Chapter 13

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).

O'Reilly, Dowell Phillip. Born at Sydney, 1865, son of Rev. Canon O'Reilly. Educated, Sydney Grammar School; went to Sydney University but left before completing the course. Represented Parramatta in N.S.W. Parliament, 1894-1898. Now a Master at Sydney Grammar School. `A Fragment' (Sydney, 1884). `Australian Poems' (Sydney, 1884). `A Pedlar's Pack' (Sydney, 1888).

Parkes, Sir Henry. Born at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, 27th May, 1815. Son of an English farmer. Self-educated. Learned trade of ivory-turner. Emigrated to Australia, 1839. Elected to old Legislative Council, 1854, and to first Parliament under responsible government, 1856. Was several times Premier and almost continuously in N.S.W. Parliament until his death at Annandale, near Sydney, on 27th April, 1896. `Stolen Moments' (Sydney, 1842). `Murmurs of the Stream' (Sydney, 1857). `Studies in Rhyme' (Sydney, 1870). `The Beauteous Terrorist, and other Poems' (Sydney, 1885). `Fragmentary Thoughts' (Sydney, 1889). `Sonnets, and other Verse' (London, 1895).

Paterson, Andrew Barton ("Banjo"). Born at Narrambla, near Molong (N.S.W.), 17th February, 1864; father Scottish, mother Australian. Admitted as a solicitor and practised in Sydney for some years. Went to South Africa as War Correspondent, and to China as special correspondent. Now Editor Sydney `Evening News'. `The Man from Snowy River, and other Verses' (Sydney, 1895, 1902). `Rio Grande's Last Race and other Verses' (Sydney, 1902).

Quinn, Patrick Edward. Born at Sydney, N.S.W., 17th March, 1862, of Irish parents. Educated at various Sydney schools. Journalist. Member of N.S.W. Legislative Assembly for six years.

Quinn, Roderic Joseph. Born at Sydney, 26th November, 1869 (brother of P. E. Quinn). Educated in Sydney; studied law; State school teacher at Milbrulong, N.S.W. Returned to Sydney, 1890, where he now resides. `The Hidden Tide' (Sydney, 1899). `The Circling Hearths' (Sydney, 1901). Both reprinted in `A Southern Garland' (Sydney, 1904).

Richardson, Robert. Born at Armidale, N.S.W., 7th January, 1850; son of John Richardson. Educated, Sydney Grammar School, graduated B.A. Sydney University. Journalist. Went to England and died there 4th October, 1901. `Willow and Wattle' (Edinburgh, 1893).

Ross, David MacDonald. Born at Moeraki, on Otago coast, New Zealand, 1865. Parents Scottish Highlanders; who, shortly after his birth, removed to Palmerston in the Waihemo Valley, where he attended school. Engaged in farming work, shearing, etc. in various parts of New Zealand. Entered Agricultural Department, and in 1893 was appointed Stock Inspector, Waikato district, which position he still holds. `The After Glow' [Auckland, n.d. (1904)].

Rowe, Richard P. L. Born at Doncaster, England, 9th March, 1828. Emigrated to Australia when young. Journalist. Returned to England, 1858, and subsequently published a number of works there. Died, 9th November, 1879. `Peter 'Possums' Portfolio' (Sydney, 1858, prose and verse).

Sandes, John. Born at Cork, Ireland, 26th February, 1863; son of Rev. S. Dickson Sandes. Family left Ireland, 1872. Educated at King's College, London, Trinity College, Stratford-on-Avon, and Magdalen College, Oxford; graduated B.A., 1885. Travelled on Continent as tutor for a year. Came to Australia, 1887. Joined staff of Melbourne `Argus', 1888, Sydney `Daily Telegraph', 1903. `Rhymes of the Times' (Melbourne, 1898). `Ballads of Battle' (Melbourne, 1900).

