Robert Richardson
Robert Richardson
Robert Richardson
Born(1850-01-07)7 January 1850
Colony of New South Wales
Died4 October 1901(1901-10-04) (aged 51)
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Occupationwriter and store-keeper
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1875–1901

Robert Richardson (1850–1901) was an Australian journalist, poet and writer for children, possibly the first Australian-born children's writer.[1] He was born in New South Wales, eldest son of John Richardson, a New South Wales politician and store-keeper, and Janet, sister of Peter Nicol Russell.[2]

Richardson completed a B.A. at the University of Sydney and later became well known for his contributions to a number of Sydney and Australian periodicals and newspapers. He was also a member of the firm of Richardson and Company, an Armidale-based millers and general store-keepers, started by his father.[3]

He left Australia for a life in Edinburgh in 1886 before returning to Sydney around 1894. He died in Armidale on 4 October 1901.[3][4]

Bibliography

Children's fiction

  • Our Junior Mathematical Master; and, A Perilous Errand (1876)
  • Black Harry, or, Lost in the Bush (1877)
  • The Young Cragsman and Other Stories (1878)
  • A Little Australian Girl, or, The Babes in the Bush; and, Jim : A Little Nigger (1881)
  • Little Flotsam : A Story for Boys and Girls, and Other Tales (1881)
  • The Best of Chums and Other Stories (1881)
  • A Lighthouse Keeper for a Night and Other Stories (1881)
  • The Hut in the Bush : A Tale of Australian Adventure, and Other Stories (1883)
  • Adventurous Boat Voyages (1884)

Poetry

  • Willow and Wattle : Poems (1893)
  • Annette : Poems (used 1896)

References

  1. Austlit - Robert Richardson
  2. Australian Dictionary of Biography - Richardson, John (1810–1888)
  3. 1 2 "The Late Mr Robert Richardson" Evening News, 5 October 1901, p4
  4. "Death of Mr. Robert Richardson". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930). 5 October 1901. p. 9. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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