page_title: Bernard O'Dowd
hierarchical_section_title: Bernard O'Dowd
caption_attribution_description: English: Bernard O'Dowd photograph&#160;: gelatin silver&#160;; on card 20 x 15 cm. Accession No: H24419
context_page_description: Bernard Patrick O'Dowd was an Australian poet, activist, lawyer and journalist. He worked for the Victorian colonial and state governments for almost 50 years, first as an assistant librarian at the Supreme Court in Melbourne, and later as a parliamentary draughtsman.
context_section_description: Bernard Patrick O'Dowd (11 April 1866 – 1 September 1953) was an Australian poet, activist, lawyer and journalist. He worked for the Victorian colonial and state governments for almost 50 years, first as an assistant librarian at the Supreme Court in Melbourne, and later as a parliamentary draughtsman.
caption: O'Dowd near age 38
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