Frederick Oswald Barnett [SEP] date of death
Frederick Oswald Barnett
Frederick Oswald Barnett (1883–1972) was an Australian social reformer. He was responsible for raising public awareness of inner-city poverty and leading the campaign for improved housing conditions.
Early life.
Born on 28 September 1883 in Brunswick a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, Barnett was the son of working class parents. He attended the Albert Street Primary School until 1898 when he joined the Education Department, initially as monitor, and eventually as student-teacher. He resigned in 1902, to
1945.
- Happy Endings to Old Nursery Rhymes - Rhymes by F. Oswald Barnett Pictures by Dorothy Dibdin, The Book Depot Melbourne 1945.
- Prayers for Those Who Cannot Sleep, 1946.
- How Lovely is This World and other Poems, NH Seward Pty, Melbourne, 1961
See also.
- Dudley Flats
- Public housing in Australia
- Housing Commission of Victoria
External links.
- Barnett, Frederick Oswald - Australian Dictionary of Biography Entry
- Culture Victoria – images and