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In April, James Lionel Michael was found dead in the Clarence River, and in June Charles Harpur died at Euroma. IN APRIL JAMES LINO MICHAEL WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE CLARENCE RIVER AND IN JUNE CHARLES HARPER DIED AT AROMA
is work appeared in the 'Athenaeum' during the next four years, and in 1866 it was generously praised by Mr. G. B. Barton in his 'Poets and Prose Writers of New South Wales'. Meanwhile in August, 1863, Kendall was, through Parkes' influence, appointed to a clerkship in the Surveyor-General's Department at one hundred and fifty pounds a year, and three years later was transferred to the Colonial Secretary's Office at two hundred pounds a year. During this period he read extensively, and wrote much verse. By 1867 he had so far overcome his natural shyness that he undertook to deliver a series of lectures at the Sydney School of Arts. One of these, on "Love, Courtship and Marriage", precipitated him into experience of all three; for he walked home after the lecture with Miss Charlotte Rutter, daughter of a Government medical officer, straightway fell in love, and, after a brief courtship, they were married in the following year. The year 1868 was a memorable one for Kendall in other ways. AN DURING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS AND IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY SIX IT WAS GENEROUSLY PRAISED BY MISTER G BARTON IN HIS POETS AND PROSE WRITERS OF NEW SOUTH WALES MEANWHILE IN AUGUST EIGHTEEN SIXTY THREE KENDALL WAS THROUGH PARK'S INFLUENCE APPOINTED TO A CLERKSHIP IN THE SURVEYOR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT AT ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS A YEAR AND THREE YEARS LATER WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT TWO HUNDRED POUNDS A YEAR DURING THIS PERIOD HE READ EXTENSIVELY AND WROTE MUCH VERSE BY EIGHTEEN SIXTY SEVEN HE HAD SO FAR OVERCOME HIS NATURAL SHYNESS THAT HE UNDERTOOK TO DELIVER A SERIES OF LECTURES AT THE SYDNEY SCHOOL OF ARTS ONE OF THESE ON LOVE COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE PRECIPITATED HIM INTO EXPERIENCE OF ALL THREE FOR HE WALKED HOME AFTER THE LETTER WITH MISS CHARLOTTE RUDDER DAUGHTER OF A GOVERNMENT MEDICAL OFFICER STRAIGHTWAY FELL IN LOVE AND AFTER A BRIEF COURTSHIP THEY WERE MARRIED IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE YEAR EIGHTEEN SIXTY EIGHT WAS A MEMORABLE ONE FOR KENDALL IN OTHER WAYS
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