[Editor: A poem by Percy Russell, an English author. This work has been included in several anthologies of poetry. The earliest known appearance of this verse was in 1885.] The Birth of Australia Not ’mid the thunder of the battle guns, Not on the red field of an … [Read more...] about The Birth of Australia [poem by Percy Russell, 1889]
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England and Australasia [poem by Percy Russell, 22 April 1885]
[Editor: A poem by Percy Russell, an English author, regarding Australian support for Britain’s war in the Sudan. Published in The Manaro Mercury, 22 April 1885.] England and Australasia. Who said that England stood alone Amid unnumbered foes, Her strength decayed, her … [Read more...] about England and Australasia [poem by Percy Russell, 22 April 1885]