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Name	William Baylebridge
Alternative Names	Charles William Blocksidge
Born	12 December, 1883 East Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	7 May, 1942 (aged 58) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	poet (1908-1919) Overseas journalist (1919-1942) New South Wales, Australia poet (1919-1942) New South Wales, Australia book publisher (1922-1942) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Gold Medal (Australian Literature Society) (recipient, 1940)

* Dates are approximate