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Edgar Waters Edgar Waters i(A12197 works by) (birth name: Edgar Pemberton Waters)
Born: Established: 1925 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1 May 2008 Nowra, Nowra area, Shoalhaven area, South Coast, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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1 y separately published work icon Gary Shearston Interviewed by Edgar Waters Edgar Waters (interviewer), Z1405221 single work interview
1 y separately published work icon Interview with Don Henderson, Singer and Songwriter of Folk Music Edgar Waters (interviewer), Z1126483 single work interview
1 In Memorium : John Meredith, AM, Died on 16 February 2001 Edgar Waters , 2001 single work obituary (for John Meredith )
— Appears in: National Library of Australia News , April vol. 11 no. 7 2001; (p. 20)
1 1 y separately published work icon A Quiet Century : 100 Songs and Poems A Quiet Century : One Hundred Songs and Poems Don Henderson , Sally Henderson (editor), Edgar Waters (editor), Nambour : Sally Henderson and the Queensland Folk Federation , 1995 Z283862 1995 selected work poetry
1 Song Notes Edgar Waters , 1966 single work
— Appears in: Australian Tradition , III, No. 1, 1966, 9 1966;
1 Sydney Or the Bush? Edgar Waters , 1966 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Autumn no. 34 1966; (p. 41-42)
— Review of The Stories of Henry Lawson Henry Lawson , 1964 series - publisher
1 Ballads and Popular Verse Edgar Waters , 1964 single work
— Appears in: The Literature of Australia 1964; (p. 259-272)
1 Hard and Easy Ways to Collect Folk-Songs Edgar Waters , 1964 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 November 1964; (p. 13)
— Review of The Penguin Australian Song Book 1964 anthology poetry
1 Two Australian Folklore Journals Edgar Waters , 1963 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , December vol. 1 no. 2 1963; (p. 137)
— Review of Singabout 1956-1967 periodical ; Gumsucker's Gazette 1963- periodical
1 y separately published work icon Some Aspects of the Popular Arts in Australia, 1880-1915. Edgar Waters , Canberra : Australian National University , 1962 Z1422736 1962 single work thesis The author describes this as a study of 'popular verse, in folklore and literature, in the period between 1880 and 1915, but with many backward glances and much reference to influences from other popular arts, and to parallel developments in them. It is a study in what might be called the social history of the arts. It is a study in the diffusion of cultural forms from the great centres of activity outwards -from the British Isles and North America to Australia, from Australian cities to the bush...'
1 Songs of Queensland Edgar Waters , 1961 single work review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 21 no. 1 1961; (p. 57-58)
— Review of The Queensland Centenary Pocket Songbook : Thirty Tradition Bush Songs 1959 anthology poetry
1 Colonial Minstrel Edgar Waters , 1960 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer (1960-1961) no. 19 1960; (p. 54)
— Review of The Colonial Minstrel Hugh Anderson , 1960 single work biography
1 Bush Songs Edgar Waters , 1959-1960 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 16 1959-1960; (p. 36)
— Review of The Queensland Centenary Pocket Songbook : Thirty Tradition Bush Songs 1959 anthology poetry
1 [Letter] Edgar Waters , 1958 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 February 1958; (p. 3)
— Review of Old Bush Songs and Rhymes of Colonial Times 1957 anthology poetry
1 y separately published work icon Australian Traditional Singers and Musicians Edgar Waters (editor), Sydney : Wattle Recordings , 1957 Z46564 1957 anthology poetry criticism
1 1 Collecting Our Folk Songs Edgar Waters , 1955 single work criticism
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 6 1955-1956; (p. 23-25)
1 Collecting Our Bush Songs Edgar Waters , 1955 single work review
— Appears in: Overland , Summer no. 6 1955-1956; (p. 23-25)
— Review of Australian Bush Ballads 1955 anthology poetry
1 y separately published work icon Rebel Songs Stephen Murray-Smith (editor), Edgar Waters (editor), Melbourne : s.n. , 1947 Z290348 1947 selected work poetry
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