O'Hara, John Bernard.

Born at Bendigo (Victoria), 29th October, 1864, of Irish parents.

Educated, Carlton College and Ormond College; graduated M.A.

Melbourne University. Became Princ.i.p.al, South Melbourne College, 1890, which position he still occupies.

`Songs of the South' (London and Melbourne, 1891).

`Songs of the South', Second series (London, 1895).

`Lyrics of Nature' (Melbourne, 1899).

`A Book of Sonnets' (Melbourne, 1902).

O'Reilly, Dowell Phillip.

Born at Sydney, 1865, son of Rev. Canon O'Reilly.

Educated, Sydney Grammar School; went to Sydney University but left before completing the course. Represented Parramatta in N.S.W. Parliament, 1894-1898. Now a Master at Sydney Grammar School.

`A Fragment' (Sydney, 1884).

`Australian Poems' (Sydney, 1884).

`A Pedlar's Pack' (Sydney, 1888).

Parkes, Sir Henry.

Born at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England, 27th May, 1815.

Son of an English farmer. Self-educated. Learned trade of ivory-turner.

Emigrated to Australia, 1839. Elected to old Legislative Council, 1854, and to first Parliament under responsible government, 1856.

Was several times Premier and almost continuously in N.S.W. Parliament until his death at Annandale, near Sydney, on 27th April, 1896.

`Stolen Moments' (Sydney, 1842).

`Murmurs of the Stream' (Sydney, 1857).

`Studies in Rhyme' (Sydney, 1870).

`The Beauteous Terrorist, and other Poems' (Sydney, 1885).

`Fragmentary Thoughts' (Sydney, 1889).

`Sonnets, and other Verse' (London, 1895).

Paterson, Andrew Barton ("Banjo").

Born at Narrambla, near Molong (N.S.W.), 17th February, 1864; father Scottish, mother Australian. Admitted as a solicitor and practised in Sydney for some years. Went to South Africa as War Correspondent, and to China as special correspondent.

Now Editor Sydney `Evening News'.

`The Man from Snowy River, and other Verses' (Sydney, 1895, 1902).

`Rio Grande's Last Race and other Verses' (Sydney, 1902).

Quinn, Patrick Edward.

Born at Sydney, N.S.W., 17th March, 1862, of Irish parents.

Educated at various Sydney schools. Journalist.

Member of N.S.W. Legislative a.s.sembly for six years.

Quinn, Roderic Joseph.

Born at Sydney, 26th November, 1869 (brother of P. E. Quinn).

Educated in Sydney; studied law; State school teacher at Milbrulong, N.S.W.

Returned to Sydney, 1890, where he now resides.

`The Hidden Tide' (Sydney, 1899).

`The Circling Hearths' (Sydney, 1901).

Both reprinted in `A Southern Garland' (Sydney, 1904).

Richardson, Robert.

Born at Armidale, N.S.W., 7th January, 1850; son of John Richardson.

Educated, Sydney Grammar School, graduated B.A. Sydney University.

Journalist. Went to England and died there 4th October, 1901.

`Willow and Wattle' (Edinburgh, 1893).

Ross, David MacDonald.

Born at Moeraki, on Otago coast, New Zealand, 1865.

Parents Scottish Highlanders; who, shortly after his birth, removed to Palmerston in the Waihemo Valley, where he attended school.

Engaged in farming work, shearing, etc. in various parts of New Zealand.

Entered Agricultural Department, and in 1893 was appointed Stock Inspector, Waikato district, which position he still holds.

`The After Glow' [Auckland, n.d. (1904)].

Rowe, Richard P. L.

Born at Doncaster, England, 9th March, 1828. Emigrated to Australia when young. Journalist. Returned to England, 1858, and subsequently published a number of works there. Died, 9th November, 1879.

`Peter 'Possums' Portfolio' (Sydney, 1858, prose and verse).

Sandes, John.

Born at Cork, Ireland, 26th February, 1863; son of Rev. S. d.i.c.kson Sandes.

Family left Ireland, 1872. Educated at King's College, London, Trinity College, Stratford-on-Avon, and Magdalen College, Oxford; graduated B.A., 1885. Travelled on Continent as tutor for a year.

Came to Australia, 1887. Joined staff of Melbourne `Argus', 1888, Sydney `Daily Telegraph', 1903.

`Rhymes of the Times' (Melbourne, 1898).

`Ballads of Battle' (Melbourne, 1900).

Simpson, Martha Mildred (Miss).

Born in Co. Tyrone, Ireland, 3rd May, 1869. Came to New South Wales with her father at the age of fourteen. Entered service of Department of Public Instruction, 1886, and is now in charge of Kindergarten section, Public School, Tamworth, and Lecturer on educational matters in the same district.

Sinclair, Margaret A. (Miss).

Born at Auckland, N.Z., of Scottish parents. Educated at home on Thames Goldfield. Now resides in Auckland.

`The Huia's Homeland, and other Verses' (London, 1897).

`Echoing Oars, or "Waitemata", and other Verses' (Auckland, 1903).

Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton.

Born in London, 5th February, 1856. Educated, Cheltenham and Trinity College, Oxford; graduated B.A.

Emigrated to Melbourne, 1879, graduated LL.B. at University there.

Returned to England, 1884. Edited "Australian Ballads and Rhymes", "A Century of Australian Song", and "Australian Poets", 1888.

`Frithjof and Ingebjorg' (London, 1882).

`Australian Lyrics' (Melbourne, 1883; London, 1885).

`A Poetry of Exiles' (Sydney, 1883; London, 1886).

Second Series (London, 1888).

`A Summer Christmas' (London, 1884).

`In Cornwall and Across the Sea' (London, 1885).

`Edward the Black Prince' (Florence, 1886; London, 1887).

`The Spanish Armada' (London, 1888).

Stephens, James Brunton.

Born at Borrowstowness, near Edinburgh, 17th June, 1835.

Educated, Edinburgh University. Travelling tutor, 1857-1860; teaching at Greenock till 1866. Arrived in Australia, April, 1866; tutor at station on Logan River, Queensland, and in Brisbane.

Married Rosalie, daughter of T. W. Donaldson. Entered Colonial Secretary's Department, Brisbane, 1883, as correspondence clerk; subsequently appointed Under Secretary. Died 29th June, 1902.

`Convict Once' (London, 1871).

`The G.o.dolphin Arabian' (Brisbane, 1873, 1894).

`The Black Gin, and other Poems' (Melbourne, 1873).

`Mute Discourse' (Brisbane, 1878).