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 [sic]; 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).
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).