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Lawson; 〃Out Back〃:  ‘Mulga'  an aboriginal name given to various trees

  of the acacia family (A。 aneura)。



Lawson; 〃The Star of Australasia〃:  ‘Jackeroo'  a 〃new chum〃;

  or person recently arrived in Australia; who goes to work on a station

  to gain experience。



  ‘Push'  a gang of larrikins; or city roughs。



Lawson; 〃Middleton's Rouseabout〃:  ‘Rouseabout'  a man who does

  general work on a station。



Lawson; 〃The Vagabond〃:  ‘Flax'  a native New Zealand plant

  yielding a strong fibre (Phormium tenax; N。 O。 Liliaceae)。



  ‘Tussock'  a native grass; common in New Zealand (Lomandra longifolia)。



R。 Quinn; 〃The Lotus…Flower〃:  ‘Harbour'  Sydney Harbour。



Wright; 〃An Old Colonist's Reverie〃:  ‘Whare'  Maori name

  for a hut or house。



  ‘Kowhai'  the Locust tree (yellow Kowhai); and the Parrot…bill

  (scarlet Kowhai)  N。Z。 flowering trees。



  ‘Rata'  a remarkable New Zealand tree with crimson flowers

  (Metrosideros robusta); which often starts from a seed

  dropped in the fork of a tree; grows downward to the earth;

  and; taking root there; winds itself closely round the supporting tree

  and eventually destroys it。



Andersen; 〃Maui Victor〃:  ‘Maui'   In Polynesian mythology;

  the great hero who attempted to overcome Death; which could only be done

  by passing through Hine…nui…te…po (Great Woman of Night)。

  This Maui attempted to do while she slept。  Awakened; however;

  by the cry of a black fantail; she nipped Maui in two。



Wilcox; 〃In London〃:  ‘Weka'   Maori name for the wood…hen;

  so called from its note 〃Weeka〃 (Ocydromus Australis)。



  ‘Bell…bird'  the korimako (Anthornis Melanura)。



  ‘Koromiko'  Veronica salicifolia。



  ‘Manuka'  the tea…tree (Leptospermum scoparium and L。 ericoides)。











Biographical Notes



    The bibliographies include books of verse only。

    'This information was compiled in or before 1907。   A。 L。'







Adams; Arthur H。

  Born at Lawrence; Central Otago; New Zealand; 6th June; 1872。

  Both parents colonial born; father of English; mother of Irish family。

  Educated; High School; Christchurch; Wellington College and High School;

  Dunedin; thence with Scholarship to Otago University:  graduated B。A。

  Studied law; Journalist for three years; literary secretary

  to Mr。 J。 C。 Williamson for two years。  Went as war…correspondent to China

  through Boxer campaign。  Visited London; 1902。  Returned to Australia; 1905。

    ‘Maoriland; and other Verses' (Sydney; 1899)。

    ‘The Nazarene' (London; 1902)。



Adams; Francis William Lauderdale。

  Born at Malta; 27th September; 1862; son of Prof。 Leith Adams。

  Educated at Shrewsbury School; England。  In Australia; 1884…89。

  Died at Margate; England; by his own hand; 4th September; 1893。

    ‘Henry; and other Tales' (London; 1884)。

    ‘Poetical Works' (Brisbane and London; 1887)。

    ‘Songs of the Army of the Night' (Sydney; 1888; London; 1890; 1893; 1894)。

    ‘The Mass of Christ' (London; 1893)。

    ‘Tiberius; a Drama' (London; 1894)。



Andersen; Johannes Carl。

  Born at Jutland; Denmark; 14th March; 1873; came to New Zealand

  with his parents; October; 1874。  Educated; New Zealand public schools。

  Now in Government service; Christchurch。

    ‘Songs Unsung' 'Christchurch; n。d。 (1903)'。



Bathgate; Alexander。

  Born at Peebles; Scotland; 1845。  Educated; local schools and

  Edinburgh University。  Came to New Zealand; 1863。  Banking for six years;

  Barrister and Solicitor in Dunedin; 1872 to present date。

    ‘Far South Fancies' 'London; n。d。 (1889)'。

    ‘The Legend of the Wandering Lake' 'Dunedin; n。d。 (1905)'。



Bayldon; Arthur Albert Dawson。

  Born at Leeds; England; 20th March; 1865; of an old North of England family。

  Educated at Leeds and travelled extensively in Europe。

  Arrived in Queensland; 1889; and since then has travelled over

  a good deal of Eastern Australia。  Now in Sydney; writing stories;

  essays; etc。

    ‘Lays and Lyrics' (London; 1887)。

    ‘The Sphinx; and other Poems' (Hull; 1889)。

    ‘Poems' (Brisbane; 1897)。

    ‘Poems'; enlarged edition 'Brisbane; n。d。 (1898)'。

    ‘The Western Track; and other Verses' (Sydney; 1905)。



Bracken; Thomas。

  Born in Ireland; 1843。  Came to Victoria; 1855。  Settled in New Zealand;

