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George Ferrers Pickering George Ferrers Pickering i(A43898 works by) (a.k.a. G. F. Pickering)
Also writes as: G. F. P.
Born: Established: 1821 Cheshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 14 Jul 1876 Levuka,
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Fiji,
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South Pacific, Pacific Region,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1840-1849
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1 The Death-Bed of Chatterton i "Oh World! vain, false and heartless world! farewell!", George Ferrers Pickering , 1870 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle , 20 August 1870; (p. 4)
1 Consumption i "There is a phantom stalks throughout", George Ferrers Pickering , 1870 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle , 23 July 1870; (p. 4)
1 A Simple Relic i "There is a nail fast driven in", George Ferrers Pickering , 1870 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle , 28 May 1870; (p. 3)
1 Song of the Lash i "Rig the grating! Rig the grating!", George Ferrers Pickering , 1869 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle , 15 May 1869; (p. 4)
1 One Amongst the Many i "He sat in thought, communing with the past,", George Ferrers Pickering , 1869 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle , 8 May 1869; (p. 4) The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser , 21 January vol. 33 no. 1124 1882; (p. 93)
1 The Wreck of 'The Dunbar' i "'Down, Neptune, down!' the Keeper said, still Neptune upward sprang,", George Ferrers Pickering , 1864 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 January 1864; (p. 8)
1 y separately published work icon Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle Bell's Life in Sydney George Ferrers Pickering (editor), 1860 Sydney : 1860-1871 Z1270550 1860 newspaper (34 issues)
1 Untitled i "A parting word, ere yet the curtain falls,", George Ferrers Pickering , 1859 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Empire , 15 August 1859; (p. 8)
1 y separately published work icon Gold Pen and Pencil Sketches, or, The Adventures of Mr. John Slasher at the Turon Diggings i "The greatest Poet of a modern age", G. F. P. , Sydney : W. Moffitt , 1852 Z1084797 1852 single work poetry
1 On the Death of a Beloved Sister i "She slept in calmest slumber - not a trace", G. F. P. , 1847 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Atlas , 6 February vol. 3 no. 115 1847; (p. 65) Port Phillip Herald , 9 March 1847; (p. 4)
1 y separately published work icon Lough Deargh's Shrine, or; The Cave of Penance George Ferrers Pickering , 1847 (Manuscript version)x401335 Z1084831 1847 single work drama
1 The Bushman's Friend i "Friends! Where seek them? No, I ask no friend", G. F. P. , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Atlas , 21 February vol. 2 no. 65 1846; (p. 89) Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer , 1 May 1847; (p. 4)
1 The Bushman's Grave i "The strong man in his agony had died", G. F. P. , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Atlas , 21 February vol. 2 no. 65 1846; (p. 89) Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer , 15 May 1847; (p. 4) The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990; (p. 63) An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 2007; (p. 149)
1 The Dying Bushman i "Queen of untrodden solitudes,", George Ferrers Pickering , 1846 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Atlas , 7 February vol. 2 no. 63 1846; (p. 65) Portland Guardian and Normanby General Advertiser , 3 March 1846; The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990; (p. 61-62)
1 3 y separately published work icon Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer Bell's Life in Sydney George Ferrers Pickering (editor), Thomas Revel Johnson (editor), 1845 Sydney : 1845-1860 Z1270546 1845 newspaper (11 issues)

Bell's Life in Sydney was started by Thomas Revel Johnson in 1845. George Ferrers Pickering became joint proprietor with Johnson in February 1847, and he appears to have assumed editorial responsibilities soon afterwards. The following year, the Johnson/Pickering partnership was dissolved in acrimonious circumstances, and Johnson left the newspaper. George Ferrers Pickering appears to have edited Bell's Life in Sydney from 1847 through until ca. 1868, and for most of this period was also joint proprietor (with various partners). Under Pickering's editorship, Bell's Life in Sydney became essentially a sporting newspaper, with a strong focus on horse racing. However, for much of its life it also included a theatre column, and from time to time it also published fiction and poetry, a good deal of which involved sporting and racing themes.
1 The Solitary Bushman i "Deep in the wilderness, whose trackless gloom,", G. F. P. , 1844 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Atlas , 12 April vol. 1 no. 20 1845; (p. 233)
1 There is an Hour i "There is an hour, a witching hour,", George Ferrers Pickering , 1843 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Morning Chronicle , 16 December vol. 1 no. 20 1843; (p. 4)
1 An Evening at Sea G. F. P. , 1843 single work prose
— Appears in: The Morning Chronicle , 8 November vol. 1 no. 9 1843; (p. 4)
1 The Spirit of the Past i "It comes with mitigating power,", George Ferrers Pickering , 1843 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Morning Chronicle , 1 November vol. 1 no. 7 1843; (p. 4)
1 Bury Me Deep 'Neath the Foaming Sea i "Bury me deep 'neath the foaming sea", G. F. P. , 1843 single work poetry
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 7 February vol. 4 no. 508 1843; (p. 2)
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