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    Joseph Furphy (Irish: Seosamh Ó Foirbhithe; 26 September 1843 – 13 September 1912) was an Australian author and poet who is widely regarded as the "Father...
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    Australian teacher best known for championing the work of her friend Joseph Furphy, whose novel Such Is Life had received an indifferent reception upon...
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  • The Diary of Tom Collins is a novel written by the Australian author Joseph Furphy (aka Tom Collins) in 1897, and published on 1 August 1903. It is a fictional...
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    1939 together with Kate Baker for their collaborative work 'Who Was Joseph Furphy?'. Throughout her life, Franklin actively supported Australian literature...
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    Career), Henry Handel Richardson (The Fortunes of Richard Mahony), Joseph Furphy (Such Is Life), Rolf Boldrewood (Robbery Under Arms) and Ruth Park (The...
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    [citation needed] Kate Baker, teacher and literary guardian of the works of Joseph Furphy, was born in Cappoquin. List of towns in the Republic of Ireland Market...
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  • the Furphy Farm Water Cart Johnny Furphy (born 2004), Australian basketball player Joseph Furphy (1843–1912), Australian author and poet Keith Furphy (born...
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    in the Yarra Valley in 1838 and produced their first wine in 1845. Joseph Furphy, often regarded as the father of the Australian novel, was born on the...
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  • 1910 – Rajanikanta Sen, Bangladeshi poet and composer (b. 1865) 1912 – Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (b. 1843) 1912 – Nogi Maresuke, Japanese...
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    home-schooled, Furphy later attended public schools in Kangaroo Ground and Kyneton. His younger brother was the author Joseph Furphy, best known for...
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