Hello Listers. In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty local boys in WW1. It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a tiny child. But, does anyone know who she was? Intrigued. Regards Ada Ackerly

Ada I live in Stawell and i do know of a WALKER family who came from Dunkeld I wonder if i contacted them They may know more Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ada Ackerly" <aackers@alphalink.com.au> To: <aackers@alphalink.com.au>; <aus-vic-geelong-district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:39 AM Subject: [GEELONG] 1918 poet Kathleen Walker, East Geelong > > Hello Listers. > > In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by > > Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" > > The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty > local boys in WW1. > > It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. > > Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a > tiny child. > > But, does anyone know who she was? > > Intrigued. > > Regards Ada Ackerly > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > For on-line indexes and information on Geelong and District > http://zades.com.au > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.87/2535 - Release Date: 11/29/09 19:31:00

http://victorianwarmemorials.info/index_D.htm lists Dunkeld War Memorial, and links to photographs of the four sides of the monument, showing all the names. Photo No.6 gives the names of WW2 men. BTW, younger poet Kath/Kathleen Walker/Oodgeroo Noonuccal was born in 1920, so definitely not her. Cheers, Barbara

Hello Listers, One verse: > Oh, it's autumn sweet this morning, > And the red heath all a-flower > And magpies sing where the red gums fling, > A diamond, wind-tossed shower; > There's a mist-wreath over Mt Sturgeon, > And emerald green is the grass. > There is magic sweet where some-body's feet > Never again may pass. As I wrote to Lorraine Phelan, she seems to have a special affinity for Dunkeld where there are still some giant red gums (or were, when I was last there 20 years ago) Regards Ada Ada Ackerly wrote: > > Hello Listers. > > In the Ararat Chronicle July 1918 appears a poem by > > Kathleen WALKER of East Geelong, titled "From a Little Bush Town" > > The town in question is Dunkeld, the poem mourning the loss of twenty > local boys in WW1. > > It's a really good lyrical piece of poetry, not "doggerel" or forced. > > Of course, this is too early for the famous poet Mrs Kath Walker, then a > tiny child. > > But, does anyone know who she was? > > Intrigued. > > Regards Ada Ackerly > > >