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Wrote poem 'The Evening Star' published in the Maitland Mercury
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Published a series of sonnets
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Unclaimed letter held in General Post Office, Sydney for the month of March
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Wrote the poem 'The Farewell' at Port Stephens
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Poems by Charles Harpur. 'A Song of the Sea Side'
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Poem 'An Intellectual Belief' and 'Virginal Love'
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Poem written by Harpur - The Dying Sorrow of the Widow's Boy'
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Marriage of Charles Harpur to Mary the eldest daughter of E. Doyle of Montrose Park, Jerry's Plains on 2nd July. Officiating minister Rev. J.S. White
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Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time
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Born at Windsor on the Hawkesbury in 1812. In 1843 he went to the Hunter Rive and resided with his brother Joseph for 6 years. In 1850 he married Mary Doyle of Jerrys Plains and by her had 5 children. His son was accidentally shot 2 March 1867 and Mr. Harpur never recovered from the shock. He died 10 June 1868
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Australian Town and Country Journal
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CHARLES HARPUR was born at Windsor, on the Hawkesbury, in the year 1812. He was the second son of Mr. Joseph Harpur, who for many years was master of the Public School in the above-mentioned township. The estimable character and benevolent disposition of his father must still be held in remembrance by many of our old colonists. His elder brother, Joseph J. Harpur, is well known as a writer for the colonial newspaper press. About seven years of his early manhood were passed in Sydney, during part of which time he held a situation in the Sydney Post-Office. While residing in town, he became acquainted with the few literary men of that day, and was on intimate terms with poor brilliant Deniehey in particular. He published, during that period also, a small volume of sonnets, in reference to which he received, quite unexpectedly, a complimentary letter from Robert Lowe, Esq., then a practising barrister in Sydney. The poet was justly proud of this tribute to his talents from one who was known to be a man of eminent ability and a finished scholar. There was published also a small volume of Mr. Harpurs poetry some years afterwards. This was priced at five shillings, but the number of copies sold was so few that it may be said, in the language of Hume, the historian, to have fallen dead or still-born from the press. The expense of its publication was mainly, if not altogether borne — it is just to add — by Mr. Henry Parkes, our present Colonial Secretary, who had not, at that period, entered upon a political career. Giving up the attempt to subsist on the results of his pen, Mr. Harpur left Sydney in 1843 and went to Hunter River, where he resided with his brother Joseph for upwards of six years. In 1850 he married Miss Mary Doyle, the eldest daughter of E. Doyle, Esq., of Eulengo, Jerrys Plains, by whom he had five children. The happiness of his wedded life, so far as it depended on the good qualities of his wife, forms the subject of many of his lyrical effusions......
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Charles Chidley
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Singleton Pioneer Register p. 42
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Born 1813 in Windsor, son of Joseph Harpur and Sarah Chidley. Occpation - Poet, Farmer, Gold Commissioner. Spouse Mary Doyle. Died 10th June 1866. 'The first Australian born poet'. See Pioneer Register for details of descendants