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'''Henry Lawson'''<ref>He is sometimes shown as ''Henry '''Herzberg''' Lawson'', or ''Henry '''Archibald''' Lawson''; however, the name on his birth certificate is simply ''Henry Lawson'', and he never used any other variants in his published works</ref> ([[17 June]], [[1867]] - [[2 September]], [[1922]]) was an [[Australia]]n [[writer]] and [[poet]]. Along with his contemporary [[Banjo Paterson]], Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period.

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===Early life===

Lawson was born on the [[Grenfell, New South Wales|Grenfell goldfields]] of [[NSW]]. His mother was [[Louisa Lawson]], a prominent [[Women's suffrage|suffragist]] and owner/editor of ''The Dawn'' journal which was partly responsible for Australia becoming one of the first countries to introduce adult female suffrage. His father was Niels Herzberg Larsen, a [[Norway|Norwegian seaman]] who settled in Australia; on Henry's birth, the family surname was [[Anglicisation|anglicised]] and Niels became Peter Lawson. Henry suffered an ear infection at the age of nine that left him with partial deafness and by the age of fourteen he had lost his hearing entirely.

Most of his work focuses on the [[Australian outback|Australian bush]], such as the desolate 'Past Carin', and is considered by some to be among the first accurate descriptions of Australian life as it was at the time.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Lawson was a firm believer in the merits of the [[sketch story]], commonly known simply as 'the sketch,' claiming that ''"the sketch story is best of all."''<ref>'Three or Four Archibalds and the Writer'</ref><ref>''The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories'' (First published 1986) Edited with an introduction by John Barnes - Introduction</ref> Lawson's [[Jack Mitchell (Fictional Character)|Jack Mitchell]] story, ''[[On The Edge Of A Plain]]'', is often cited as one of the most accomplished examples of the sketch.<ref>''The Penguin Henry Lawson Short Stories'' (First published 1986) Edited with an introduction by John Barnes - Introduction</ref>

Like the majority of Australians, Lawson lived in a city, but had had plenty of experience in outback life, in fact, many of his stories reflected his experiences in real life. In Sydney in [[1898]] he was a prominent member of the [[Dawn and Dusk Club]], a bohemian club of writer friends who met for drinks and conversation. He married Bertha Bredt Jr., daughter of [[Bertha Bredt]], the prominent feminist and socialist. With Bertha Bredt Jr, had two children, son Jim (Joseph) and daughter Bertha.

===Later years===

During his later life, the alcohol-addicted writer was probably Australia's best-known celebrity. At the same time, he was also a frequent beggar on the streets of [[Sydney]], notably at the [[Circular Quay]] ferry turnstiles. He was gaoled at [[Darlinghurst Gaol]] for drunkenness and non-payment of alimony, and recorded his experience in the haunting poem "One Hundred and Three" - his prison number - which was published in 1908. He refers to the prison as "Starvinghurst Gaol" because of the meagre rations given to the inmates.

On his death in Sydney in [[1922]] he was given a state funeral, attended by the Prime Minister [[Billy Hughes|W. M. Hughes]] and the Premier of [[New South Wales]] [[Jack Lang (Australian politician)|Jack Lang]] (who was the husband of Lawson's sister-in-law Hilda Bredt), as well as thousands of citizens. He is interred at [[Waverley Cemetery]].

Henry Lawson was featured on the [[Australian currency#Former banknotes and coins in decimal currency|former paper Australian ten dollar note]] issued in 1966 when [[Australian currency|decimal currency]] was first introduced into Australia. This note was replaced by polymer notes in 1993. Lawson was pictured against scenes from the town of [[Gulgong, New South Wales|Gulgong]] in [[NSW]].^{[http://www.rba.gov.au/Museum/Displays/1960_1988_rba_and_reform_of_the_currency/australias_first_decimal_currency_notes.html]}

==Collections of Poetry and Prose==

*''[[While the Billy Boils]]'' (1896)

*''[[On the Track]]'' (1900)

*''[[Over The Sliprails]]'' (1900)

*''[[The Country I Come From]]'' (1901)

*''[[In the Days When the World was Wide and Other Verses]]''

*''[[Joe Wilson and His Mates]]'' (1901)

*''[[Verses: Popular and Humorous]]''

*''[[The Romance of the Swag]]'' (1907)

*''[[Send Round the Hat]]'' (1907)

*''[[The Rising Of The Court, and Other Sketches in Prose and Verse]]'' (1910)

*''[[Triangles of Life and Other Stories]]'' (1913)

*''[[Children of the Bush]]''

==Popular Poems, Short Stories and Sketches==

*"[[wikisource:Andy's Gone with Cattle|Andy's Gone with Cattle]]" (poem)

