[Editor: This article, about art and culture in Australia, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 20 February 1932.] Artists and Philistines. Mr. S. Ure Smith has been taking the people of Sydney to task for their aesthetic insensibility. It is not the … [Read more...] about Artists and Philistines [20 February 1932]
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Australian culture. Plea for outlet. Lack of publishing facilities. [22 August 1929]
Australian culture. Plea for outlet. Lack of publishing facilities. Lecturing last night at the Kelvin Hall, at the invitation of the educational committee of the Victoria League in Victoria, Mr. Will Dyson made a plea for the establishment and thorough organisation of the … [Read more...] about Australian culture. Plea for outlet. Lack of publishing facilities. [22 August 1929]
The Sydney bridge: Insufficient Australianism [16 February 1924]
The Sydney bridge Insufficient Australianism. Sydney, February 15. “If this idea of buying a foreign bridge for Sydney goes through,” said Mr. Randolph Bedford, “we will sell good money overseas and get the bridge. If it were made here, we would have the money, and the … [Read more...] about The Sydney bridge: Insufficient Australianism [16 February 1924]
Towards Australianism [14 May 1923]
“Toward Australianism.” Cultivating the National Spirit. The life of our young Australian nation will appear noble and beautiful in the eyes of all the world only when it reflects high national ideals which have their root in the mind and heart, aye, in the soul of every … [Read more...] about Towards Australianism [14 May 1923]
Disloyalty. Bogus Australianism. Condemned by federal ministers. [25 April 1921]
[Editor: An example of the viewpoint that to be “Australian” was also to be “British”.] Disloyalty. Bogus Australianism. Condemned by federal ministers. Briefly but emphatically Sir Joseph Cook and Sir Granville Ryrie protested on Saturday evening against the spread … [Read more...] about Disloyalty. Bogus Australianism. Condemned by federal ministers. [25 April 1921]
True Australianism [5 January 1921]
True Australianism. The duty of the teacher. Sydney, January 4. The first interstate conference of public school teachers was opened to-day in Sydney. The Minister for Education (Mr. Mutch), in his opening speech, made an appeal to those present to encourage in their … [Read more...] about True Australianism [5 January 1921]
The Lone Hand [30 September 1920]
“The Lone Hand”. The September issue of “The Lone Hand,” a copy of which we have just received, is such a good Australian magazine that it should be in the home of every person in the district. There is no mistaking the policy of “The Lone Hand” — it is undiluted good … [Read more...] about The Lone Hand [30 September 1920]
Australian art [9 November 1905]
[Editor: An article about Australian art. Published in The Advertiser (Adelaide), 9 November 1905.] Australian art. Everywhere throughout Australia there are gratifying evidences of intellectual and artistic culture which exceed anything that might be reasonably expected, … [Read more...] about Australian art [9 November 1905]
[Australia is becoming every day more and more Australian] [29 December 1892]
[Editor: This untitled article puts forward the proposition that the increasing population of native-born Australians (in contrast to those who came from overseas) see Australia as their homeland, leading to a growing sense of Australian nationality. Published in The Advertiser, … [Read more...] about [Australia is becoming every day more and more Australian] [29 December 1892]
[A growing Australian consciousness] [25 October 1890]
[Editor: This untitled article views the organic development of Australian literature as an indication of a growing Australian consciousness. Published in The Argus, 25 October 1890.] [A growing Australian consciousness] Saturday, October 25, 1890. The federation … [Read more...] about [A growing Australian consciousness] [25 October 1890]
Australianism [14 November 1842]
[Editor: This article attacks what it sees as the “bigotry” of Australianism. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 November 1842.] Australianism The love of country is a passion inherent in the breast of man, whether civilised or savage, whether born in the … [Read more...] about Australianism [14 November 1842]
[Australian candidates for literary fame] [24 June 1824]
[Editor: An early call for a move towards a more culturally independent Australia, advocating that the Australian intelligentsia be educated in Australia rather than go overseas to study. This article is an extract from the news and editorial section of the The Sydney Gazette, 24 … [Read more...] about [Australian candidates for literary fame] [24 June 1824]