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Billy Jones (1935—2012) was an American-born artist and poet, who immigrated to Australia in 1967 and settled in Kilcoy, Queensland.
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- That s a lot of bunk the happiness boys billy jones and ernest hare
- Billy jones bluez comes callin
- Personal life
- Works
- References
Billy jones bluez comes callin
Personal life
In 1968 Billy Jones met and fell in love with Diane Kelly. They moved together to Caloundra, Queensland and eventually settled at Mary Smokes Creek. Kelly died in a car accident in June 1975.
Works
Commencing shortly after Kelly's death in June 1975 and continuing until his own death in July 2012, Jones worked daily on his journal, in which he recorded observations and wrote poetry and sketches. He produced 167 volumes in total.
His published works include:
The Fryer Library, University of Queensland Library holds a large collection of Billy Jones's journals and personal papers.
References
Billy Jones (artist) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA