James Edmond
James Edmond (21 April 1859 – 21 March 1933) was a Scottish-Australian journalist and writer of short stories, and notable as an editor of The Bulletin.[1] Edmond was born in Glasgow, the son of James Edmond, carpet-maker, and his wife Janet, née Dickson.[2]
Edmund Close, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in his honour.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Serle, Percival (1949). "Edmond, James". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ↑ Sylvia Lawson, 'Edmond, James (1859 - 1933)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, MUP, 1981, p. 413. Retrieved on 9 October 2008
- ↑ "Australian Capital Territory National Memorials Ordinance 1928 Determination — Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. Periodic (National : 1977–2011), p.18". Trove. 15 May 1987. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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- Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia
- Writers from the Colony of Queensland
- 19th-century Australian male writers