Simpson, Martha Mildred (Miss). Born in Co. Tyrone, Ireland, 3rd May, 1869. Came to New South Wales with her father at the age of fourteen. Entered service of Department of Public Instruction, 1886, and is now in charge of Kindergarten section, Public School, Tamworth, and Lecturer on educational matters in the same district.

Sinclair, Margaret A. (Miss). Born at Auckland, N.Z., of Scottish parents. Educated at home on Thames Goldfield. Now resides in Auckland. `The Huia's Homeland, and other Verses' (London, 1897). `Echoing Oars, or "Waitemata", and other Verses' (Auckland, 1903).

Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton. Born in London, 5th February, 1856. Educated, Cheltenham and Trinity College, Oxford; graduated B.A. Emigrated to Melbourne, 1879, graduated LL.B. at University there. Returned to England, 1884. Edited "Australian Ballads and Rhymes", "A Century of Australian Song", and "Australian Poets", 1888. `Frithjof and Ingebjorg' (London, 1882). `Australian Lyrics' (Melbourne, 1883; London, 1885). `A Poetry of Exiles' (Sydney, 1883; London, 1886). Second Series (London, 1888). `A Summer Christmas' (London, 1884). `In Cornwall and Across the Sea' (London, 1885). `Edward the Black Prince' (Florence, 1886; London, 1887). `The Spanish Armada' (London, 1888).

Stephens, James Brunton. Born at Borrowstowness, near Edinburgh, 17th June, 1835. Educated, Edinburgh University. Travelling tutor, 1857-1860; teaching at Greenock till 1866. Arrived in Australia, April, 1866; tutor at station on Logan River, Queensland, and in Brisbane. Married Rosalie, daughter of T. W. Donaldson. Entered Colonial Secretary's Department, Brisbane, 1883, as correspondence clerk; subsequently appointed Under Secretary. Died 29th June, 1902. `Convict Once' (London, 1871). `The Godolphin Arabian' (Brisbane, 1873, 1894). `The Black Gin, and other Poems' (Melbourne, 1873). `Mute Discourse' (Brisbane, 1878). `Marsupial Bill' (Brisbane, 1879). `Miscellaneous Poems' (London and Brisbane, 1880). `Convict Once, and other Poems' (Melbourne, 1885, 1888). `Fayette, or Bush Revels' (Brisbane, 1892). `Poetical Works' (Sydney, 1902).

Storrie, Agnes L. (Mrs. Kettlewell). Born near Adelaide, South Australia; now resident in Sydney. `Poems' (Sydney, 1899).

Turner, Ethel (Mrs. H. R. Curlewis). Born at Doncaster, England, 24th January, 1872. Daughter of H. Turner, of Scottish family; mother English. Arrived in Australia, 1880. Educated, Sydney High School, where she conducted a school paper. Edited `The Parthenon', and engaged in journalistic work for some years. Published "Seven Little Australians", 1894, and since then twelve other children's books. `Gum Leaves' [Sydney, n.d. (1900), prose and verse].

Twisleton, Henry Lea. Born at Winskill, near Settle, Yorkshire, England, 9th November, 1847. Arrived in New Zealand, September, 1876; since then engaged in bush work and teaching. At present teacher at Te Awaite, near Picton, N.Z. `Poems in the Craven Dialect', by T. Twisleton, with poems by H. L. Twisleton (Settle, 1876). `Poems' (Wellington, N.Z., 1895).

Wentworth, William Charles. Born at Norfolk Island, 26th October, 1793; son of D'Arcy Wentworth, a surgeon from Dublin. Educated, Greenwich, England, and Cambridge University. Returned to Australia and took foremost part in securing a Constitution for Australia. Founder of Sydney University. Went to England, 1862. Died at Wimborne, Dorset, 20th March, 1872. `Australasia, a Poem' (London, 1823, 1873).

Werner, Alice (Miss). Born at Trieste, Austria, 1859; mother English, father German. In the same year the family emigrated to New Zealand, and lived at Dunedin. Went with her father to Mexico in 1864, and then to London. Newnham College, 1878-80. Writing for `The Speaker' and other papers until 1893. Went to South Africa, studying native languages. Returned to London, 1896. Now writing stories and verse. `The King of the Silver City' (London). `A Time and Times' (London, 1886).