  1869。  Engaged as storekeeper; miner and journalist。

  Represented Dunedin in Parliament; 1881…4。  Died; 16th February; 1898。

    ‘The Haunted Vale; and other Poems' (Sandhurst; 1867)。

    ‘Behind the Tomb; and other Poems' (Melbourne; 1871)。

    ‘Flowers of the Freelands' (Melbourne; 1877)。

    ‘Lays of the Land of the Maori and The Moa' (London; 1884)。

    ‘Paddy Murphy's Annual' (Dunedin; 1886)。

    ‘A Sheaf from the Sanctum' (Dunedin; 1887)。

    ‘Musings in Maoriland' (Dunedin and Sydney; 1890)。

    ‘Lays and Lyrics' (Wellington; 1893)。

    ‘Tom Bracken's Annual' (Wellington; 1896)。

    ‘Tom Bracken's Annual'; No。 2 (Dunedin; 1897)。

    ‘Not Understood; and other Poems' (Wellington; 1905; Sydney; 1906)。



Brady; Edwin James。

  Born at Carcoar; N。S。W。; 7th August; 1869; of Irish parents。

  Educated; public schools (N。S。W。) and Washington (D。C。); America。

  Engaged in farming and various other occupations in N。S。W。

  Editor ‘Australian Workman'; 1891; Editor and proprietor of ‘The Grip';

  Grafton; N。S。W。; Editor of ‘The Worker' (Sydney); 1905;

  now a free…lance Journalist in Sydney。

    ‘The Ways of Many Waters' (Sydney; 1899)。

    ‘The Earthen Floor' (Grafton; 1902)。



Brennan; Christopher John。

  Born at Sydney; 1st November; 1870; of Irish parents。

  Educated; St。 Aloysius and St。 Ignatius Coll。; Sydney。

  Graduated M。A。; Sydney University; won James King Travelling Scholarship;

  and spent some years in Europe。  Now Assistant Librarian;

  Sydney Public Library。

    ‘XXI Poems:  Towards the Source' (Sydney; 1897)。



Brereton; John Le Gay。

  Born at Sydney; 2nd September; 1871; son of the late Dr。 J。 Le Gay Brereton。

  Educated; Sydney Grammar School; graduated B。A。; Sydney University。

  Now Assistant Librarian at the same University。

    ‘The Song of Brotherhood; and other Verses' (London; 1896)。

    ‘Perdita' (Sydney; 1896)。

    ‘Sweetheart Mine' (Sydney; 1897)。

    ‘Sea and Sky' (Sydney; 1901)。

    ‘Oithona' (Sydney; 1902)。



Browne; Thomas Alexander (〃Rolf Boldrewood〃)。

  Born in London; 6th August; 1826。  Son of Captain Sylvester Browne;

  who came to Australia with his family in 1830。  Educated;

  W。 T。 Cape's School; Sydney。  Became a Squatter in Port Fairy district;

  Victoria; at seventeen。  Police Magistrate and Gold Fields Commissioner;

  1870…1895。  Wrote serials for ‘Town and Country Journal';

  〃Ups and Downs〃 (subsequently re…named 〃The Squatter's Dream〃;

  London; 1879); 〃Robbery under Arms〃 (appeared in ‘Sydney Mail'; 1882;

  published in London; 1888); since then has issued seventeen other novels。

  Now residing in Melbourne。

    ‘Old Melbourne Memories' (Melbourne; 1884; prose and verse)。



Cambridge; Ada (Mrs。 Cross)。

  Born at St。 Germains; Norfolk; England; 21st November; 1844;

  eldest daughter of Henry Cambridge and Thomasine;

  daughter of Dr。 C。 Emerson。  Married Rev。 George F。 Cross; of Ely;

  25th April; 1870。  Arrived in Melbourne; 19th August; 1870。

  Commenced writing serial stories for ‘Australasian'; 1875; has since

  published a number of novels in London and given an account of her life here

  in 〃Thirty Years in Australia〃 (1901)。

    ‘Hymns on the Holy Communion' (London; 1866)。

    ‘The Manor House and other Poems' (London; 1875)。

    ‘Unspoken Thoughts' (London; 1887)。



Carmichael; Grace Jennings (Mrs。 Mullis)。

  Born in Gippsland; Victoria; about 1867。  Spent most of her early life

  in the bush。  Went to Melbourne; entered Children's Hospital Training School

  and obtained certificate; 1890。  Married Mr。 Francis Mullis。

  Died; 9th February; 1904; at Leyton; near London。

    ‘Poems' (London and Melbourne; 1895)。



Castilla; Ethel。

  Born at Kyneton; Victoria; 19th June; 1861; daughter of

  Frederic Ramos de Castilla; an Englishman of Spanish descent;

  and May Robertson; daughter of an Edinburgh Writer to the Signet。

  Has lived mostly in Melbourne and contributed frequently to ‘Australasian';

  ‘Sydney Mail'; etc。

    ‘The Australian Girl; and other Verses' (Melbourne; 1900)。



Clarke; Marcus Andrew Hislop。

  Born at Kensington; London; 24th April; 1846; son of William Hislop Clarke;

  Barrister。  Educated; Dr。 Dyne's School; Highgate。  Came to Victoria; 1864。

  Employed as a Bank clerk for a few months; then on a station for a year。

  Journalist in Melbourne; 1867…71。  Appointed Secretary to Trustees;

  Melbourne Public Library; 1871; Assistant Librarian; 1875。

  Married; 1869; Marian Dunn; daughter of John Dunn; Comedian。

  Wrote 〃For the Term of His Natural Life〃 for ‘The Australian Journal'; 1870;

  which

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