biography
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| lived:
| (1867–1922)
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| biography:
| Poet, born in Grenfell, New South Wales, SE Australia, the son of Louisa Lawson. After his parents' separation, he moved to Sydney with his mother and began writing verse, including such bush ballads as ‘Andy's Gone with the Cattle’ and ‘Roaring Days’, and his stories, published by The Bulletin from 1888, were immensely popular. In 1895 his collection of prose While the Billy Boils was published. His work has received little critical acclaim, although his authentic dramatization of the hardship and comradeship of bush life is recognized. For many he is seen as the national poet. He was given a state funeral when he died. |
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