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Will H. Ogilvie Will H. Ogilvie i(A3971 works by) (a.k.a. William Henry Ogilvie; W. H. Ogilvie; William Ogilvie; Will Ogilvie)
Also writes as: Glenrowan ; Free Lance ; W. H. O.
Born: Established: 21 Aug 1869 Kelso,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 30 Jan 1963
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1 Nov 1889 Departed from Australia: 3 Feb 1901
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1 Ribbons i "When the crowds are collected to cheer you,", Will H. Ogilvie , 2007 single work poetry
— Appears in: Two Centuries of Australian Poetry 2007; (p. 123)
1 7 y separately published work icon Breaker's Mate : Will Ogilvie in Australia Will H. Ogilvie , John Meredith , John Meredith (editor), Kenthurst : Kangaroo Press , 1996 Z186051 1996 selected work poetry short story criticism Meredith's introduction 'traces the career of Will H. Ogilvie, a young Scottish writer who lived and worked in Australia during the golden years of Australian literature, the 1890s. Inspired by his experiences as a jackaroo, drover, shearer and horse-breaker on far-flung stations, Ogilvie wrote immensely popular ballads and stories that rivalled those of his contemporaries, Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson.' (Backcover)
1 Dust Clouds i "We were droving down the Lachlan", Will H. Ogilvie , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Breaker's Mate : Will Ogilvie in Australia 1996; (p. 114-115)
1 The Brumbies i "There are steeds upon many a Western plain", Will H. Ogilvie , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Breaker's Mate : Will Ogilvie in Australia 1996; (p. 112) Sunlines : An Anthology of Poetry to Celebrate Australia's Harmony in Diversity 2002; (p. 21)
1 To the Memory of One Dead i "When the horses broke for the stony ridge", Will H. Ogilvie , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Breaker's Mate : Will Ogilvie in Australia 1996; (p. 74-75)
1 Good Old Victor Foy i "Come gather round you trundle boys", Will H. Ogilvie , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Breaker's Mate : Will Ogilvie in Australia 1996; (p. 49-50)
1 Bells Along Macquarie i "When the summer days grow long", Will H. Ogilvie , 1996 single work poetry
— Appears in: Breaker's Mate : Will Ogilvie in Australia 1996; (p. 40-41)
1 Loyal Heart i "Suns of memory shining through the sandal-wood at dawn!", Will H. Ogilvie , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Will H. Ogilvie: Balladist of Border and Bush 1994; (p. 68-69)
1 Untitled i "Now the Persic Star is finished", Will H. Ogilvie , 1994 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: Will H. Ogilvie: Balladist of Border and Bush 1994; (p. 25)
1 Floreas Fettesia i "I am writing from Australia", Will H. Ogilvie , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Will H. Ogilvie: Balladist of Border and Bush 1994; (p. 13-15) Breaker's Mate : Will Ogilvie in Australia 1996; (p. 21-22)
1 Memories i "My heart on white-winged fancy floats", Will H. Ogilvie , 1994 single work poetry
— Appears in: Will H. Ogilvie: Balladist of Border and Bush 1994; (p. 87)
1 The Shooting of Breaker Morant in Pretoria Gaol i "They say his debts he oft forgot;", Will H. Ogilvie , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sin, Sweat and Sorrow : The Making of Capricornia Queensland 1840s - 1940s 1993; (p. 229)
1 The Overlander i "I knew them on the road: red, roan and white;", Will H. Ogilvie , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Romance of the Stockman : The Lore, Legend and Literature of Australia's Outback Heroes 1993; (p. 219)
1 A Wild-Flower by the Way i "The sun-rays burnt like brands a-fire,", Will H. Ogilvie , 1980-1899 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 23-30 December vol. 101 no. 5243 1980; (p. 106)
1 The Cruellest Dream i "So here at last I find", Will H. Ogilvie , 1974 single work poetry
— Appears in: Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1974; (p. 194)
1 Villanelle i "Last night in Memory's boughs aswing,", Will H. Ogilvie , 1974 single work poetry
— Appears in: Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1974; (p. 186)
1 Fairy Tales i "I chanced on an old brown book to-day", Will H. Ogilvie , 1974 single work poetry
— Appears in: Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1974; (p. 184-185)
1 The Coming Home i "The light we follow thorugh a mist of tears", Will H. Ogilvie , 1974 single work poetry
— Appears in: Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1974; (p. 159-160)
1 Deserted i "This is the homestead–the still lagoon", Will H. Ogilvie , 1974 single work poetry
— Appears in: Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1974; (p. 154-155)
1 In Town i "Where the smoke-clouds scarely drift", Will H. Ogilvie , 1974 single work poetry
— Appears in: Fair Girls and Gray Horses : With Other Verses 1974; (p. 150-151)
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