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2 October 2022 ·

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Theft of golden washdirt [crime, 16 October 1903]
Newtown Police Court [crimes, 28 March 1885]
The Light on the Hill [speech by Ben Chifley, 12 June 1949]
Among the ice: An Australian’s experiences [22 January 1914]
A sovereign people [by W. G. Spence, 2 July 1908]

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Australian slang, words, and phrases
Click Go the Shears [folk music, lyrics; traditional Australian song, 1890s]
The Man from Snowy River [poem by Banjo Paterson]
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The Bard and the Lizard [poem by John Shaw Neilson]

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The Bastard from the Bush [poem, circa 1900]
A Book for Kids [by C. J. Dennis, 1921]
Click Go the Shears [traditional Australian song, 1890s]
Core of My Heart [“My Country”, poem by Dorothea Mackellar, 24 October 1908]
Freedom on the Wallaby [poem by Henry Lawson, 16 May 1891]
The Man from Ironbark [poem by Banjo Paterson]
Nationality [poem by Mary Gilmore, 12 May 1942]
The Newcastle song [music video, sung by Bob Hudson]
No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest [poem by Mary Gilmore, 29 June 1940]
Our pipes [short story by Henry Lawson]
Rommel’s comments on Australian soldiers [1941-1942]
Shooting the moon [short story by Henry Lawson]

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