Laurence Henry Hicks (1912-1997) was an Australian composer.
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Hicks is known as the person who composed the music to the national anthem of Nauru, in 1968, in preparation for the independence of that country.
Hicks's composition of the music of the national anthem of Nauru entitled Nauru Bwiema, is associated with the lyrics of Margaret Hendrie.
Both Hicks and Hendrie lived until the 1990s; Hendrie died in 1990 and Hicks in 1997. Their association may be said to symbolize the ongoing cultural links between Nauru and Australia.