Prominent Figures in  Penola's History:

Alexander Cameron John Riddoch John Shaw Neilson Adam Lindsay Gordon William Ogilvie

John Shaw Neilson

John Shaw Neilson
1872-1942

Born 1872, died 1942, Neilson was a local poet and wrote many poems describing the Penola area.

"Have you
ever been down to
my countree...
where the trees
are green
and tall"

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