H. A. Lindsay | |
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| Born | Harold Arthur Lindsay (1900-11-13)13 November 1900 |
| Died | 4 December 1969(1969-12-04) (aged 69) |
| Occupation | novelist and writer for children |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1915-1964 |
| Notable works | The First Walkabout |
| Notable awards | Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers |
H. A. Lindsay (1900–1969) was an Australian writer for children who was born inHyde Park, South Australia.[1]
As a child he was educated at Kyre College (nowScotch College, Adelaide).[2]
He travelled widely in Australia before working as a commercial bee-keeper and farmer leading up to the Second World War. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1942 and rose to warrant officer, class one, in the Australian Army Education Service where he taught the bushcraft he had learned on his pre-war travels.[3]
After the war he became a full-time writer and broadcaster, writing regular columns for the MelbourneAge and AdelaideSunday Advertiser newspapers,[3] and forThe Port Phillip Gazette.[4]
He wrote five novels for adults and was awarded theChildren's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers for his workThe First Walkabout which he wrote withNorman B Tindale and published in 1954.[5]
He died inHighgate, South Australia in 1969.[1]
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