She had begun writing in her teen years, and at nineteen wrote the poem for which she would become renowned. In claiming 'my country' as a place that could be loved with a passion, despite its harshness, Mackellar voiced for white Australians a resonate sense of belonging, home and national pride.
Mackellar's reputation as a leading Australian poet and a major female contributor to the genre of nationalist verse rests largely on this one poem. View Jean Isherwood's Collection. The Mackellar family owned several properties in the Gunnedah area, including "Kurrumbede" and "The Rampadells" approximately 25 km north west of the town bordering the Namoi River.
In , Gunnedah celebrated the unveiling of a bronze statue of Dorothea Mackellar sitting side-saddle on a horse drinking from a stream. Mrs Maas, upon relocation to Australia, read My Country and was deeply moved by the patriotism displayed in the poem. The poetry competition grew from strength to strength. Was Dorothea Mackellar rich? Where is Kurrumbede Homestead? Is Dorothea Mackellar Aboriginal?
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With Ruth Bedford , a childhood friend, she wrote two other novels , During World War I and as a result of its frequent inclusion in anthologies, 'My Country' became one of the best-known Australian poems, appealing to the sense of patriotism fostered by the war and post-war nationalism.
Photographs of Dorothea in her twenties show her to have been then an ideal image of the Australian girl, pretty, sensitive, and fashionable. She was said to be a strong swimmer, a keen judge of horses and dogs. Her verse shows that she was cultivated and spirited, her novels that she was hopelessly romantic. Between and she was twice engaged.
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