Jun 02, 1864Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaDied on 01 Jan 1931 (aged 66)Gemini
About Heber Hedley Booth
Heber Hedley Booth (2 June 1864 – 9 August 1936) was a Queensland-based Australian poet who wrote under the nom de plume Opal, known principally for his inaugural anthology Opalodes (1909).
His poems made much reference to the locations of northern Australia, although several involved political comment of actions at the time.
Booth's writings covered the early Federation of Australia from a Queensland perspective, possibly influenced by the earlier 1890s Central Queensland Territorial Separation League and the ongoing North Queensland separation movements.