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	Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards: HOME
		The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is the oldest and largest poetry competition for children and young adults in Australia.
		The poetry awards aim to capture the imagination of every school student in Australia, inspiring them with a passion for poetry; while celebrating the legendary work and history of Dorothea Mackellar, author of the famous poem ‘My Country’.
		The major sponsor of the 2007 Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training and the awards are one of the activities associated with National Literacy and Numeracy Week.
	www.dorothea.com.au (142 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although raised in a professional urban family, Dorothea Mackellar's poetry is usually regarded as quintessential bush poetry, inspired as it is by her experience on her brothers' farms near Gunnedah, North-West New South Wales.
		Dorothea Mackellar was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to Australian literature in 1968, two weeks before her death.
		A memorial to Mackellar stands in ANZAC Park in Gunnedah and a street in the Canberra suburb of Cook is named in her honour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dorothea_Mackellar (1548 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar :: About Her (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Dorothea was a proficient horsewoman, and was proud of her ability to ride side- saddle, even in the rough country terrain.
		Dorothea never married, although her diaries support the stories of special romances that were not fulfilled.
		Dorothea Mackellar was born on July 1, 1885, at her family's home on Point Piper, Sydney.
	www.dorotheamackellar.com.au /about.asp (1070 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar :: Poetry Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Dorothea was inspired to write this poem while visiting the family property, "Kurrumbede", near Gunnedah in New South Wales.
		Written by Dorothea at the age of twenty-two years while she was living in England, and missing her home country, Australia.
		Dorothea was a very young writer at the time when these small verses, known as 'fillers', were printed by journals and publications.
	www.dorotheamackellar.com /archive.asp (254 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar :: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Dorothea Mackellar wanted the verse to express her deep and true love for her country.
		As a young girl Dorothea was clearly aware of the variety and beauty presented by the Australian landscape.
		Triple D Books, and the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society, which is situated at Gunnedah, recently published a recommended compilation of Dorothea's poetry.
	www.dorotheamackellar.com /history.asp (436 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards: Our History
		The aim of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is to capture the imagination of school students in Australia, and inspire them with a passion for poetry.
		The Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards are conducted by the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society Inc. The Society’s aim is to recognise the contribution Dorothea made to Australian literature and to ignite a spirit of patriotism among Australia’s youth.
		A bronze statue of Dorothea Mackellar sitting side-saddle on a horse drinking from a stream was erected in Anzac Park, Gunnedah.
	www.dorothea.com.au /index.cfm?page_id=1008 (329 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards
		Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society President, Harvey Stoneman (left) of Gunnedah and Woolworths Limited General Manager, Corporate Services, Rohan Jeffs, shake on Woolworths' sponsorship of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Prize.
		Executive Officer of the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society, Rachel Frend, says the premier national poetry competition is recognised for its value in building an appreciation of culture and self-expression.
		It is from Gunnedah that 17 years ago the Awards began, hoping to inspire young Australians with the same passion for their country as Dorothea Mackellar had when she wrote her famous poem, "My Country".
	www.woolworthslimited.com.au /community/educationandemployment/dorotheamackellarprize.asp (276 words)

	Dorothea's dark view of ferns and soil - www.theage.com.au
		Dorothea Mackellar may have loved her sunburnt country and her land of sweeping plains.
		Jennifer Stiller, a third cousin and one of the beneficiaries of Mackellar's estate, believes the young author may have made the changes on the advice of her London-based publisher.
		The daughter of a wealthy landowner and politician, she was on holiday in London and feeling homesick when she penned the rarely remembered opening lines "The love of field and coppice/ Of green and shaded lanes" praising the English countryside.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/01/11/1073769452570.html?from=storyrhs (439 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar :: Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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	www.dorotheamackellar.com.au /copyright.asp (855 words)

	SeedQuest - News releases
		Mackellar is the first of the new resistant varieties to be available commercially, with early trials showing a 26 per cent yield increase under standard field conditions.
		Mackellar is the first of the new resistant varieties to be available and has been commercialised by AWB Seeds under an exclusive licensing agreement.
		Mackellar is a long season variety which has a vernalisation (exposure to cold) requirement before it will flower and produce grain.
	www.seedquest.com /News/releases/2003/june/5982.htm (948 words)

