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During one of these he caught a chill; his lungs were affected, and rapid consumption followed. DURING ONE OF THESE HE CAUGHT A CHILL HIS LUNGS WERE AFFECTED AND RAPID CONSUMPTION FOLLOWED
. There he spent seven tranquil years with his wife and family, and wrote the best of his poems. In some of these he said all that need be said against himself, for he was always frankly critical of his conduct and work. In his later years Kendall tasted some of the sweets of success. He wrote the words of the opening Cantata sung at the Sydney International Exhibition in 1879, and won a prize of one hundred pounds offered by 'The Sydney Morning Herald' for a poem on the Exhibition. His third collection--'Songs from the Mountains'--was published at Sydney in 1880, and realized a substantial profit. In 1881 Sir Henry Parkes made a position for him, an Inspectorship of State Forests at five hundred pounds a year. Kendall's experience in the timber business well fitted him for this, though his health was not equal to the exposure attendant on the work. He moved to Cundletown, on the Manning River, before receiving the appointment, and from that centre rode out on long tours of inspection. EVEN TRANQUIL YEARS WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY AND WROTE THE BEST OF HIS POEMS IN SOME OF THESE HE SAID ALL THAT NEED BE SAID AGAINST HIMSELF FOR HE WAS ALWAYS FRANKLY CRITICAL OF HIS CONDUCT AND WORK IN HIS LATER YEARS KENDALL TASTED SOME OF THE SWEETS OF SUCCESS HE WROTE THE WORDS OF THE OPENING CANTA SUNG AT THE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN EIGHTEEN SEVENTY NINE AND WON A PRIZE OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OFFERED BY THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD FOR A POEM ON THE EXHIBITION HIS THIRD COLLECTION SONGS FROM THE MOUNTAINS WAS PUBLISHED AT SYDNEY IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY AND REALIZED A SUBSTANTIAL PROPHET IN EIGHTEEN EIGHTY ONE SIR HENRY PARKES MADE A POSITION FOR HIM AN INSPECTORSHIP OF STATE FORESTS AT FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR KENNELL'S EXPERIENCE IN THE TIMBER BUSINESS WELL FITTED HIM FOR THIS THOUGH HIS HEALTH WAS NOT EQUAL TO THE EXPOSURE ATTENDANT ON THE WORK HE MOVED TO KUNDOTOWN ON THE MANNING RIVER BEFORE RECEIVING THE APPOINTMENT AND FROM THAT CENTER RODE OUT ON LONG TOURS OF INSPECTION
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