[Editor: This article, about Wattle Day, and the activities of the Wattle Day League, was published in the Clarence & Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW), 8 September 1910.] Wattle Day. September 1st marked our first Wattle Day. Sydney seemed to be in gala attire; such a … [Read more...] about Wattle Day [8 September 1910]
Agnes L. Storrie (1864-1936) (subject)
Agnes Louise Kettlewell: Well known writer passes [25 August 1936]
[Editor: This obituary, regarding Agnes Louisa Kettlewell (nee Storrie) was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 25 August 1936. It should be noted that although the article gave her middle name as “Louise”, it was actually “Louisa”.] Agnes Louise Kettlewell Well … [Read more...] about Agnes Louise Kettlewell: Well known writer passes [25 August 1936]
Australian Verse [review of Poems by Agnes L. Storrie, 23 December 1899]
[Editor: A review of Poems (1899) by Agnes L. Storrie. Published in The Australasian, 23 December 1899.] Australian Verse.* Miss Agnes L. Storrie comes before the public with a little volume of poems which should earn her an honourable place among Australian singers. … [Read more...] about Australian Verse [review of Poems by Agnes L. Storrie, 23 December 1899]
Agnes Louisa Storrie (Kettlewell)
Agnes Louisa Storrie was a poet, author, journalist and campaigner. She wrote poetry, articles, and short stories; and was a leading campaigner in the Wattle Day movement. Storrie was born in Glenelg, South Australia, on 23 August 1864. She was the sixth child of Scottish … [Read more...] about Agnes Louisa Storrie (Kettlewell)