Pro Hart Poem by Francis Duggan

A miner from Broken Hill he came up the hard way
The famous artist Pro Hart is one who died today
One of Australia's greatest artists his legend will live on
Though the World is ever changing and the life from him has gone.

To say the least of Pro Hart he was an unusual chap
In the World of art he put his Hometown well and truly on the map
Beyond the remote mining Town his fame spread far and wide
And greatness of the great man surely cannot be denied.

In Broken Hill the famed Pro Hart drew his first breath of life
And as Local people they lived there the artist and his wife
And in Broken Hill his children live and there his legacy will remain
Though in his Hometown there never may be one like him again.

He worked so hard in his early years due to his life's circumstance
And in his thirtieth Summer became an artist by chance
Pro Hart the celebrated artist knew of hardship and renown
And it's thanks to him that Broken Hill has become a World known Town.