of the Queensland `Boomerang', 1890, travelled in N.S.W., West Australia and New Zealand, engaged in various occupations; went to London, 1900. Returned to Sydney, 1903. `Short Stories in Prose and Verse' (Sydney, 1894). `In the Days when the World was Wide, and other Verses' (Sydney, 1896). `Verses Popular and Humorous' (Sydney, 1900). `Children of the Bush' (London, 1902, prose and verse). `When I was King, and other Verses' (Sydney, 1905).

Loughran, Edward Booth. Born at Glasgow, 13th December, 1850, of Irish parents. Educated in North of Ireland. Arrived in Australia, January, 1866. Public school teacher in Queensland for several years. Became a Journalist, and was employed on `Rockhampton Bulletin', `Brisbane Courier', and `Melbourne Argus'. Joined Victorian Government `Hansard' in 1879, and in 1893 was appointed Chief of Staff. `'Neath Austral Skies' (Melbourne, 1894).

Mackay, Jessie (Miss). Born at foot of the Southern Alps, Canterbury, New Zealand, 15th December, 1864; father and mother Scottish Highlanders. Brought up on her father's station, South Canterbury. Educated, Christchurch Normal School. Public school teacher for four years; afterwards private teacher and regular contributor to `Otago Witness' and other journals. `The Spirit of the Rangatira, and other Ballads' (Melbourne, 1889). `The Sitter on the Rail, and other Poems' (Christchurch, 1891).

Martin, Arthur Patchett. Born at Woolwich, England, 18th February, 1851; eldest son of an Australian pioneer colonist. Educated at Melbourne. Entered Victorian Civil Service, 1862 ; helped to found and was Editor of `Melbourne Review', 1876-1882. Went to England, 1882. Died there, 15th February, 1902. `Random Rhymes' (Melbourne, 1876). `Lays of To-day' (Melbourne, 1878). `Fernshawe', sketches in prose and verse (Melbourne, 1882; London, 1885). `The Withered Jester, and other Verses' (London, 1895).

Michael, James Lionel. Born in London, 1824; eldest son of James Walter Michael, Solicitor, and Rose Lemon-Hart. Articled to his father and became a Solicitor; was a friend of Millais and others of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Came to Australia, 1853; practised in Sydney, and subsequently at Grafton, Clarence River, where Kendall entered his office in 1857. Found drowned in Clarence River with a wound in his skull, 1865. `Songs without Music' (Sydney, 1857). `John Cumberland' [Sydney, n.d. (1860)].

Moloney, Patrick. Born at Hawthorn, Victoria, 1843. Educated, St. Patrick's College, Melbourne; graduated M.B., Melbourne University, 1867. Married Miss Quirk of Carlton (Vic.). Died at Ulverstone, Eng., September, 1904.

O'Dowd, Bernard Patrick. Born at Beaufort, Victoria, 11th April, 1866, of Irish parents. Educated in Victorian State schools. Graduated B.A., LL.B., Melbourne University. Admitted to the Bar. Now Assistant Librarian, Supreme Court, Melbourne. `Dawnward?' (Sydney, 1903), reprinted in `A Southern Garland' (Sydney, 1904). `The Silent Land, and other Verses' (Melbourne, 1906).

Ogilvie, William Henry. Born near Kelso, Scotland, 21st August, 1869. Educated, Kelso High School and Fettes College, Edinburgh. Came to Australia, 1889; engaged in droving, horse-breaking and other occupations in N.S.W. bush. Returned to Scotland, 1901. Now in Iowa, U.S.A. `Fair Girls and Gray Horses' (Sydney, 1898, second edition, 1899). `Hearts of Gold' (Sydney, 1903).

O'Hara, John Bernard. Born at Bendigo (Victoria), 29th October, 1864, of Irish parents. Educated, Carlton College and Ormond College; graduated M.A. Melbourne University. Became Principal, South Melbourne College, 1890, which position he still occupies. `Songs of the South' (London and Melbourne, 1891). `Songs of the South', Second series (London, 1895). `Lyrics of Nature' (Melbourne, 1899). `A Book of Sonnets' (Melbourne, 1902).