William Henry Ogilvie

William Henry Ogilvie (* August 21 1869 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, † January 30, 1963 in Ashkirk, Selkirk, Scotland ) was a Scottish- Australian poet and horse breeder. He came to Australia in 1889.

Ogilvie had a great passion for horses and riding. He was particularly interested in the outback. He became an expert as a horse breeder, drover and horse -breaker. He worked in Belalie on Warrego, Queensland, and in Maroupe in South Australia. He was described as a quiet Scot of medium size with a red beard and pale complexion.

He wrote lyrical and romantic poetry, which was characterized by its ballad-like style and contained descriptions of life and the people in the outback. Will, as he was called, also wrote a lot about English and Scottish subjects, and his works have been recorded English and Scottish poetry collections. His whole work was originally published in Australia, the country with which he is most closely associated.

His love of the outback as well as dogs and horses is reflected in his works resist (My Life in the Open, Kelpies, The Australian). A collection of his poetry was published in Saddle for a throne in 1952 and Dedicated to Comrades of the camp - fire and patterns; the book includes a foreword by RM Williams, who met him in the late 1940s and was involved in the publication.

A formal portrait of Ogilvie, who is posing with his fox terrier, hangs in the National Library of Australia in Canberra.

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• Ogilvie, William Henry (Will) ( 1869-1963 ), short biography at Australian Dictionary of Biography. Accessed on 13 April 2013.

• Author
• Literature ( English )
• Australian literature
• Poetry
• Briton
• Scotsman
• Born in 1869
• Died in 1963
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