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William H. Ogilvie (1869 - 1963): manuscript copy (in ink) of a…
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Melbourne
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29-Nov-2020
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William H. Ogilvie (1869 - 1963): manuscript copy (in ink) of a tribute to Adam Lindsay Gordon, titled 'From 'Hearts of Gold' by Will H. Ogilvie' with five stanzas followed at base by the signature 'Will H. Ogilvie'. Mounted & framed together with a photograph of Ogilvie in later life. Overall 57.5 x 29 cm., Ogilvie was a Scottish-Australian narrative poet and horseman, jackaroo, and drover. He was part of the early 20th century trio of Australian bush poets, with banjo Paterson (1864 - 1941) and Henry Lawson (1867 - 1922). His 'Fair girls and Gray horses' (1896) was considered second only to banjo Paterson's 'Man from Snowy River' (1895). A reader ballot in 1914 saw him placed seventh among Australia's twelve most favourite poets. Under the byline of 'Universally acclaimed in Australia as a bush balladist of the 'Outback'', Ogilvie wrote over 860 poems, including 'A Scotch night', 'The Australia' and 'Summer Country'. Hand-written examples of his work are rarely seen.
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