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D'Arcy Niland
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D'Arcy Francis Niland was an Australian farm labourer, novelist and short story writer. In 1955 he wrote The Shiralee, which gained international recognition in its depictions of the experiences of a
D'Arcy Niland July 1947
D'Arcy Niland July 1947
Swagman
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A swagman was a transient labourer who travelled by foot from farm to farm carrying his belongings in a swag. The term originated in Australia in the 19th century and was later used in New Zealand.
D'Arcy Niland
…labourer, novelist and short story writer. In 1955 he wrote The Shiralee, which gained international recognition in its depictions of the experiences of a swagman and his four-year-old daughter. It was made into a 1957 film, starring Peter Finch, and a 1987 TV mini-series, starring Bryan Brown. Niland married…
Photograph of a swagman, c. 1901
Photograph of a swagman, c. 1901
Swagman, n.d.
Swagman, n.d.
Down on His Luck, painted by Frederick McCubbin in 1889, depicts a melancholic swagman "on the Wallaby"
Down on His Luck, painted by Frederick McCubbin in 1889, depicts a melancholic swagman "on the Wallaby"
'The Shiner', a South Island swagman from the 1870s to the 1920s
'The Shiner', a South Island swagman from the 1870s to the 1920s