Edward Dyson

For the British Olympic sailor, see Edward Dyson (sailor).
For the Australian illustrator and political cartoonist, see Edward Ambrose Dyson.

Ted Dyson
Edward George Dyson, pre-1896
Born(1865-03-04)4 March 1865
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died22 August 1931(1931-08-22) (aged 66)
Saint Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationShort story writer
SpouseDorothy Boyes (c. 1892–1975)
ChildrenJune (1917–)

Edward George Dyson (4 March 1865 – 22 August 1931) was an Australian journalist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He was the elder brother of illustrators Will Dyson (1880–1938) and Ambrose Dyson (1876–1913), with three sisters also of artistic and literary praise.

Dyson wrote under several – some say many[1] – nom-de-plumes, including Silas Snell.[2] In his day, the period of Australia's federation, the poet and writer was "ranked very closely to Australia's greatest short-story writer, Henry Lawson".[3] With Lawson known as the "swagman poet", Ogilvie the "horseman poet", Dyson was the "mining poet". Although known as a freelance writer, he was also considered part of The Bulletin writer group.

  1. ^ "Memories of Edward DYSON". Tribune. No. 984. New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1957. p. 5. Retrieved 7 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Edward DYSON". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXX, no. 201. Queensland, Australia. 24 August 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 7 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Australiana". The West Australian. Vol. XLVII, no. 9, 110. Western Australia. 5 September 1931. p. 5. Retrieved 7 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.