D'Arcy Niland

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D'Arcy Niland (1919 - 1967) was the Australian author of several novels and short stories.

Niland was born in Glen Innes, New South Wales. He married the ex-pat New Zealand author Ruth Park in 1942.

Niland's best known work is The Shiralee, which portrayed an Australian swagman named Macauley and his daughter. It was published in 1955. The Shiralee was made into a movie of the same name in 1957 (starring Peter Finch - see The Shiralee), and a mini-series titled Macauley's Daughter in 1988. Niland also collected a series of Australian folk songs under the title Travelling songs of old Australia (1966).

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