Dorothea Mackellar

Isobel Marion Dorothea Mackellar OBE (1 July 1885 – 14 January 1968) was an Australian poet and fiction writer.

Her memorial service was held at St Mark's Anglican Church in Darling Point, and she is buried in Waverley Cemetery, in the eastern suburbs of Sydney.

In addition to writing poems, Mackellar also wrote novels, one by herself, Outlaw's Luck (1913), and at least two in collaboration with childhood friend Ruth Bedford.

[4] In the New Year's Day Honours of 1968, Mackellar was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to Australian literature.

[6] A federal electorate covering half of Sydney's Northern Beaches is named in her honour as well as Mackellar Crescent in the Canberra suburb of Cook.

[9] In conjunction with the January unveiling, there was an exhibition of a series of 34 water colour paintings by Jean Isherwood illustrating "My Country".

Dunara , Mackellar's childhood home in Point Piper
Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet
Mackellar dressed as one of the Graces for Mrs. T.H. Kelly's Italian Red Cross Day tableaux at the Palace Theatre, 20 June 1918