George Herbert Gibson (28 August 1846 – 18 June 1921) was an Anglo-Australian writer of humorous ballads and verse. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. He is better known by his pen name, Ironbark and Guy Grist
Gibson was born in Plymouth, England, where his father was a solicitor. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Gibson also qualified as a solicitor in 1868 but the next year he decided to emigrate to New Zealand, soon crossing the Tasman to settle in New South Wales, where he had experience on the land for some years. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 Kilometres (1250 Miles across
In Sydney Gibson pursued a career in the lands department initially as a temporary clerk in June 1876 He was later appointed to the permanent staff on 1 January 1877, a job that allowed him to tour the Outback and regional areas of the colony and gain a strong impression of the culture and characters of the Bush. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Outback or the Outback refers to remote arid areas of Australia, although the term colloquially can refer to any lands outside of the main Urban areas The bush is a term used for rural possibly lawless undeveloped land or country areas in many places such as Australia, New Zealand, Sub-Saharan Africa His knowledge of the hardships on the land and the trials of the selectors informs much of his humorous verse. This tendency is seen in the following extract from Nursery Rhymes for Infant Pastoralists:
- Baa, baa, black sheep
- Have you any wool?
- Yes, sir, oh, yes, sir! three bales full.
- One for the master who grows so lean and lank;
- None for the mistress,
- But two for the Bank!
Like his more well-known contemporary, A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson, much of Gibson's best work appeared in the strongly nativist Sydney Bulletin. Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941 was a famous Australian Bush poet, journalist and author He had no pretension about his work, describing it in the preface to Ironbark Splinters as "the lightest of light reading" and only "the thistledown and cobwebs" of Australian literature. Australian literature began soon after the settlement of the country by Europeans Common themes include indigenous and settler identity alienation exile and relationship
Gibson left the department of lands for a time, but joined it again in January 1882, and on 1 May 1883 was appointed a relieving crown land agent. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He became inspector of crown land agents' offices on 20 August 1896, and in his official capacity travelled widely throughout New South Wales. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year He retired from the department on 30 June 1915 and lived at Lindfield until he died in Lindfield, Sydney, at the age of 74. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lindfield is the name of more than one place Lindfield New South Wales, Australia Lindfield West Sussex, England
Works
- Southerly Busters (1878)
- Old Friends under New Aspects (1883)
- Ironbark Chips and Stockwhip Cracks (1893) – illustrations by Percy Spence and Alf Vincent
- Ironbark Splinters from the Australian Bush (1912)
References
- Serle, Percival (1949). Percy Frederick Seaton Spence (1868 - 1933 was an Australian artist "Gibson, George Herbert". Dictionary of Australian Biography. The Dictionary of Australian Biography, published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain 1949 edition of Dictionary of Australian Biography from Project Gutenberg of Australia, which is in the public domain in Australia and the United States of America. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of Australian Biography, published in 1949, is a reference work by Percival Serle containing information on notable people associated with
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