In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Henry Lawson was born on June 17, 1867, in Grenfell, Australia. He wrote short stories and ballad-like poems, illuminating the lives of rural, working Australians. Lawson is often called Australia's greatest writer..
Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815 â 27 April 1896) was an Australian politician and businessman who served as a Premier of New South Wales.He has been referred to as the Father of Federation, as he was one of the most influential advocates of the Federation of Australia. the Tenterfield School of Arts Museum and Theatre complex also known as the Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts, a museum in the building where Parkes made the famous Tenterfield Oration, in Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia.