Will Lawson Australia

Born
2 September 1976 in United Kingdom
Died
13 October 1957 in Australia
Age
-19 years
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Biography

Lawson was popular bush poet, novelist, journalist and historian of Australia.

Will's parents moved from the UK to Australia and then New Zealand, where he worked as a clerk in an insurance office and began writing poems for The Bulletin. In 1912 he returned to Australia and worked for Sydney's Evening News, also writing for Smith's Weekly and The Bulletin.

He was associated with the Sydney Bohemian artistic scene, including Edward Dyson, Will Dyson and Percy Lindsay.

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"Johnnie" You're a Bird! (City Sports Girls, 1930?) (May 1930)
The Dancer of the Air
Book: Poem
ABC Weekly (Consolidated Press, 1939 series) v5#48 (27 November 1943)
Ear Trouble
Magazine: Text story

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  • 13 Oct 2019

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  • 13 Oct 2019