Eliza Hamilton Dunlop
Irish–Australian poet and songwriter (1796 –1880) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eliza Hamilton Dunlop (1796 – 20 June 1880) was an Irish–Australian poet and songwriter, known for composing the poem "The Aboriginal Mother" among others. She was born in County Armagh, Ireland, and was raised by her grandmother and a guardian, after her father travelled to India and her mother died. Later, she travelled to India to visit her father and discovered that she had two Indian half-sisters. Her writing career began in Ireland while she was still a child. After moving to Australia, her works were published in newspapers there, some set to music by Isaac Nathan after he arrived in Australia in 1841.
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Born | Eliza Hamilton 1796 (1796) County Armagh, Ireland |
Died | 20 June 1880(1880-06-20) (aged 83–84) Wollombi, New South Wales |
Resting place | Church of England cemetery in Wollombi |
Occupation | Poet, songwriter |
Nationality | Irish |
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