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'In the late 1920s, poet Mary Gilmore – the woman on the A$10 note – declared she’d encountered only two instances of “genius” during her four decades in Australian literature. The first was a man who remains a household name: Henry Lawson, bush poet, author of iconic stories like The Drover’s Wife, who upon his death received a state funeral. Today, Lawson’s work is still widely taught in schools.' (Publication summary)
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Hidden Women of History : Disabled Australian Author Dorothy Cottrell Was ‘the Liane Moriarty of the Jazz Age’ but Is Almost Unheard of Here
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