Fred J. Broomfield
Frederick John Broomfield (2 April 1860 – 22 May 1941) was English-born Australian writer, friend of Australian writer
.Flamboyant, bohemian Broomfield was a contributor to The Bulletin and at one time worked there as a sub-editor. Tradition has it that it was Broomfield who accepted Henry Lawson's first Bulletin contribution. He defended Lawson in Henry Lawson and his Critics (1930).[1]
He died in 1941 in Sydney, at the age of 81.[2][3]
References
- ^ Broomfield, Fred J; Brereton, J. Le Gay (John Le Gay), 1871-1933; Lawson, Bertha, 1900-1985; Fellowship of Australian Writers (1931), Henry Lawson and his critics : an address delivered on 28 November 1930, at the Forum Club, before the Fellowship of Australian Writers (1st ed.), Angus & Robertson, retrieved 22 March 2024
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Fred Broomfield Passes". The Australian Worker. Vol. 50, no. 22. New South Wales, Australia. 28 May 1941. p. 7. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ISSN 0007-4039
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