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Tributes to Australia's National Poet... |
Adam Lindsay Gordon....a shining soul
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| :: Froth & Bubble 2009 | :: Tour of Brighton Cemetery (Vic) | :: Sacred Squares |
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The week long Froth & Bubble for 2009 opened at the Spring Street statue of Australia's National Poet on 13 June. It was a freezing June day but this didn't deter the young couple (above) from Belgium who stopped and joined with us in blowing bubbles (above). Be sure to join us at Torquay on 20-21 June for more froth and bubble! |
Our forthcoming tour of the historic Brighton General Cemetery (Vic) titled Adam Lindsay Gordon. His life and Beyond and features 12 subjects including The Poet. Come along and learn more about Gordon's life and legacy. Be sure to attend one of our tours in 2009! More... |
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc. recently visited the sacred squares of the last home of Poet Gordon. Salvaged by Cyril E Goode after the home was condemned by the former Brighton City Council, plans are in earnest to make one last final attempt to save the bricks. You can read more in Issue 8 of our newsletter The Wayfarer. |
Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-70), Australia's acclaimed national poet was
many things in his time. A mounted trooper, champion jockey, horse
breaker and Member of Parliament. He was the first to capture
Australia and her people in the words of poetry, paving the way for Banjo
Paterson, Henry Lawson and William Ogilvie to name just a few to create
poetry that was uniquely Australian. In his travels, he lived in
South
Australia, Victoria and Western Australia - no mean feat at a time
when travel was on horseback or by sailing ship, and his words spread by
word of mouth across the nation. 
