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Writing under the pseudonym "The Breaker," Morant penned ballads and bush poems that captured the spirit of frontier life in the late 19th century. His work reflected the rugged landscapes and experiences of settlers, soldiers, and adventurers in colonial Australia.
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- Westward Ho
Analysis (ai): This poem, written in traditional bush ballad...
- Short Shrift
Analysis (ai): The poem explores mortality and the...
- Too Much Light
Analysis (ai): This humorous poem satirizes the excessive...
- Kitty's Broom
Analysis (ai): This Victorian-era poem depicts a woman named...
- An Enthusiastic Sportsman Enthuses
Analysis (ai): An enthusiastic ballad that pays tribute to a...
- A-Shelling Peas
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Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, poet, soldier and convicted war criminal whose skill with horses earned him the nickname "The Breaker".
'''Harry “Breaker” Harbord Morant''' (9 December 1864– 27 February 1902) was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, bush poet, and military officer. While serving with the Bushveldt Carbineers during the Second Anglo-Boer War, Captain Morant was arrested and court-martialed for war crimes– one of the first such prosecutions in British ...
Breaker Morant. Harry Harbord Morant (born Edwin Henry Murrant, 9 December 1864 – 27 February 1902), better known as Breaker Morant, was an English horseman, bush balladist, military officer, and war criminal who was convicted and executed for murdering nine prisoners-of-war (POWs) and three captured civilians in three separate incidents ...
Description. Better known for the manner of his death before a firing squad than what he did in life, Harry Morant is believed to have been born on 9 December 1864 at Somerset in England. Much of his early life is clouded in mystery but he arrived at Townsville, Queensland, in early April 1883.
English born colonial Australian poet mostly published in The Bulletin; enlisted in the Boer war and was court-martial and executed for war-crimes
Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, poet, soldier and convicted war criminal whose skill with horses earned him the nickname "The Breaker". The bulk of his published work appeared in The Bulletin magazine.
