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Richard Harry Graves (17 July 1898 - 3 February 1971) was an Irish-born Australian poet and novelist.

Life[]

Graves was born in Waterford, the home city of his father, Christen Gerald Graves. He was a cousin of English poet Robert Graves.


His father emigrated to Australia in 1909 and Richard followed him in 1911.

He served in the first world war with the 25th Infantry Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force and was wounded at Gallipoli

Career[]

In the second world war Graves founded and led the Australian Jungle Rescue Detachment of 60 soldiers, which was attached to the Far East American Airforce. These men conducted over 300 rescues, all of which were completed successfully and without losses.

After the war, Graves ran a bushcraft school for over 20 years.

Aside from his poetry and adventure novels for children, he wrote 10 classic books on camping and bushcraft, now published in a single volume.

Publications[]

Poetry[]

  • On Gallipoli: An epic of ANZAC. 1958.

Non-fiction[]

  • Bush Hutmaking. Sydney: J.M. Graves, 1952.
  • The Bushcraft Handbooks. Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade, 1952
    • also published as: The 10 Bushcraft Books. Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade, 1965
    • Bushcraft: A serious guide to survival and camping. New York: Schocken Books, 1973; London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978; New York: Warner, 1978; Beauport, QC: CMIC, 1978.
    • also published as Australian Bushcraft: A guide to survival and camping. French's Forest, NSW: Chile, 1989.
    • also published as Bushcraft: The ultimate guide to survival in the wilderness. New York: Skyhorse Books, 2012.

Juvenile[]

  • Spear and Stockwhip: A tale of the Territory. Sydney: Dymock's Book Arcade, 1950.


Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesyWorldCat.[1]

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. Search results = au:Richard Graves 1898-1971, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Aug. 30, 2014.

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