Norma Davis
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| Born | Norma Lochlenah Davis 10 April 1905 Glenora, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 5 November 1945 (aged 40) Perth, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
Norma Lochlenah Davis (10 April 1905 – 5 November 1945) was an Australian poet.[1]
Born in Glenora, Tasmania, [2] David moved with her parents and younger sister to Perth, Tasmania, where she lived in a house that is now the Jolly Farmer Inn. Davis remained there until her death.
Davis died of cancer at her home, Glenarvon, Perth on 5 November 1945. Her remains were privately cremated.[3]
Working life
Davis began publishing poetry in the Jindyworobak. It was only in the early 1940s, shortly before her death, that Davis concentrated fully on writing.[2]
Bibliography
Poetry collections
References
- ^ "Austlit — Norma L. Davis". Austlit. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 August 2008. Or Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 587-588.
- ^ "Obituary: Miss Norma L. Davis". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954). 6 November 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Australian Poets and Their Works, by William Wilde, Oxford University Press, 1996.
- ^ "Austlit — Earth Cry by Normal L. Davis". Austlit. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — I, the Thief by Normal L. Davis". Austlit. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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