	Outpost 10F - Poetry Guild - Dorothea McKellar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Dorothea was born in Sydney, the third of four children to the Mackellar family.
		Her family was rather wealthy and well established in the city of Sydney, so Dorothea was educated privately at the University of Sydney.
		It is to this day that this little town has claimed Dorothea as one of their own and has erected a statue of Dorothea on horseback in her honour.
	guilds.outpost10f.com /~poetry/poetry/bios/mckellar.html (305 words)

	Michelle's Australian Information Pages - Australian Poetry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar (1885 - 1968), an Australian nature poet and novelist, is known nationally for her descriptive poem 'My Country' written in 1904, and first published in the London magazine The Spectator in 1908, entitled 'Core of My Heart'.
		Dorothea Mackellar was born 1 July 1885, at her wealthy family's home on Point Piper in Sydney, New South Wales.
		Dorothea taught herself to read at the age of four and from then on received a private education before attending Sydney University.
	home.iprimus.com.au /michellejbailey/poetry.htm (604 words)

	Competition History
		Dorothea visited the country as much as possible, drawing much of her inspiration from these visits.
		Woolworths Limited, proud presenters of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards, see the project as a way of putting back to the community.
		The current aim of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is to capture the imagination of every school student in Australia, inspiring them with a passion for poetry.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/25077/20021022/www.northnet.com.au/_dorothea/history.htm (286 words)

	Walkabout - Gunnedah
		Gunnedah calls itself 'Town of My Country', a reference to poet Dorothea MacKellar (1885-1968) who spent a great deal of time on a local property from 1905 (the year she wrote her best-known work, 'My Country', which is thought to have been inspired, in part, by the local terrain) until the late 1930s.
		Gunnedah calls itself 'Town of My Country', a reference to poet Dorothea MacKellar (1885-1968) who is memorialised in a life-size bronze statue which is also located in Anzac Park.
		Mackellar spent a great deal of time on a local property from 1905 (the year she wrote her best-known work, 'My Country', which is thought to have been inspired, in part, by the local terrain) until the late 1930s.
	www.walkabout.com.au /smh/locations/NSWGunnedah.shtml (1723 words)

	Ashes that carry a warning about fighting other people's wars - National
		Mackellar, Wilcox said, described himself as "a bit of a duffer at everything except soldiering".
		Mackellar's distraught parents paid £1000 to have his remains shipped to Sydney in a container labelled "Curios" to minimise problems with customs officers and superstitious sailors.
		Despite Mackellar's modesty, his sergeant, Harris Woods, described him as "one of the whitest and nicest men I have ever known, charming and always courteous and polite in dealing with his men".
	www.smh.com.au /news/national/ashes-that-carry-a-warning-about-fighting-other-peoples-wars/2005/11/13/1131816809118.html (539 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Wing - Travel Downunder - Discover the real Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Wing is part of the Gunnedah Visitors Centre.
		At present the Dorothea Mackellar Collection is established, enhancing the centre.
		In 1984, the Dorothea Mackellar National Poetry Competition for Schools and winning entries from the previous years are on display.
	www.traveldownunder.com.au /New_South_Wales/New_England/Dorothea_Mackellar_Memorial_Wing.asp (205 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar - TheBestLinks.com - Biography, July 1, January 14, New South Wales, ...
		Dorothea Mackellar, Biography, July 1, January 14, New South Wales, Poet...
		Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar (1 July 1885 Sydney-14 January 1968 Sydney) was an Australian poet.
		Although raised in a professional urban family, Dorothea Mackellar's poetry is regarded as quintessential Australian Outback poetry, as it is inspired by her experiences on her brothers' farms near Gunnedah in the north-west of New South Wales.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Dorothea_Mackellar.html (145 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Poetry Awards - 14/05/1996 - ADJ
		The Dorothea Mackellar competition was established in 1984 in a town which has been discussed in the House today, Gunnedah.
		The competition began as a project to commemorate the connection of the poet Dorothea Mackellar with Gunnedah, a connection of which Gunnedah is rightly proud.
		I commend the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Poetry Awards, the annual national poetry competition for schools, to all honourable members.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/a60a6a8d2db7ace1ca256e6a0024cf47/ca256d11000bd3aa4a25643d00810041!OpenDocument (372 words)

