Henry Lawson Centre Gulgong in Gulgong, New South Wales | Community museum

Henry Lawson Centre Gulgong

Locality: Gulgong, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6374 2049

Address: 147 Mayne Street 2852 Gulgong, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

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25.01.2022 If youre looking to plan your visit early, the pre-program for the 2018 Henry Lawson Heritage Festival in Gulgong next June is now available from our website: http://henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

25.01.2022 Head to our website for a list of all the winners and placegetters for the 2016 literary awards, plus the top ten finalists for the performance poetry, the winner will be decided at a special presentation on Saturday 11 June at the festival! We hope to see you all there! http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

25.01.2022 Weve added a new link to our website! My Poetic Side is an independent website where you will find Henry Lawsons biography, several of his poems, a multimedia gallery and a timeline/time map of his life! Definitely worth a look! Click below:... http://mypoeticside.com/poets/henry-lawson-poems See more

24.01.2022 You can now download the program for the 2016 Henry Lawson Heritage Festival this June long weekend in Gulgong. Head to the events page on our website and click the link to download the program! http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

23.01.2022 We regret to inform our followers that, due to the spread of Covid-19, the Henry Lawson Museum in Gulgong will be closed until further notice. Unfortunately, the Henry Lawson Heritage Festival and Literary Awards have also been cancelled for 2020. We apologise for any inconvenience.

23.01.2022 The new Henry Lawson Society Newsletter is now available on our website and why not check out the 2018 Festival pre-program while youre there? Happy reading! http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

22.01.2022 The Literary Awards are back! Entries are now open for the 2018 written poetry and performance poetry sections and entry forms are available to download from our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/ Good Luck to all!

22.01.2022 Henry Lawson Festival 2020 Literary Awards - entry forms available now.

21.01.2022 The 2019 Annual Literary Awards are now open! We have two written poetry sections this year, humorous and serious/reflective, and our performance poetry section. You can download the entry forms from our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/ Entries close April 10th, 2019.... Happy writing everyone! See more

20.01.2022 The results for the written poetry section of our 2017 literary awards are now available on our website! http://henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

20.01.2022 We are happy to announce that we have been able to re-open the doors to the Henry Lawson Centre in Gulgong. Our business hours are Saturday-Wednesday 10am - 1pm and Thursday-Friday 10am - 3:30pm The centre is volunteer run therefore we cannot always honour these hours so if you are travelling to visit us we suggest that you call in advance to confirm.

20.01.2022 The results for the 2018 literary awards as well as the finalists of the performance poetry for this year are now available on our website: henrylawsongulgong.org.au

20.01.2022 Presenting the winner and place getters of the Leonard Teale Performance Poetry for 2016! You can view the fill list of results from the 2016 literary awards on our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

19.01.2022 A little late this year but the festival program is finally available for download from our website: http://henrylawsongulgong.org.au/ Looking forward to seeing you all next weekend!

19.01.2022 You can now download the pre-program for the 2017 Henry Lawson Heritage Festival in Gulgong to be held 9 - 12 June! You will find it on the events page of our website: www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au Also, dont forget that entries for the 2017 Literary awards close on 27 March, for more information visit our website.

18.01.2022 Some very proud winners of the 2019 Literary Awards. A big thank you to everyone who helped make our 2019 Heritage Festival a success!

17.01.2022 Thanks to Sue Peel and her family from Victoria for the donation of "Henrys Trunk" - an article used by henry when travelling. It has the inscription "Henry Lawson Esq - New Zealand" embossed on the top.

16.01.2022 Pictured is the grave of Henry Lawsons father, Peter Larsen. According to one of his writings, Lawson built the picket fence that surrounds the grave in Mt Victoria Cemetery, Hartley Vale.

15.01.2022 You can now view the results of the 2019 Literary Awards written Poetry sections on our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

15.01.2022 Henry Lawson is pictured here with two nurses in the nursing home where he was hospitalised after having a stroke in 1921. He died in 1922 at the age of 55.

15.01.2022 Dont forget that on our website we have a great list of links to poetry websites, educational resources and places of interest! Head to www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/ and check it out!

14.01.2022 Pictured is a schoolhouse in New Zealand where Henry Lawson and his wife Bertha both taught while living in NZ shortly after they were married. At the time there were no qualifications needed to be a teacher there and it was good for Lawson as there was no alcohol and they were only sent general supplies every two weeks. It was while living in NZ that Lawson wrote the famous short story, The Loaded Dog.

13.01.2022 Henry Lawson Used to go camping at Mallacoota in Victoria with Tom Mutch, a friend of his who was a politician at the time. They would often go for a month or more at a time.

11.01.2022 Head to the news page of our website to download or view the results of the 2018 literary awards including the performance poetry sections: http://henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

10.01.2022 You can now download the pre-program for the 2019 Henry Lawson Heritage Festival in Gulgong! Head to our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

09.01.2022 The Henry Lawson Heritage Festival is coming up quick! This June long weekend in Gulgong.

08.01.2022 The results for the 2017 Literary Awards, written and performance poetry, are now available on our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

08.01.2022 It is said that Henry Lawson would often tell stories or recite poetry to children on the streets of Northern Sydney.

07.01.2022 Congratulations to all who entered our annual literary awards for 2017. Pictured here are the winners and placegetters for the written poetry and performance poetry sections for 2017.

07.01.2022 Visit our website to view the latest newsletter from the Henry Lawson Society and dont forget that entries are open for our 2017 literary awards! Entries close 27th March 2017 and entry forms are available on our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

06.01.2022 A reminder that the 2020 Henry Lawson Festival, including the Literary Awards, has been cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience.

05.01.2022 If you would like to enter the 2020 Literary Awards you can now download an entry form from our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

02.01.2022 Entries are now open for The 2017 Annual Literary Awards! You can download an entry for from our website at: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/ Entries close 27 March 2017.

02.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is now available on our website: http://www.henrylawsongulgong.org.au/

02.01.2022 Pictured is Peter Larsen, Henry Lawsons father, and the boat harbour in Norway from which he came to Melbourne Australia as a ships officer where he jumped ship to chase gold. As a result, a 10 pound reward was put on his head for exertion but he was never caught for this crime.

01.01.2022 Some great photos from the festival in June 2018!