Historical information

This is a short biography of the Australian poet, Adam Lindsay Gordon who lived in Ballarat 1867-1868. [It should be noted that some of the evidence available on Gordon's life is contested.]

Significance

Some Ballarat citizens were proud of Ballarat's connection with Gordon, especially the Y Men's Club of Ballarat and they were actively involved in the upkeep of his cottage in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.

Physical description

1& 3/4 pages in green print with a blue photograph of Lindsay Gordon on the lefthand side and a snippet of his poetry in blue at the top of page 1.

Inscriptions & markings

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