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Francis H. BrownPrint Page 
15-March-2016
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson
The monument commemorates Bourke`s riverboat poet, Francis H. Brown (1884-1933).
Francis Brown worked in Bourke for his two brothers, Walter and Herbert, who ran a paddle steamer business which included the paddle steamer, P.S. Nile, almost the last steamer to work that part of the Darling River. Brown`s poetry often featured the paddle steamers. Francis (Frank) Brown passed away at Gundabooka in 1933, at 49 years of age.
Location
| Address: | Darling Street, Rotary Park, Bourke, 2842 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -30.087499 Long: 145.938445 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Arts |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 25th September, 1993 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MA FRANCIS H.BROWN
1884-1933.
Bourke`s Riverboat Poet
"The splash, splash, splash of the dreadnought`s wheel,
As out from a timbered bend she`d steal,
To straighten her barge on an even keel,
with a load from the Dunlop Shed".
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
