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George Essex Evans George Essex Evans i(A8920 works by) (a.k.a. G. Essex Evans; Geo. Essex Evans; G. E. Evans)
Also writes as: Christophus ; Anglo-Australian ; Coolabah ; Drayton ; Kurrajong ; Essex Evans
Born: Established: 18 Jun 1863 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 10 Nov 1909 Toowoomba, Toowoomba area, Darling Downs, Queensland,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1881
Heritage: English
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1 [From] The Women of the West i "They left the vine-wreathed cottage and the mansion on the hill,", George Essex Evans , 2019 extract poetry (The Women of the West)
— Appears in: This is Home : Essential Australian Poems for Children 2019; (p. 21)
1 McCarthy's Brew : a Gulf Country Yarn George Essex Evans , 2001 extract poetry (McCarthy's Brew : A Gulf Country Yarn)
— Appears in: The Turning Wave : Poems and Songs of Irish Australia 2001; (p. 111)
1 [Untitled] i "The roar, and rush, and fever of the city died away,", George Essex Evans , 1997 extract poetry (The Women of the West)
— Appears in: The Australian , 16 October 1997; (p. 7)
1 [Untitled] (from Loraine) i "There's a bend of the river on Glenbar run", George Essex Evans , 1993 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australian Love Poems 1993; (p. 17-20)
1 Murphy's Racing Cow i "Too much about Kanaka Bills, too much about the Chow-", George Essex Evans , 1987 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: Old Ballads from the Bush 1987; (p. 230-233)
1 Remember Our Pioneer Women i "They left the vine-wreathed cottage and the mansion on the hill,", George Essex Evans , 1934 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Herald , 15 June no. 17810 1934; (p. 6)
1 The Chant of the 'Lonely Nigger' George Essex Evans , 1933 single work short story
— Appears in: The Cloncurry Advocate , 23 December 1933; (p. 1) A new chum strikes it rich.
1 A Poet's Song i "I sing eternal hope and strong endeavour,", George Essex Evans , 1928 single work extract poetry
— Appears in: The Victorian Reading-Books : Eighth Book 1928; (p. 225)
1 6 y separately published work icon The Collected Verse of G. Essex Evans George Essex Evans , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1928 Z417633 1928 collected work poetry
1 In a Queensland Forest George Essex Evans , 1927 single work prose
— Appears in: The School Paper : Grades VII and VIII , September no. 327 1927; (p. 125-126)
1 The Woman of the West George Essex Evans , 1926 single work poetry
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 17 May 1926; (p. 28)
1 Work i "Sing thou of toil,", George Essex Evans , 1924 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 6 December 1924; (p. 4)
1 1 An Australian Symphony i "Not as the songs of other lands", George Essex Evans , 1924 single work extract poetry
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , September no. 294 1924; (p. 121) The Victorian Reading-Books : Eighth Book 1928; (p. 5-7) The Victorian Reading-Books : Eighth Book 1940; (p. 3-5)
1 Fragment i "I sing eternal hope and strong endeavour,", George Essex Evans , 1924 extract poetry (Lux in Tenebris)
— Appears in: A Book of Queensland Verse 1924; (p. 56)
1 Toowoomba Hospital i "The lights burn dim and make weird shadow-play,", George Essex Evans , 1924 extract poetry (The Sword of Pain)
— Appears in: A Book of Queensland Verse 1924; (p. 55-56)
1 Queen of the North i "Stand forth, O Daughter of the Sun,", George Essex Evans , 1924 extract poetry (Queensland : Queen of the North : A Jubilee Ode)
— Appears in: A Book of Queensland Verse 1924; (p. 53-55) The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , May no. 301 1925; (p. [49]-50) The Queensland Centenary Anthology 1959; (p. 40)
1 [Untitled] (from Loraine) i "I have seen the plains lying baked and bare,", George Essex Evans , 1924 extract poetry (Loraine)
— Appears in: A Book of Queensland Verse 1924; (p. 49-50) An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 2007; (p. 284)
1 Untitled i "Her song is silence; unto her", George Essex Evans , 1924 single work poetry
— Appears in: A Book of Queensland Verse 1924; (p. xxv)
1 George Essex Evans i "Cut down in his prime!-", George Essex Evans , 1923 single work poetry
— Appears in: Jacaranda Blooms and Other Poems 1923; (p. 14)
1 On the Downs - A Pastoral i "Nature felt the touch of noon;", Essex Evans , 1922 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 25 March 1922; (p. 3) The Brisbane Courier , 11 March 1922; (p. 17)
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