	GK ENGLISCH - TOPIC: AUSTRALIA
		Dorothea Mackellar uses words everybody understands and appreciates, but the phrases and words often have another meaning than normally "my homing thoughts will fly" (l.
		Dorothea Mackellar uses figures of speech like enjambment, for example, "for flood and fire and famine she pays us back three-fold" (l.
		Dorothea Mackellar is homesick, "my hom-ing thoughts will fly" (l.
	australia.red2.de /poetry.shtml (1196 words)

	"Spirit of Australia"
		Dorothea Mackellar is known nationally for her poem 'My Country' which is probably the best known of all Australian poems.
		Mackellar was born in Sydney, NSW into a prosperous and notable family.
		Mackellar was the recipient of an OBE in 1968 for her service to the Commonwealth.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/3789/Poetry.html (2575 words)

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		Dorothea Mackellar was only 19 when she wrote the poem with the most famous second verse in the history of Australian poetry.
		Mackellar travelled widely throughout the land discovering the unique beauty that is Australia.
		Mackellar was educated privately at the University of Sydney where she quickly developed a skill for languages.
	www.aussie-travel.com.au /queensland/main1.htm (1824 words)

	National Australia Day Council
		Earlier this century Dorothea Mackellar's family owned several properties in the Gunnedah District.
		From her visits to the country, Dorothea received inspiration to write much of her poetry and prose.
		The NADC is proud to once again support the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Competition for Australian Schools.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/10865/20010714/www.nadc.com.au/articleab5e.html (136 words)

	Gunnedah, New South Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dorothea Mackellar wrote her famous poem My Country (popularly known as I love a Sunburnt Country) about her family's farm near Gunnedah.
		This is remembered by the annual Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards for school students held in Gunnedah.
		The town is served by the daily Countrylink Xplorer service between Sydney and Moree.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gunnedah (430 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Statue - Travel Downunder - Discover the real Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In 1905, during a visit to one of her family's properties "Kurrumbede", the breaking of a harsh and prolonged drought inspired Dorothea Mackellar to write the first draft of what was to become Australia's most beloved poem; "My Country".
		A short tape recording, featuring the voice of Dorothea Mackellar can be heard at the tourist centre.
		Each year an Australia wide poetry competition is held in over 1,000 schools and over 10 000 students participate with the winner is announced in Gunnedah on Australia Day.
	www.traveldownunder.com.au /New_South_Wales/New_England/Dorothea_Mackellar_Memorial_Statue.asp (233 words)

	Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards
		They are managed by the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society, based in Gunnedah, north-west NSW and were initiated in honour of Dorothea Mackellar and her famous poem “My Country”.
		Advice on poetry writing, classroom notes for teachers and winning poems from previous years are available from the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards website.
		The winners of the Awards are announced at a National Presentation Ceremony in Gunnedah on Friday 7 September 2007.
	www.literacyandnumeracy.gov.au /keyevents/dorothea_mackellar_awards.htm (183 words)

	The Dorothea MacKellar room
		Dorothea MacKellar was one of Australia's greatest poets.
		Our ground floor room is named after Australian poet Dorothea MacKellar author of the famed "My Country".
		The Dorothea MacKellar room is traditional country manor style.
	www.fountainterrace.com.au /dorothea_mackellar_room.html (107 words)

	Competitions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		From her visits to Gunnedah, Dorothea received inspiration to write much of her poetry and prose.
		Mike Maas OAM PHF initiated the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards with the aim of igniting a spirit of patriotism amongst Australia's young people, similar to that felt by herself and by thousands of other Australians upon reading Dorothea Mackellar's famous poem, "My Country."
		The organisers of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards and the 2002 Year of the Outback invite everyone to recognise and celebrate the magic and potential of Australia.
	www.kurunjangsc.vic.edu.au /home/student/student_zone/competitions.htm (347 words)

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