Henry George Lamond (13 June 1885 – 12 July 1969) was an Australian

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and

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, notable for his novels about the land, people and animals of

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. In addition to his fiction and non-fiction books, he wrote over 900 essays and articles for magazines including ''Walkabout''. At one point in his career he was considered to be the Australian ' Thompson Seton'. Lamond was born at Carl Creek in Queensland's

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and educated at

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and the

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, Gatton. He was the son of later police inspector James Lamond. From 1902 to 1927 he worked at jobs ranging from jackaroo to

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to manager on various properties in western Queensland. On 27 June 1910 Lamond married Eileen Meta Olive McMillan at Maneroo Station, about from

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. The couple had a daughter and two sons (one of whom, Hal, was killed in 1942 while serving with the

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). From 1927 to 1937 he leased the Molle Islands in the Whitsunday Group near

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, farmed on

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and established a mail service to the mainland. In 1937 he moved to a farm at

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, Brisbane. He had been writing short stories and magazine articles since the 1920s, but from the 1930s he was increasingly supporting himself and his family through his writing. His work was popular not only in Australia but also in Britain and the United States. By 1949 Lamond was living at

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, Brisbane. He was awarded a

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. Lamond died in Brisbane, surviving his wife by a year, and was cremated.

Bibliography

Books written by Lamond include: * 1931 – ''Horns and Hooves: handling stock in Australia''. Country Life: London. * 1934 – ''An Aviary on the Plains''. Angus & Robertson: Sydney. * 1934 – ''Tooth and Talon: tales of the Australian wild''. Angus & Robertson: Sydney. * 1937 – ''Amathea: the story of a horse''. Angus & Robertson: Sydney. * 1943 – ''Kilgour's Mare''. W. Morrow & Co: New York. * 1943 – ''Grand old man of the pastoral industry''. The story of pastoralist William Ross Munro. * 1945 – ''Dingo: the story of an outlaw''. W. Morrow & Co: New York. * 1946 – ''Brindle Royalist: a story of the Australian plains''. W. Morrow & Co: New York. * 1949 – ''White Ears the Outlaw: the Story of a Dingo''. Angus & Robertson: Sydney. Originally a newspaper serial in April 1934. * 1953 – ''Kangaroo''. J. Day Co: New York. * 1953 – ''Big Red''. Sun Books: Melbourne. * 1954 – ''The Manx Star: a story of the Australian plains''. Faber & Faber: London. * 1955 – ''Towser. The Sheep Dog''. Faber & Faber: London. * 1958 – ''The Red Ruin Mare''. Faber & Faber: London. * 1959 – ''Sheep Station''. Faber & Faber: London. * 1966 – ''Etiquette of Battle''. Lansdowne Press: Melbourne.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamond, Henry George 20th-century Australian novelists Australian male novelists Australian male short story writers 1885 births 1969 deaths 20th-century Australian non-fiction writers 20th-century Australian short story writers 20th-century Australian male writers