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John O'Brien Commemorative Wall

Narrandera NSW

In his 27 years in Narrandera, Father Patrick Hartigan, Catholic Priest and writer, wrote some of this country's most loved bush poetry, published under the name John O'Brien. In the foreground of Saint Mel's Catholic Church, Audley Street, the Frieze Monument recognises the poet-priest John O'Bri.

John O'Brien Commemorative Wall
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In his 27 years in Narrandera, Father Patrick Hartigan, Catholic Priest and writer, wrote some of this country's most loved bush poetry, published under the name John O'Brien. In the foreground of Saint Mel's Catholic Church, Audley Street, the Frieze Monument recognises the poet-priest John O'Brien of 'Around the Boree Log' fame.

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