Background
Henry Tate was born in Prahran, Melbourne, the son of Henry Tate, an accountants
Henry Tate was born in Prahran, Melbourne, the son of Henry Tate, an accountants
He worked as a clerk before becoming a music teacher. Tate had fewer pupils than he might, however, for he would not encourage a child with no talent, and did not believe in coaching children for music examinations. The value of Tate"s work had scarcely begun to be appreciated when he died after a short illness on 6 June 1926.
They had no children.
His poems were collected and published in 1928 with a portrait and an introduction by Elsie Cole.