William Thomas

January 16, 1862 (age 47)

Sparta, Missouri , United States

He worked in various jobs in New South Wales, including as a coal-miner, until he was engaged to write for "The Tribune" in North Sydney, a small weekly associated with the "Daily Telegraph". Goodge remained in Orange, becoming part-owner of "The Leader" at some point, until in the early 1900s he returned to Sydney and began writing for that city"s newspapers, especially "The Sunday Times". Goodge was first married on 21 January 1892. Sometime later he remarried and had another child. Goodge died on 28 November 1909 in North Sydney. During his writing career, Goodge wrote mainly light-verse poems and short stories. Although he did have one novel, The Fortunes of Fenchurch, serialised in the pages of The Sunday Times, the book was never published separately. His best known works were "The Great Australian Adjective", and "The Oozlum Bird". Norman Lindsay, who illustrated the reprint volume of Goodge"s only poetry collection, considered the poet better than C. J. Dennis. "Goodge, with his and Jingles!, is a much better light-verse writer than Dennis, and his book should be reprinted." "The Great Australian Adjective" (1897) "The Oozlum Bird" (1897) "Daley"s Dorg Wattle" (1898) "Mulligan"s Shanty" (1898).

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Born in Sparta, Missouri, Tyndall attended the public schools, Henderson Academy at Sparta, and Sparta Academy. He studied law.

Career

He worked in various jobs in New South Wales, including as a coal-miner, until he was engaged to write for "The Tribune" in North Sydney, a small weekly associated with the "Daily Telegraph". Goodge remained in Orange, becoming part-owner of "The Leader" at some point, until in the early 1900s he returned to Sydney and began writing for that city"s newspapers, especially "The Sunday Times". Goodge was first married on 21 January 1892.

Sometime later he remarried and had another child.

Goodge died on 28 November 1909 in North Sydney. During his writing career, Goodge wrote mainly light-verse poems and short stories.

Although he did have one novel, The Fortunes of Fenchurch, serialised in the pages of The Sunday Times, the book was never published separately. His best known works were "The Great Australian Adjective", and "The Oozlum Bird".

Norman Lindsay, who illustrated the reprint volume of Goodge"s only poetry collection, considered the poet better than C. J. Dennis.

"Goodge, with his and Jingles!, is a much better light-verse writer than Dennis, and his book should be reprinted." "The Great Australian Adjective" (1897) "The Oozlum Bird" (1897) "Daley"s Dorg Wattle" (1898) "Mulligan"s Shanty" (1898).

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From there he was chosen by Harry Newman (Member of Parliament and newspaper proprietor) to edit "The Leader" newspaper in Orange, NSW.

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