D'Arcy Niland

D'Arcy Francis Niland (1917-1967) was an Australian novelist and short story writer best known for The Shiralee. Born in Glen Innes, New South Wales, he spent much of his boyhood travelling with his Irish father. He began work as a copyboy on the Sydney Sun but soon left to travel the country. He led an adventurous life, working in a wide variety of jobs - as an opal miner, circus hand, stevedore and woolshed rouseabout.

D'Arcy Francis Niland (1917-1967) was an Australian novelist and short story writer best known for The Shiralee. Born in Glen Innes, New South Wales, he spent much of his boyhood travelling with his Irish father. He began work as a copyboy on the Sydney Sun but soon left to travel the country. He led an adventurous life, working in a wide variety of jobs - as an opal miner, circus hand, stevedore and woolshed rouseabout. See less