[Editor: Mary E. Richmond was a New Zealander who visited Australia in 1897, and wrote several poems about the places she visited, later published in her book Poems (1903).] Sydney Harbour (New Year’s Eve, 1897) The jewelled city glitters through the night, The … [Read more...] about Sydney Harbour (New Year’s Eve, 1897) [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903 (1897)]
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Leura [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903]
[Editor: Mary E. Richmond was a New Zealander who visited Australia in 1897, and wrote several poems about the places she visited, later published in her book Poems (1903).] Leura (Blue Mountains.) Dark cleft of Leura ! how the sunlight gleams Athwart thy dim tree … [Read more...] about Leura [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903]
Kiama, N.S.W. [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903 (1897)]
[Editor: Mary E. Richmond was a New Zealander who visited Australia in 1897, and wrote several poems about the places she visited, later published in her book Poems (1903).] Kiama, N.S.W. Kiama on the undulating hills Beside the changeful sunlit southern seas, Thou … [Read more...] about Kiama, N.S.W. [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903 (1897)]
Katoomba [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903]
[Editor: Mary E. Richmond was a New Zealander who visited Australia in 1897, and wrote several poems about the places she visited, later published in her book Poems (1903).] Katoomba (A gorge in the Blue Mountains, N.S.W.) O strange Katoomba ! did the savage … [Read more...] about Katoomba [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903]
Chatswood, N.S.W. [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903]
[Editor: Mary E. Richmond was a New Zealander who visited Australia in 1897, and wrote several poems about the places she visited, later published in her book Poems (1903).] Chatswood, N.S.W. Chatswood, thy pleasant name is like a spell To drive away a cloud of city … [Read more...] about Chatswood, N.S.W. [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903]
Mary E. Richmond
[Editor: Mary Elizabeth Richmond was a New Zealander who visited Australia in 1897, and wrote several poems about the places she visited, later published in her book Poems (1903). She was a teacher, promoter of the free kindergarten movement, and champion of several causes in … [Read more...] about Mary E. Richmond