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Seagram, Giles (1857 - ?)

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    Bushmen All : a romance of the never-never
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    Jack Halliday, stockman : a story of Australian bush life
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Born
1857
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Alternative Names
  • Driscoll, Henry John (Birth name)

Summary

Seagram was born Henry John Driscoll at Adelaide, but few details of his life are now available. His novels Jack Halliday, Stockman (1905) and Bushmen All (1909) are sensational tales of romance and bush adventure.

Published resources

Books

  • Seagram, Giles, Robt. S. Frearson's budget of interesting sketches and stories : depicting bush experience in the early days of South Australia, Robt. S. Frearson, Adelaide, 1905. Details
  • Seagram, Giles, Jack Halliday, stockman : a story of Australian bush life, Vardon & Pritchard, Adelaide, 1905, 341 pp. Details
  • Seagram, Giles, Bushmen All : a romance of the never-never, Vardon & Sons, Adelaide, 1908, 327 pp. Details

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

  • Papers [ca. 1906] - Giles Seagram, c. 1906, NLA MS 7859; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

Rachael Weaver

Created: 16 May 2008, Last modified: 10 June 2015