Graham Jenkin (born Graham Keith Jenkin, 17 May 1938) is an Australian poet, historian, composer, and educator. Graham Jenkin was born in

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and educated at various country schools and at

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, Wattle Park Teachers College, and the

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from where he has received an MA. His Master's degree thesis later became the basis of his book Conquest of the Ngarrindjeri. He received a PhD from the University of South Australia. He spent two years working as a jackeroo on stations in northern South Australia. In 1961, he founded the Tea and Damper Club which was devoted to the preservation of Australian folklore, music and poetry. From 1963 to 1965, he was Head Teacher of

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Primary School. In 1966, Graham Jenkin was appointed as a lecturer at Wattle Park Teachers College and then its successor institution the

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. In 1968 Graham Jenkin, together with his wife Robyn Jenkin, Tony Strutton and Brenton Tregloan, formed ''The Overlanders'', a group which performed Bush Songs and Bush Ballads. The Overlanders produced records, including Songs of the Breaker (1980) and Songs of the Great Australian Balladists (1978). In 1996, Graham Jenkin was awarded the title of National Non-Indigenous Person of the Year, by the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee ( NAIDOC), for services to Aboriginal history.

Works

* Favourite Australian bush songs, (with Lionel Long), Adelaide, Rigby, 1964. * Two years on Bardunyah Station, Adelaide, Pitjantjara, 1967. * The famous race for Wombat's lace, Adelaide, Rigby, 1977. * Songs of the great Australian Balladists, Adelaide, Rigby, 1978. Second edition published in 1983 by the Education Department of South Australia. * Conquest of the Ngarrindjeri, Adelaide, Rigby, 1979. Winner, 1978 SA Biennial Literature Prize Winner, 1979 Wilke Award for Australian non-fiction * Songs of the Breaker, Adelaide, Book Agencies, 1980. * The head teacher, Adelaide, Education Department of SA, 1980. * Convict times, (jointly), Adelaide, Omnibus, 1981. * The ballad of the Blue Lake bunyip, Adelaide, Omnibus, 1982 * Calling me home, Adelaide, SACAE, 1989. * The Bardunyah ballads, Sydney, Simtrak, 1992 * Meralte: the boat, Adelaide, JB Publishing, 2003. * The songs from Meralte, Adelaide, JB Publishing, 2003.

References

External links

The bushverse web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkin, Graham Australian historians 1938 births Living people Australian children's writers Australian male composers Australian composers Australian poets People educated at Prince Alfred College