Henry George Lamond MBE (13 June 1885 – 12 July 1969) was an Australian farmer and writer, notable for his novels about the land, people and animals of outback Queensland.
In addition to his fiction and non-fiction books, he wrote over 900 essays and articles for magazines including Walkabout.
From 1902 to 1927 he worked at jobs ranging from jackaroo to horse-breaker to manager on various properties in western Queensland.
On 27 June 1910 Lamond married Eileen Meta Olive McMillan at Maneroo Station, about 40 miles (64 km) from Longreach.
[4] The couple had a daughter and two sons (one of whom, Hal, was killed in 1942 while serving with the Royal Australian Air Force).