R. J. Cassidy

R. J. Cassidy
BornRobert John Cassidy
1880
Coolac, New South Wales
Died26 September 1948(1948-09-26) (aged 67–68)
Bondi Junction, New South Wales
Occupationpoet
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAustralian
Years active1902-1941

R. J. (Bob) Cassidy (1880–1948) was an Australian poet who was born in Coolac, New South Wales.[1]

Working life

After contributing poems and prose to a number of Sydney newspapers Cassidy joined the staff of The Australian Worker in 1908. He later left that paper for the Barrier Truth in Broken Hill, before finally returning to The Australian Worker in 1908.[2] He wrote for the paper under his own name and under that of his major pseudonym, "Gilrooney".[3]

Cassidy was one of the founding members of New South Wales Artists' and Writers' Association, which later joined forces with the Australian Journalists' Association in 1909.[3]

Cassidy died on 26 September 1948 at his home in Bondi Junction[4][5] and was buried in the Catholic section of Waverley Cemetery.[6] His wife died in 1952.[7]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Chandler of Corralinga (1912)[8]

Collections

  • The Land of the Starry Cross and Other Verses (1911) — poetry[9]
  • The Gypsy Road and Other Fancies (1919) — poetry and short stories[10]

References

  1. ^ "R. J. Cassidy". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature edited by Wilde, Hooton and Andrews, 2nd edition, p147
  3. ^ a b The Passing of R. J. Cassidy The Australian Worker 29 September 1948 page 3
  4. ^ "The Passing of R. J. Cassidy". The Australian Worker. Vol. 57, no. 39. New South Wales, Australia. 29 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Family Notices". Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 560. New South Wales, Australia. 27 September 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Family Notices". Sydney Morning Herald. No. 34, 561. New South Wales, Australia. 28 September 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 13 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ Australian Journalists' Association. 133898 55561bbf-0e65-59cf-8678-8b0e5c9a519f (1 September 1952), "Writers Pay Tribute To Lucy Cassidy (1 September 1952)", The Journalist (September 1952), Australian Journalists' Association: 2, ISSN 0022-5584{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Austlit - Chandler of Corralinga by R. J. Cassidy". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Austlit - The Land of the Starry Cross and other Verses by R. J. Cassidy". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Austlit - The Gypsy Road and Other Fancies by R. J. Cassidy". Austlit. Retrieved 8 August 2023.


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