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Bruce Dawe

Bruce Dawe, Australian poet and academic (died 2020)

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Born
February 15, 1930
Died
April 1, 2020
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1930

About Bruce Dawe

Donald Bruce Dawe was an Australian poet and academic. Some critics consider him one of the most influential Australian poets of all time. In 1999, Dawe endowed the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize of $2,500 to be awarded annually to an Australian poets. In 1993, Dawe retired from full-time teaching and was appointed as the first honorary professor of USQ. In 1992, when DDIAE became the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Dawe was appointed associate professor.

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Bruce Dawe timeline

  1. In 1992, when DDIAE became the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Dawe was appointed associate professor.
  2. In 1993, Dawe retired from full-time teaching and was appointed as the first honorary professor of USQ.
  3. In 1999, Dawe endowed the Bruce Dawe National Poetry Prize of $2,500 to be awarded annually to an Australian poets.

The world when Bruce Dawe was born

Bruce Dawe was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bruce Dawe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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