I lived from 1884-1951. I was from Australia, and am in the Oceania category.
George Ernest Bartlett Adamson (1884-1951) was born on 22 December 1884 at Cascade, Ringarooma, in Tasmania, Australia. His Father was Scottish, his Mother English.
His first job, after moving to New Zealand in 1914 was as a clerk with the Wellington publishers Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd. He married in 1917, he and his wife Mary were to have three sons. Always interested in literature, particularly the English Romantics, he published a volume of verse, Twelve Sonnets (1918).
He was encouraged by its favourable reception in Australia and sailed with his wife for Sydney. Arriving in April 1919, he joined the staff of Smith's Weekly and wrote feature articles, topical verse, and jokes and light fiction. In 1923 Adamson left the paper to do freelance work, notably a regular feature in the Sunday News, as well as syndicated crime stories and adventure serials; he also grew fruit at Arcadia and in 1924 helped to establish a packing co-operative for local orchardists. He later founded the slightly salacious Sydneysider which crashed during the Depression, leaving him without a regular income until he rejoined Smith's Weekly in 1935; he was to remain with the paper until it closed in 1950.
Survived by his wife and sons, he died suddenly on 4 November 1951 in Sydney Australia.
His first job, after moving to New Zealand in 1914 was as a clerk with the Wellington publishers Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd. He married in 1917, he and his wife Mary were to have three sons. Always interested in literature, particularly the English Romantics, he published a volume of verse, Twelve Sonnets (1918).
He was encouraged by its favourable reception in Australia and sailed with his wife for Sydney. Arriving in April 1919, he joined the staff of Smith's Weekly and wrote feature articles, topical verse, and jokes and light fiction. In 1923 Adamson left the paper to do freelance work, notably a regular feature in the Sunday News, as well as syndicated crime stories and adventure serials; he also grew fruit at Arcadia and in 1924 helped to establish a packing co-operative for local orchardists. He later founded the slightly salacious Sydneysider which crashed during the Depression, leaving him without a regular income until he rejoined Smith's Weekly in 1935; he was to remain with the paper until it closed in 1950.
Survived by his wife and sons, he died suddenly on 4 November 1951 in Sydney Australia.
My poetry
- Yet once more, my fellow-workers! Yet once more you lead the van,
Armed with all unselfish motives, fighting for your fellowman.26 lines - Under the banner of brave men and true,
Under our banner, white stars on the blue,12 lines - The workers of Kembla, those leaders of men,
Those leaders of deed as in thought.9 lines
