[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VII Naval power and world politics “The supremacy of the British Navy [1] is the safety of Australia, and this supremacy is absolute.” That was the conviction in which the people … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter VII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
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Part I Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VI A study of British sentiment The Japanese descent upon the Northern Territory had been well timed. Over the world of white men there lingered the afterglow of an epoch of … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part I Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter V Australia’s reply The flutter of excitement into which the Commonwealth had been thrown by the cablegrams from Thursday Island relating to the Changsha discovery, died quickly … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part I Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IV Japan explains The Japanese colony in the Northern Territory had been successfully founded. Of its first period of existence and growth no official information has yet become … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part I Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter III Dancing on a volcano Thomas Burt and his friend reached Pine Creek on April 6; exhausted and dishevelled. Their news created such an impression locally that a railway engine … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part I Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter II An unadvertised immigration policy For several years preceding 1912 constant reports of famine in Japan had reached Europe. Travellers had vouchsafed for their accuracy, and … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part I Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Part I The Feet of Clay Chapter I Ships that pass in the night In the evening of April 1, 1912, two white men were camping upon a sandy rise overlooking Junction Bay, Northern … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Preface [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is the preface from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Preface “The Australian Crisis” is the final result of an attempt on my part, early in 1907, to write a magazine article dealing with the dangers to which the neighbourhood of overcrowded … [Read more...] about Preface [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
The Glossary [for The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, by C.J. Dennis]
[Editor: This glossary of words and phrases by C.J. Dennis was published in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke.] The Glossary GLOSSARY For use with “The Sentimental Bloke” and “Ginger Mick.” A.I.F. — Australian Imperial Force. Alley, to toss in the. — To give up … [Read more...] about The Glossary [for The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, by C.J. Dennis]
Preface to first edition [by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This preface by Henry Lawson was published in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke.] Preface to first edition My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book. I think a man can best write a preface to his own book, provided he … [Read more...] about Preface to first edition [by Henry Lawson]
Preface to the fifty-first thousand [by C.J. Dennis]
[Editor: This preface by C.J. Dennis was published in The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke.] Preface to the fifty-first thousand Nearly a year ago Henry Lawson wrote in his preface to the first edition of these rhymes : “I think a man can best write a preface to his own … [Read more...] about Preface to the fifty-first thousand [by C.J. Dennis]
Acknowledgment [Australians Yet and Other Verses, by Grant Hervey]
[Editor: This preface by Grant Hervey was published in Australians Yet and Other Verses, 1913.] Acknowledgment Of the verses contained in this first instalment of my Big-Australian message, the greater number originally appeared in the Bulletin. Others are reprinted from … [Read more...] about Acknowledgment [Australians Yet and Other Verses, by Grant Hervey]
Introduction [by Bertram Stevens, in “The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse”, 1909]
[Editor: This introduction to The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse (1909) by Bertram Stevens gives a brief history of Australian literature and poetry, from the founding of the colony in New South Wales in 1788, up to about 1900.] Introduction As the literature of a … [Read more...] about Introduction [by Bertram Stevens, in “The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse”, 1909]
Preface [Short Stories in Prose and Verse]
[Editor: This preface by Henry Lawson was published in Short Stories in Prose and Verse, 1894.] Preface. This is an attempt to publish, in Australia, a collection of sketches and stories at a time when everything Australian, in the shape of a book, must bear the imprint … [Read more...] about Preface [Short Stories in Prose and Verse]
Preface [The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses]
[Editor: This preface by Rolf Boldrewood and notation by “Banjo” Paterson were published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895.] Preface. It is not so easy to write ballads descriptive of the bushland of Australia as on light consideration would appear. … [Read more...] about Preface [The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses]