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George Gordon McCrae George Gordon McCrae i(A93691 works by) (a.k.a. George Gordon Macrae; George Gordon McRae)
Also writes as: Old Adullamite ; The Barbarian ; G. G. McC
Born: Established: 29 May 1833 Leith, Edinburgh,
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Scotland,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 15 Aug 1927 Hawthorn, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1 Mar 1841
Heritage: Scottish
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Paul and Virginia George Gordon McCrae , series - author non-fiction travel An series of travel sketches of Mauritius with reference to Paul et Virginie, a novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, first published in 1788.
1 George Gordon McCrae: Black Thursday, 6 February 1851 George Gordon McCrae , 1989 single work diary
— Appears in: La Trobe Library Journal , Spring vol. 11 no. 44 1989; (p. 20-21) "When George Gordon McCrae was 17, his father suggested that he consider surveying as a profession. Though George would have preferred to become a naval architect or a sailor, he fell in with his father's suggestion and joined a government survey party as a probationer. Thus it was he found himself, soon after, working in the area around Mount Macedon in February 1851. This description of 'Black Thursday' is taken from his reminiscences which, in turn, drew on his diaries."
1 L'Envoi : from Balladeadro i "See where the allied armies camped,", George Gordon McCrae , 1988 extract poetry (The Story of Balladeadro)
— Appears in: Shadow and Shine : An Anthology of Gippsland Literature 1988; (p. 14)
1 y separately published work icon Recollections of Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay in the Early Forties George Gordon McCrae , Adelaide : Sullivan's Cove , 1987 Z1334569 1987 single work autobiography
1 Life's a Cigar i "'Life's a cigar': the wasting body glows;", George Gordon McCrae , 1970 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 1970; (p. 93) An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 2007; (p. 359) The Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry 2009; (p. 64)
1 [Untitled] (from Mamba 'The Bright-Eyed' : An Aboriginal Reminiscence) i "The day had fled, the moon arose,", George Gordon McCrae , 1964 extract poetry (Mamba (the Bright Eyed) : An Aboriginal Reminiscence)
— Appears in: From the Ballads to Brennan 1964; (p. 59-60) The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990; (p. 307-308)
1 y separately published work icon Letters to Georgiana from Her Four Sons George Gordon McCrae (editor), Arthurs Seat : George Gordon McCrae , 1962 Z1529742 1962 anthology correspondence
1 "Orion" Horne, 1869 George Gordon McCrae , 1946 single work biography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 7 no. 1 1946; (p. 14-17)
1 Adam Lindsay Gordon George Gordon McCrae , 1944 single work biography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 5 no. 1 1944; (p. 26-28)
1 The Golden Age of Australian Literature 1860-1870 George Gordon McCrae , 1944 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 5 no. 4 1944; (p. 39-46)
1 Personal and Biographical Notes on Australian Authors : George Gordon McCrae E. J. Brady , George Gordon McCrae , 1929 single work biography
— Appears in: All About Books , 18 April vol. 1 no. 5 1929; (p. 143)
1 A Rosebud from the Garden of the Taj i "I dream-the sum of life is dreams-", George Gordon McCrae , 1927 extract poetry (A Rosebud from the Garden of the Taj : An Australian Dream Poem)
— Appears in: An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems 1927; (p. 48) An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems 1946; (p. 48)
1 y separately published work icon Sir Richard Pemelette George Gordon McCrae , Melbourne : George Gordon McCrae , 1925 Z1277185 1925 single work short story
1 Cannibal A and Cannibal B : An Idyll of the South Pacific i "Brave Cannibal A and sweet Cannibal B", G. G. McC , 1923 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin (Xmas edition) , 8 December 1923; (p. 38)
1 Ex Uno Disce Omnes i "True to thy vow as Templar erst, no more", G. G. McC , 1921 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 13 January vol. 42 no. 2135 1921; (p. 47)
1 Song i "My Lady passes", George Gordon McCrae , 1920 single work poetry
— Appears in: Love Poems 1920; (p. 98)
1 3 y separately published work icon John Rous : A Queen Anne Story in an Australian Setting, Showing in Simple Words the Passage of a Not Uneventful Life Animated Throughout by an Inborn and Unconquerable Love of the Sea and a Most Ardent Patriotism George Gordon McCrae , Melbourne : Specialty Press , 1918 Z9431 1918 single work novel historical fiction 'Naval history is featured in John Rous, 1918, described as a 'Queen Anne story in an Australian setting'. Several historical characters are introduced, such as Defoe, Addison, Steele, Cloudesley Shovel and others. There is even a reference to the inevitable Edmund Curll, the bookseller who came into conflict with Pope and his circle'. - Miller.
1 Morning at Sea in the Tropics i "Night waned and wasted, and the fading stars", George Gordon McCrae , 1918 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse 1918; (p. 14-15)
1 Never Again i "The star in the sea finds a sister,", George Gordon McCrae , 1915 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Fleet and Convoy and Other Verses 1915; (p. 29)
1 Meeting i "Then Mary trips across the green,", George Gordon McCrae , 1915 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Fleet and Convoy and Other Verses 1915; (p. 28)
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