Will Lawson | |
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Born | William Lawson 2 September 1876 |
Died | 13 October 1957
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 81)
Occupation(s) | Poet, author |
Will Lawson (2 September 1876 – 13 October 1957), born in Durham, England, was a popular bush poet, novelist, journalist and historian of Australia. [1] Many of his works had sailing or stage coach themes. [2]
Born at Gateshead, Durham, England, the family was of Scandinavian descent, with the family name originally of Larsen. [3] Moving with his family to New Zealand at the age of four, they first lived in Wellington, New Zealand. [3]
The family moved to Brisbane, Australia around 1885, where Lawson received some education, then moved back to Wellington, New Zealand, [1] [3] where he worked as a clerk in an insurance office, and began writing poems for The Bulletin.
Lawson was a fireman on the Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company, and wrote a poem Firin’ on the Mail: [4]
For World War I, Lawson was rejected by the New Zealand military for the mounted infantry because of his diabetes. [3] He wrote a book on the Trentham Military Camp in WWI.
In 1912 Lawson returned to Australia and joined the staff of Sydney's Evening News, also writing for Smith's Weekly and The Bulletin.
In 1924 and 1925 Lawson went to San Francisco as the publicity officer for the Union Steamship Company. [1] In 1929, he then undertook an extensive tour of the 'Far East'. [1]
From 1932, Lawson has been freelancing literature. [1]
He was associated with the Sydney Bohemian artistic scene and such well-known figures as poet and later politician Randolph Bedford (1868–1941), journalist and writer Edward Dyson (1865–1931), illustrator Will Dyson (1880–1938), artist Livingston Hopkins (1846–1927), landscape painter Percy Lindsay (1870–1952), and poet Roderic Quinn (1867–1949).
Although not related to poet Henry Lawson (1867–1922), [5] they were lifelong friends, [1] [3] and a friend of his widow Bertha.
Lawson died in Sydney in 1957, aged 81. [5]
Some literary historians did not know whether to list Lawson as an Australian or a New Zealand writer, although Lawson considered himself Australian. [3]
With fellow author Tom Hickey:
Edited:
Historical:
Will Lawson | |
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Born | William Lawson 2 September 1876 |
Died | 13 October 1957
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 81)
Occupation(s) | Poet, author |
Will Lawson (2 September 1876 – 13 October 1957), born in Durham, England, was a popular bush poet, novelist, journalist and historian of Australia. [1] Many of his works had sailing or stage coach themes. [2]
Born at Gateshead, Durham, England, the family was of Scandinavian descent, with the family name originally of Larsen. [3] Moving with his family to New Zealand at the age of four, they first lived in Wellington, New Zealand. [3]
The family moved to Brisbane, Australia around 1885, where Lawson received some education, then moved back to Wellington, New Zealand, [1] [3] where he worked as a clerk in an insurance office, and began writing poems for The Bulletin.
Lawson was a fireman on the Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company, and wrote a poem Firin’ on the Mail: [4]
For World War I, Lawson was rejected by the New Zealand military for the mounted infantry because of his diabetes. [3] He wrote a book on the Trentham Military Camp in WWI.
In 1912 Lawson returned to Australia and joined the staff of Sydney's Evening News, also writing for Smith's Weekly and The Bulletin.
In 1924 and 1925 Lawson went to San Francisco as the publicity officer for the Union Steamship Company. [1] In 1929, he then undertook an extensive tour of the 'Far East'. [1]
From 1932, Lawson has been freelancing literature. [1]
He was associated with the Sydney Bohemian artistic scene and such well-known figures as poet and later politician Randolph Bedford (1868–1941), journalist and writer Edward Dyson (1865–1931), illustrator Will Dyson (1880–1938), artist Livingston Hopkins (1846–1927), landscape painter Percy Lindsay (1870–1952), and poet Roderic Quinn (1867–1949).
Although not related to poet Henry Lawson (1867–1922), [5] they were lifelong friends, [1] [3] and a friend of his widow Bertha.
Lawson died in Sydney in 1957, aged 81. [5]
Some literary historians did not know whether to list Lawson as an Australian or a New Zealand writer, although Lawson considered himself Australian. [3]
With fellow author Tom Hickey:
Edited:
Historical: