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3 unusual facts about Leon Gellert


Leon Gellert

Christchurch-based composer, Richard Oswin made use of his poem, The Last to Leave, in his choral work commissioned by the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir, Three Gallipoli Settings.

He then became litery editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, writing a column 'Something Personal' in the Saturday issues as well as humorous columns for the Sunday Herald and the Sunday Telegraph.

After an education at Adelaide High School, he embarked on a teaching career; first as a student-teacher at Unley High School then at the University of Adelaide's Teacher Training College.



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