Henry+Lawson

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Henry Lawson was born on June 17, 1867 in New South Wales, Australia.
 * [|Biography - Henry Lawson - Australian Dictionary of Biography]**

Jack Thompson reads "The Loaded Dog". This is an __extract__ of one of the best belly laughs in nineteenth-century Australian literature.

A teacher of English for adult learners explains the background of "The Loaded Dog" and retells the story in simple language. Click on this link.

The full text of "The Loaded Dog", a short story about a dog with a short fuse.

Jim Clark reads the whole poem "When Your Pants Begin to Go" This video clip shows an animated photograph of Henry Lawson who appears to be reciting his own poem.

The full text of Henry' Lawson's famous short story: "The Drover's Wife", a tale that shows the courage and endurance of women left alone to run a family in the outback.

Henry's mother, Louisa, is an important person in Australian women's history. She ran a magazine called "The Dawn" and she was a member of Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales from 1891. Please click here to read about Louisa's life and contribution and to see some relevant primary sources.

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