Other Verses (1914); Dreamharbour (1923); and Fancy Dress (1926). In addition to writing poems, Mackellar also wrote novels, one by herself, Outlaw's Luck (1913), and at least two in collaboration with childhood friend Ruth Bedford. These are The Little Blue Devil (1912) and Two's Company (1914). According to Dale Spender, little has been written or is yet known about the circumstances behind this collaboration. Honours In the New Year's Day Honours of 1968, Mackellar was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to Australian literature. She died two weeks later in Paddington, New South Wales after a fall. She is buried with her father and family in Waverley Cemetery overlooking the open ocean. Her poem Colour, her own favourite, was read at the service. Legacy A federal electorate covering half of Sydney's Northern Beaches is named in her honour as well as Mackellar Crescent in the Canberra suburb of Cook. On Australia Day, 26 January 1983, a memorial to Mackellar was unveiled and dedicated in ANZAC Park, Gunnedah. The centrepiece of the memorial, a statue of Mackellar on horseback by Dennis Adams, was a temporary fibreglass version. The finished bronze version was installed in September 1983. In conjunction with the January unveiling, there was an exhibition of a series of 34 water colour paintings by Jean Isherwood illustrating My Country. The watercolours were eventually put on permanent display in the Gunnedah Bicentennial Regional Gallery. Isherwood set about painting a series of oils based on the watercolours which were exhibited at the Artarmon Galleries in Sydney in 1986. In 1984, Gunnedah resident Mikie Maas created the "Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards", which has grown into a nationwide poetry competition for Australian school students. References External links Dorothea Mackellar biography page at Gunnedah Tourism Dorothea Mackellar portrait by Norman Grosskopf My Country Text published in The Chronicle (Adelaide, South Australia) 28 July 1932 p. 59 My Country Complete text. Listen to My Country read by Dorothea Mackellar and read more about it on australianscreen online 1885 births 1968 deaths Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire Writers from New South Wales Burials at Waverley Cemetery Australian women poets Deaths from falls 20th-century Australian poets 20th-century Australian women writers 19th-century Australian women Australian book and manuscript collectors