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Henry Kendall (subject) (1839-1882)

Poetry in Australia [article re. Henry Lawson, 20 November 1894]

2 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Australian poetry was published in Hermes: The Magazine of the University of Sydney (Sydney, NSW), 20 November 1894. The article is critical of Adam Lindsay Gordon and Henry Clarence Kendall, but praises the work of Henry Lawson.] Poetry in … [Read more...] about Poetry in Australia [article re. Henry Lawson, 20 November 1894]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Adam Lindsay Gordon (subject) (1833-1870), Australian literature, Australian poetry (subject), Henry Kendall (subject) (1839-1882), Henry Lawson (subject) (1867-1922), publication Hermes (Sydney), SourceUniversitySydney, year1894

Henry Kendall, the N.S.W. poet [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

23 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about a planned monument for the grave of Henry Kendall, is an extract from the “Personal items” column published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886.] [Henry Kendall, the N.S.W. poet] Henry Kendall, the N.S.W. poet, who in his prime wrote … [Read more...] about Henry Kendall, the N.S.W. poet [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Henry Kendall (subject) (1839-1882), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1886

Kendall [poem by Kenneth Mackay]

28 April 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Kenneth Mackay was published in Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes (1887). It was written in memory of the poet Henry Kendall, who died in 1882.] Kendall. Mourn, O sea, that he is dead! Clouds your tears above him … [Read more...] about Kendall [poem by Kenneth Mackay]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Kendall (subject) (1839-1882), Kenneth Mackay (author) (1859-1935), poem, SourceSLV, Stirrup Jingles from the Bush and the Turf and Other Rhymes (Kenneth Mackay 1887), year1887

Henry Kendall: Gosford Associations: The Poet’s Rock [27 March 1934]

13 March 2015 · 1 Comment

[Editor: An article about Henry Kendall. Published in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer, 27 March 1934.] Henry Kendall. Gosford Associations. The Poet’s Rock. Written for “The Wingham Chronicle.” By “Fitz.” It is one of the distinctions of the … [Read more...] about Henry Kendall: Gosford Associations: The Poet’s Rock [27 March 1934]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Charles Harpur (subject) (1813-1868), Charles Tompson (subject) (1807-1883), Daniel Deniehy (subject) (1828-1865), Henry Kendall (subject) (1839-1882), SourceTrove, year1934

Works by Henry Kendall

10 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This list contains various works by Henry Kendall (1839-1882); for biographical information click here.] Books by Henry Kendall: 1862: Poems and Songs, Sydney: J. R. Clarke 1865: The Glen of the White Man’s Grave, Sydney: Hanson and Bennett [ca. 1865] 1866: The … [Read more...] about Works by Henry Kendall

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Henry Kendall

10 June 2012 · Leave a Comment

Henry Kendall was an Australian poet of high renown, being regarded as “Australia’s greatest lyric poet”.[1] He is particularly well-known for his poems dealing with Australian life and landscape, such as “Bell-Birds”, “Christmas Creek”, and “On a Cattle Track”. His poem about … [Read more...] about Henry Kendall

Filed Under: IAC biographies Tagged With: biography, Henry Kendall (subject) (1839-1882)

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