Leslie Alfred Redgrave
| Leslie Alfred Redgrave | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1882 Newtown, Sydney |
| Died |
15 May 1956 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
Newington College University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Writer and headmaster |
| Spouse(s) | Ruby Ella née Bird |
| Children |
Geoffrey Alfred Redgrave Ronald Leslie Redgrave |
| Parent(s) |
Charles Alfred Hurst Redgrave Mary Jane née Bellingham |
Leslie Alfred Redgrave (1882 – 15 May 1956), was an Australian writer, grazier and headmaster.[1] He was often published as L A Redgrave and as an educator was known as L Alfred Redgrave, B.A.[2] Redgrave was best known for his 1913 novel Gwen: a romance of Australian station life.[3]
Birth and education
Redgrave was born in Newtown in Sydney, the son of Charles Alfred Hurst Redgrave and Mary Jane (née Bellingham). He attended Newington College (1899–1902) as a day-boy whilst his parents resided in Paddington. In 1900, and again in 1901, he passed the Junior Examination and in 1902 he was appointed as a Prefect at Newington.[4] In March 1902 he passed the Metriculation Examination and went up to the University of Sydney.[5] Redgrave graduated as a Bachelor of Arts three years later in 1905.[6]
Highfield College
From 1907 until 1915, Redgrave was the proprietor and headmaster of Highfield College at Turramurra. The school was at 51 Ku-ring-gai Avenue[7] and his brother, Wilfred Harold Redgrave, ran the junior school. Advertising for the school said:
(a) An ideal home for young boys, with a mother's care, and best of food, and every comfort.
(b) Primary and secondary education, with the individual attention of graduate masters.
(c) Specially equipped classrooms, dormitories, and playing fields, in a fine healthy climate.[8] On its closure in 1915 the building was demolished and redeveloped with a new home in 1917.[9]
Marriage and children
In 1911 he married Ruby Ella Bird at St Leonards.[10] The union produced two sons, Geoffrey Alfred (born 1912) and Ronald Leslie (born 1913).[11]
Later life
From 1923 until 1943 Redgrave lived at Bellingara, 109 Copeland Road Beecroft.[12] He then moved to Oura via Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, and he died in Wagga in 1956.[13]
Publications
- Gwen: a romance of Australian Station life (1913)
- Feathered favourites: a booklet of bird verse (1932)
- Scatch Cock: a booklet of the bright birds of our bushland pictured in colour and rhyme for children (1933)
- Little bungalows: a practical handbook for the homemaker (1937)[14]
References
- ↑ AusLit Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896–1924) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 4 December 1914. p. 15. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ National Library of Australia Retrieved 22 April 2014
- ↑ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 164
- ↑ University of Sydney Calendar 1902 Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ Alumni Sidneiensis – Leslie Alfred Redgrave BA 1905 Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ "Australian Wines.". The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People (Sydney, NSW : 1900 - 1918) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 6 April 1907. p. 9. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Advertising.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 22 June 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ The Historian Vol. 31 No 1, March 2002 by Jennifer Harvey and Lois McEvoy About No 51 Retrieved 30 April 2014
- ↑ New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ New South Wales Births, Deaths & Marriages Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust – 109 Copeland Road Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ NSW Government – State Records Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ State Library of NSW – Catalogue Retrieved 22 April 2014.