Kenneth Slessor

Kings Cross

Originally the land of the Eora people, following the arrival of the First Fleet in ... continue

Leslie Clement Haylen

Leslie Clement (Les) Haylen (1898 - 1977), by L. J. Dwyer, 1950s, courtesy of National Library ... continue

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John Thomas Kirtley

KIRTLEY, JOHN THOMAS (1897-1967), printer and patriot, was born on 3 September 1897 at Marrickville ... continue

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John Joseph Meagher Thompson

THOMPSON, JOHN JOSEPH MEAGHER (1907-1968), poet and broadcaster, was born on 20 December 1907 at ... continue

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Constance Robertson

ROBERTSON, CONSTANCE (1895-1964), journalist, was born on 16 October 1895 in Sydney, eldest of six ... continue

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Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay

Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1879 - 1969), by Max Dupain, courtesy of National Portrait Gallery. 2003 ... continue

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Alfred George Stephens

Alfred George Stephens (1865 - 1933), by unknown photographer, 1906, courtesy of National Library of Australia ... continue

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Robert Guy Howarth

HOWARTH, ROBERT GUY (1906-1974), scholar, literary critic and poet, was born on 10 May 1906 ... continue

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John Sinclair Lumsdaine

LUMSDAINE, JOHN SINCLAIR (1895-1948), songwriter, vaudeville artist and entertainer, was born on 18 November 1895 ... continue

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Harley Matthews

Harley Matthews (1889 - 1968), by May Moore, courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla.pic-an3085134 ... continue

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Bessie Jean Thompson Guthrie

GUTHRIE, BESSIE JEAN THOMPSON (1905-1977), designer, publisher, feminist and campaigner for children's rights, was ... continue

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John Alexander Ross McKellar

McKELLAR, JOHN ALEXANDER ROSS (1904-1932), poet, was born on 9 December 1904 at Dulwich Hill ... continue

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Kenneth Ivo Brownley Langwell ...

MACKENZIE, KENNETH IVO BROWNLEY LANGWELL ('SEAFORTH') (1913-1955), poet and novelist, was born on 25 September ... continue

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William Francis Corbett

CORBETT FAMILY: WILLIAM FRANCIS (1857-1923), and CLAUDE GORDON (1885-1944), sporting journalists, were father and son ... continue

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Kenneth Adolf Slessor

Kenneth Adolf Slessor (1901 - 1971), by Australian News and Information Bureau, courtesy of National Library ... continue

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Alexander John Hilton Macdonald

MACDONALD, ALEXANDER JOHN HILTON (1916-1973), journalist, was born on 19 August 1916 at Elizabeth Bay ... continue

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Adam Cairns McCay

McCAY, ADAM CAIRNS (1874-1947) and DELAMORE WILLIAM (1877-1958), journalists, were born on 27 December 1874 ... continue

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Francis Patrick Clune

Francis Patrick (Frank) Clune (1893 - 1971), by unknown photographer, 1930-33, courtesy of State Library of ... continue

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Francis Joseph Bayldon

BAYLDON, FRANCIS JOSEPH (1872-1948), master mariner and nautical instructor, was born on 23 April 1872 ... continue

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James Robert Tyrrell

TYRRELL, JAMES ROBERT (1875-1961), bookseller and publisher, was born on 3 July 1875 at Darlington ... continue

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