William Henry Ogilvie

For other people named William Ogilvie, see William Ogilvie (disambiguation).

William Henry Ogilvie
Ogilvie, circa 1937
Born(1869-08-21)21 August 1869
Kelso, Scotland
Died30 January 1963(1963-01-30) (aged 93)
Ashkirk, Scotland
Occupation(s)Poet, balladist
SpouseKatharine Margaret 'Madge' Scott Anderson (1879–1965)
ChildrenMargaret Deloraine 'Wendy' Ogilvie (1909–2003)
George Thomas Anderson Ogilvie (1912–1995)
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William Henry Ogilvie (21 August 1869 – 30 January 1963) was a Scottish-Australian narrative poet and horseman, jackaroo, and drover, and described as a quiet-spoken handsome Scot of medium height, with a fair moustache and red complexion.[1][2] He was also known as Will Ogilvie, by the pen names including 'Glenrowan' and the lesser 'Swingle-Bar', and by his initials, WHO.

Ogilvie was part of the trio of Australian bush poets, with Banjo Paterson (1864–1941) and Henry Lawson (1867–1922).[3][4][5][6][2] His Fair girls and gray horses (1896) was considered second only to Banjo Paterson's Man from Snowy River (1895).[7] A reader ballot in 1914 saw him placing seventh of Australia's twelve most favourite poets.[8][note 1]

Wearing the title of 'Universally acclaimed in Australia as a bush balladist of the "Outback"',[2] Will H. Ogilvie wrote over 1,100 poems, including A Scotch night, The Australian, Summer country, Kings of the earth, and Whaup o' the rede.

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  2. ^ a b c Corrie, J (1961). "Old master singer – The poems of Will Ogilvie" (PDF). Westerly. 1961 (1). University of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "William Henry (Will) Ogilvie (1869–1963)". William Henry (Will) Ogilvie (1869–1963) by Clement Semmler. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Some Australian writers". Daily Mail. No. 5339. Brisbane. 8 November 1919. p. 12. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Send Half A Million Australian Soldiers, Says Will Ogilvie". The Courier-Mail. No. 2009. Brisbane. 9 February 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Biographies of Characters with Kelso Connections". Kelso Connections. Friends of Kelso Museum, Kelso Library, Kelso and District Amenity Society and Kelso Laddies Association. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  7. ^ "William Henry OGILVIE". Sunday Mail. No. 231. Brisbane. 30 October 1927. p. 20. Retrieved 22 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Australian Poets". The Evening Star. Vol. 17, no. 5349. Western Australia. 10 August 1914. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2018 – via National Library of Australia.


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