*"[[Freedom on the Wallaby]]" (poem, 1891)

*"[[wikisource:Saint Peter|Saint Peter]]" (poem, 1893)

*"[[Scots of the Riverina]]" (poem, 1917)

*"[[wikisource:The Teams|The Teams]]" (poem, 1896)

*"[[Up The Country]]" (poem, 1892)

*"[[The City Bushman]]" (poem, 1892)

*"[[wikisource:The Drover's Wife|The Drover's Wife]]" (short story, 1892)

*"[[The Bush Undertaker]]" (short story, 1892)

*"[[The Loaded Dog]]" (short story, 1901)

*"[[wikisource:The Iron-Bark Chip|The Iron-Bark Chip]]" (short story,1900)

*"[[wikisource:Steelman's Pupil|Steelman's Pupil]]" (short story)

*"[[wikisource:The Geological Spieler|The Geological Spieler]]" (short story, 1896)

*"[[A Child in the Dark, and a Foreign Father]]" (short story, 1902)

*"[[The Union Buries Its Dead]]" (short story, 1893)

*"[[wikisource:A Neglected History|A Neglected History]]" (essay)

*"[[wikisource:Australian Loyalty|Australian Loyalty]]" (essay, 1887)

*"[[wikisource:United Division|United Division]]" (essay, 1888)

==Recurring Characters==

*'''[[Joe Wilson (Fictional Character)|Joe Wilson]]'''

**"[[wikisource:Brighten's Sister-in-law|Brighten's Sister-in-law]]"

**"[[A Double Buggy at Lahey Creek]]"

**"[[wikisource:Water Them Geraniums|Water Them Geraniums]]"

**"[[wikisource:Joe Wilson's Courtship|Joe Wilson's Courtship]]"

*'''[[Jack Mitchell (Fictional Character)|Jack Mitchell]]'''

**"[[wikisource:Mitchell: A Character Sketch|Mitchell: A Character Sketch]]"

**"[[On The Edge Of A Plain]]"

**"[[wikisource:'Some Day'|'Some Day']]"

**"[[wikisource:Shooting The Moon|Shooting The Moon]]"

**"[[wikisource:Our Pipes|Our Pipes]]"

**"[[Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster]]"

**"[[wikisource:Enter Mitchell|Enter Mitchell]]"

**"[[wikisource:Mitchell Doesn't Believe in the Sack|Mitchell Doesn't Believe in the Sack]]"

**"[[wikisource:Another of Mitchell's Plans|Another of Mitchell's Plans]]"

*'''[[Steelman and Smith]]'''

**"[[wikisource:The Geological Spieler|The Geological Spieler]]"

**"[[wikisource:Steelman's Pupil|Steelman's Pupil]]"

**"[[wikisource:An Oversight of Steelman’s|An Oversight of Steelman’s]]"

**"[[wikisource:How Steelman told his Story|How Steelman told his Story]]"

**"[[wikisource:A Gentleman Sharper and Steelman Sharper|A Gentleman Sharper and Steelman Sharper]]"

*'''[[Dave Regan]], [[Jim Bently]] and/or [[Andy Page]]'''

**"[[The Loaded Dog]]"

**"[[wikisource:The Iron-Bark Chip|The Iron-Bark Chip]]"

**"[[wikisource:Andy Page's Rival|Andy Page's Rival]]"

**"[[wikisource:The Mystery of Dave Regan|The Mystery of Dave Regan]]"

**"[[wikisource:Poisonous Jimmy Gets Left|Poisonous Jimmy Gets Left]]"

== Recurring Themes of Lawson's Stories ==

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Many of Henry Lawson's short stories explore similar themes:

* Roles of women

* Roles of men

* Roles of children

* Loneliness / Isolation

* Hardship

* Importance of Humour

* The Emotional Impact of Bush Life

* Mateship

==References==

{{Australian Dictionary of Biography|First=Henry|Last=Lawson|Link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogL.html#lawson2}}

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==External links==

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*[http://www.geocities.com/henrylawsononline/ Henry Lawson Online - Poems, Stories, Books, Photos, People, Places, Facts, etc...]

*[http://www.geocities.com/kenbenbooks/Lawson.html Henry Lawson Books - Has details of all known books by Henry Lawson published and for sale]

* {{gutenberg author| id=Henry+Lawson | name=Henry Lawson}}

*[http://www.sanjeev.net/poetry/lawson-henry/index.html Poetry Archive: 125 poems of Henry Lawson]

*[http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/lawsons/lawson_chronology.html Henry Lawson and Louisa Lawson Online Chronology]

*[http://whitewolf.newcastle.edu.au/words/authors/L/LawsonHenry/index.html Henry Lawson - Essays, Short Stories and Verse Collections]

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