tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post115624175519589279..comments2024-03-29T12:36:41.063+11:00Comments on New England, Australia: Death of David WrightJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-54100808191663450682011-01-24T12:31:08.645+11:002011-01-24T12:31:08.645+11:00Hi Jim,
I am researching the history of Mr Wright...Hi Jim,<br /><br />I am researching the history of Mr Wright's time at the 'Forglen' property in relation to current court proceedings. I wondered if it is possible to contact you to ask you questions on this point?<br /><br />Please let me know if I can email you directly and on what address.Thank you.<br />JessicaJessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-1156388591187951222006-08-24T13:03:00.000+10:002006-08-24T13:03:00.000+10:00Neil, thank you for this. Almost too much to absor...Neil, thank you for this. Almost too much to absorb, at least in one hit. You have obviously had a fascinating life. One of the beauties of blogging for those who want to share is that it allows just that, sharing. <BR/><BR/>I had not seen the lead on JW that you referred to, nor had I read Brady's book. I have put it on my list.<BR/><BR/>Juvenilia is an issue,I don't attempt to write poetry any more because some of my earlier efforts were just so cringe making,but it would still be interesting to see. Rather than scanning, would a simple photo copy work?<BR/><BR/>I will check out your family material. In writing a biography of my grandfather (D H Drummond) I had to do a fair bit on NSW Ed because he was a minister for such a long period including a fairly large slab of your grandad's life. <BR/><BR/>Did you get any feedback on his teaching experiences?Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-1156372331369623692006-08-24T08:32:00.000+10:002006-08-24T08:32:00.000+10:00About that poem: I wrote to Judith Wright about th...About that poem: I wrote to Judith Wright about this during the 1960s, and she acknowledged how helpful the <I>Sydney Mail</I> children's page had been to her, but also said the mature poet often found her juvenilia (the poem is all about fairies) embarrassing. I don't have a scanner, but I will see what I can do; I can probably get it scanned at Sydney High. I corresponded with Judith Wright several times over the years; she was also a regular reader of <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/realm/ninglun/index.blog?entry_id=1027325" REL="nofollow">the poetry magazine</A> I once edited. Second, <A HREF="http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/jwright.htm" REL="nofollow">Judith Wright (1915-2000)</A> leads you to more information on her, including a reference to <I>South of my days: a biography of Judith Wright</I> by Veronica Brady (1998)which I am told is excellent, though I have not read it. Finally, my grandfather, Roy Christison, was at Braefield School in the 1920s, having previously been at Spencer on the Hawkesbury River, where my mother was born. From Braefield he went to Milton, then Shellharbour (where my mother and father met), then during World War II Caringbah, whence he retired. On my blog you will find under "My Sites" on the right a family history labelled "My Ancestry".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-1156305754213779622006-08-23T14:02:00.000+10:002006-08-23T14:02:00.000+10:00Neil, that's absolutely fascinating and at two lev...Neil, that's absolutely fascinating and at two levels.<BR/><BR/>Your mum and grandad first. I am always looking for material, anecdotes etc, that can be used to illustrate or illuminate historical themes.Where did your grandad teach? Where was he from? How did he go into teaching? <BR/><BR/>Now Judith and your mum. Is there any way that you can scan the poems? I thnk that this must be the oldest JW poem. The earliest I have found, not that I can access it at the moment with so much in storage, is a JW poem published in the fourties in a New England University College student publication. Because I have not looked at the material for many years, not since we came to Sydney in 96, I cannot remember the details of the poem.<BR/><BR/>As an aside, do you know if anyone is writing a biography of her? She may be in danger of being forgotten. I asked my eldest daughter (18 just turning 19) if she knew who Judith Wright was. She said the name was familiar!Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25637657.post-1156300196256159782006-08-23T12:29:00.000+10:002006-08-23T12:29:00.000+10:00I am a great fan of Judith Wright's poetry. Now he...I am a great fan of Judith Wright's poetry. Now here is an anecdote for you. My mother spent part of her childhood at Braefield near Quirindi, where my grandfather was teaching. She used to submit pieces to the children's page of the <I>Sydney Mail</I>, and I have one mouldering copy which features my mother, and a poem by one Judith Wright (aged 12)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com