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Source: Freeman's Journal 11 July 1912, p.17.
John Ignatius Hunt John Ignatius Hunt i(A43325 works by) (a.k.a. J. I. Hunt)
Also writes as: The Flaneur ; Boondi
Born: Established: 1846 Bathurst, Bathurst area, Bathurst - Orange area, Central West NSW, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1912 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Essayist, humorist, librettist, musician (organ/piano)

Born in Bathurst , New South Wales, John Ignatius Hunt went on to carve out an illustrious career in journalism. He wrote for the Catholic newspaper, Freeman's Journal (Sydney) as 'The Flaneur' for 30 years, for the The Sunday Times [Sydney] and Referee as "Boondi," and was at one stage sub-editor of the Bulletin. Hunt's major works included: Hunt's Book of Bonanzas (1889), and Boondi's Book : A Careful Selection of the Author's Most Entertaining Writings (1903). He also collaborated with W. J. Curtis on the libretto for the 1905 comic opera The Coquette ; Or, A Suicidal Policy. Hunt died at his residence, Huntlea, in Kensington Road Summer Hill (Sydney) on 7 July in Sydney.

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Notes

  • Hunt's obituary in the Referee mentions his service as organist for a poor parish in Sydney some thirty years previous and that some of his original church music was performed on several occasions. The writer also records that although Hunt composed an opera long ago the work "remains unhonoured and unsung" ('Boondi at Rest,' p.14).

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