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Australian poet and singer
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1886
Death:
1 January 1965
The details
Biography
Harold Percival Croydon "Duke" Tritton (1886-1965) was an Australian poet and folk singer. His best-known poem, The Sandy Hollow Line, described the hardships of unemployed workers who were given 'sustenance' or 'susso' work construction the Sandy Hollow Maryvale Railway during the Great Depression. The poem was set to music by John Dengate and subsequently recorded by a number of artists including Warren Fahey.
Tritton was a founding member of the Sydney Bush Music Club. He assisted John Meredith in collecting old bush songs.
His autobiography Time Means Tucker was published by The Bulletin in 1958. This publication was a great success and was re-printed numerous times.