Mary Gilmore

Australian poet (1865–1962)

Dame Mary Jean Gilmore DBE (née Cameron; 16 August 1865 – 3 December 1962) was an Australian writer and journalist known for her prolific contributions to and the broader national discourse. She wrote both prose and poetry.

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Birth Name: Mary Jean Cameron

Alternative Names: Dame Mary Jean Gilmore • Dame Mary Jane Gilmore • Cameron

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It's us two when it's morning, And us two when it's night;
And us two when it's troubled, And us two when it's bright;And us two don't want nothing To make life good and true,
And lovin'-sweet, and happy, While us two's got us two.

I span and Eve span,
A thread to bind the heart of man!