Whitney, George Charles. Born at Drummoyne, near Sydney, 25th May, 1884; father Australian, mother English. Educated, Fort Street Public School and Sydney University. Graduated B.A., 1906.

Wilcox, Dora (Miss). Born at Christchurch, New Zealand, 1873; father an Englishman, mother New Zealander. Matriculated, Canterbury College. Teaching in New South Wales and New Zealand for some years. Went to Europe, and is now in London. `Verses from Maoriland' (London, 1905).

Wilson, Mrs. James Glenny. Born (Ann Adams), at Greenvale, Victoria, 11th June, 1848; father from North of Ireland, mother member of an Aberdeenshire family. Educated at home. Married, 1874, and went to New Zealand, and has been living at Rangitikei ever since. `Themes and Variations' (London, 1889). `A Book of Verses' (London, 1901).

Wright, David McKee. Born in Co. Down, Ireland, 6th August, 1869; son of Rev. W. Wright, author of "The Brontes in Ireland", etc. Arrived in New Zealand, 1887. Entered Congregational Ministry, 1898. Now stationed at Nelson, N.Z. `Aorangi, and other Verses' (1896). `Station Ballads, and other Verses' (Dunedin, 1897). `Wisps of Tussock' (Oamaru, 1900). `New Zealand Chimes' (Wellington, 1900).

Some Notes on this Etext:

The poems in this etext by Gordon, Kendall, Paterson, and Lawson were compared to other texts, and it should be noted that a series of dots (. . . . .) sometimes indicates (here and elsewhere) that some lines or stanzas have been omitted. The selections from these poets indicates that Stevens was aware of their importance, but he seems to have missed the mark with regards to Paterson -- and (in the original) doesn't even mention his well-known pseudonym, "Banjo". Excepting "Clancy of the Overflow", Stevens neglects Paterson's best work. There could be many reasons for this, perhaps beyond his control, ("Waltzing Matilda", for example, was not widely published until 1917), but "The Man from Snowy River" (which the movie of the same name is loosely based upon) should certainly have been included. "The Man from Ironbark", "A Bush Christening", and "Conroy's Gap" would also be good choices, and are fortunately available online in "The Man from Snowy River, and other Verses".

Other than adding "Banjo" to the lines containing Paterson's name, the only noteworthy changes made to the text were in format, including standardizing the names and titles in the table of contents with those in the text; and in the "Notes" section, where references to page numbers have been replaced with the name of the poet and poem to which the notes refer. This anthology was first published in 1907.

Accents were necessarily removed as follows:

Parkes, "The Buried Chief": Or winge\d chariot rolling past?

Domett, "A Maori Girl's Song": On Arapa/ I'll launch my skiff, and soon be borne away

Foott, "New Country": Conde\ had come with us all the way --

Evans, "A Pastoral": Darkly, like an arme\d host

Colborne-Veel, "Distant Authors": "Aqu/i esta\ encerrada el alma licenciado Pedro Garcias."

Jephcott, "A Ballad of the last King of Thule": Hy-Bra/sil, Manna/n and Eire/,

Wright, "An Old Colonist's Reverie": I sigh for the good old days in the station whare\ again;

Cuthbertson, "Ode to Apollo": The sweet-voiced and immortal violet-crowne\d Nine.

These other books of Australian poetry are presently online (October 1997), and available via Project Gutenberg:

Adam Lindsay Gordon: Poems

Henry Kendall: Poems (ed. Bertram Stevens)

"Banjo" Paterson: The Man from Snowy River; Rio Grande's Last Race

Henry Lawson: In the Days when the World was Wide (Lawson is best known in Australia for his excellent short stories. One book of these, "Joe Wilson and his Mates", is also online.)

-- Alan R. Light, Monroe, N.C., 1997.