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History
The Ford Memorial Prize was founded in 1916 by a gift of $200 from the Queensland United Licensed Victuallers' Association in memory of Lieutenant S.K. Ford and Corporal T.W. Ford, brothers, both of whom lost their lives in the defence of the Empire. No award was given in 1937.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 1966
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Year: 1961
winner [Untitled Sonnet Sequence] i "To see beyond eternity in one", 1962 single work poetry
— Appears in: Makar , October no. 13 1962; (p. 16-18) -
Year: 1960
winner Queensland Centenary i "His memory's a flying fox that claws", 1961 single work poetry
— Appears in: Makar , April no. 6 1961; (p. 9) -
Year: 1959
winner Centenary Ode i "A winter dappled room and monstrance-sun", 1961 single work poetry
— Appears in: Makar , June no. 7 1961; (p. 8-9) -
Year: 1947
winner Reginald T. McDonnell