Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish i(A42450 works by)
Also writes as: Amateur Poet Laureate of Victoria ; Hand in the Bush
Born: Established: 1797 Hampshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 11 Oct 1867 Ashfield, Ashfield - Burwood area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1830
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1 y separately published work icon Select Scraps and Botany Bay Original Poetry, 1807-1835 Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , (Manuscript version)x401479 Z1213386 single work poetry
1 y separately published work icon The Question of Questions! : (Of More Vital Importance Than Gold, or Than the Anxiously Expected Constitution!) Showing How to Make Food Plentiful and Cheap and the Agricultural Interest Prosperous; and at the Same Time to Render the Colony Independent of Supplies from Abroad, Viz., 'The Land and Water Question' in Victoria Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , Melbourne : J J Blundell , 1855 Z1213205 1855 selected work poetry prose
1 1 y separately published work icon Work in the Bush, Thoughts in the Bush and Life in the Bush of Van Diemen's Land with Their Results Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , Hobart Launceston : George Rolwegan S. A. Tegg , 1846 Z1185489 1846 selected work prose poetry
1 Exploration i "MEMENTO MORI unto me thou art,", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1844 single work poetry
— Appears in: Launceston Examiner , 13 July 1844; (p. 443)
1 The New Country i "You've heard no doubt, "the ins and outs", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1844 single work poetry
— Appears in: Launceston Examiner , 1 June 1844; (p. 351)
1 y separately published work icon The Bush in South Australia : A Poem in Six Cantos Hand in the Bush , s.l. : s.n. , 1844 Z1185484 1844 single work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Essay on Capital Punishment Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , Hobart : S. A. Tegg , 1842 Z1213202 1842 selected work prose poetry
1 1 The Cat and the Counsel's Wig i "Long had the Members of Australia's Bar,", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1838 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 19 February vol. 5 no. 6 1838; (p. 3)
1 Lines, Written by a Parent Watching the Last Breath of His Infant Son, Sunday, 3 p.m., January 14, 1838 i "NOT less the off spring - than sure heir of pain", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1838 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 20 January vol. 5 no. 3 1838; (p. 4)
1 To the Public Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1838 single work column
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 October vol. 36 no. 4085 1838; (p. 3) The Sydney Herald , 15 October vol. 8 no. 742 1838; (p. 3) Column in the form of an advertisement. In this column Kentish, 'in consequence of an anonymous, but audacious "Notice" ... [published] in the Sydney Gazette', (entitled '[Notice : Partners in the 'Sydney Times' Newspaper]') refutes the allegation that the partners in the Sydney Times newspaper are not partners and that the firm N. L. Kentish & Co. is fictitious. He names the Sydney Times shareholders and the amount of shares each purchased. The list includes John Terry Hughes, John Hosking, George William Evans, George J. McDonald, Barnet Levey (deceased). Peter M'Intyre, William Kerr, A. G. Campbell, John Eales, Sydney Stephen, William Thurlow, John Sparke, William Pitt Burns, Edwin Hickey, Thomas Porter Baxter, John Lazar, Alexander George Dumas and himself (Nat. Lipscomb Kentish) as the majority share holder.
1 Untitled Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1838 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 October vol. 36 no. 4085 1838; (p. 3)

An accusation against the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser for not allowing 'a fair field in its columns to any individual publicly attacked to vindicate himself'. Kentish's two part 'vindication', a correspondence entitled 'The "Sydney Times" Company' and a column entitled 'To the Public' follow this letter in the columns of the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser issue of the 18 October 1838.
1 The 'Sydney Times' Company Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1838 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Sydney Herald , 15 October vol. 8 no. 742 1838; (p. 2) Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser , 18 October vol. 36 no. 4085 1838; (p. 3)

A reply to an advertisement entitled, [Notice: Partners in the 'Sydney Times' Newspaper]. The advertisement caused some correspondence in Sydney newspapers between Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish and others including William Kerr.
1 Untitled i "Ye punning punsters perpetrating puns,", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1837 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 11 November vol. 4 no. 43 1837; (p. 3)
1 Untitled i "The Monitor said, which was very unkind,", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1837 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 26 August vol. 4 no. 33 1837; (p. 3)
1 Bulletin i "Important News, we publish by Express, -", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1837 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 12 August vol. 4 no. 31 1837; (p. 3)
1 Important Bulletin! i "To thousands of enquiring friends,", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1837 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 27 May vol. 4 no. 21 1837; (p. 3)
1 Latest Bulletin i "To all the courteous readers, and", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1837 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 20 May vol. 4 no. 20 1837; (p. 3)
1 Bulletin Extraordinary!! i "THE EDITOR who writes these rhymes", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1837 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 20 May vol. 4 no. 20 1837; (p. 3)
1 Untitled i "What pretty writing! let me c,", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1837 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 29 April vol. 4 no. 17 1837; (p. 2)
1 Untitled i "AUSTRALIAN POETS, is it not a shame -", Nathaniel Lipscomb Kentish , 1837 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Times , 9 December vol. 4 no. 47 1837; (p. 4) 'Again has not been sent any verse' (Webby).
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