[Editor: This article was published in The Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 9 March 1859.] A polite policeman. — The real or imaginary privileges and rights of that oft invisible body yclept the “Police,” — or rather, their own notion of their own importance, entertained by some of … [Read more...] about A polite policeman [9 March 1859]
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Books and Bookmen [an anecdote regarding an impromptu ship race, 11 January 1900]
[Editor: This anecdote, written at the time of the Boer War (1899-1902), is an extract from the “Books and Bookmen” column, published in Table Talk (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 January 1900.] Books and Bookmen. When the steamer Warrigal cleared Sydney Heads for Melbourne with … [Read more...] about Books and Bookmen [an anecdote regarding an impromptu ship race, 11 January 1900]
Australiana [15 January 1936]
[Editor: These items are from the “Australiana” column published in The World’s News (Sydney, NSW), 15 January 1936.] Australiana The hairless horse Whenever I try to tell the truth about the hairless horse of Queensland the audience walks away without a word — politely, … [Read more...] about Australiana [15 January 1936]
A lady not in the very best of circumstances [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]
[Editor: This untitled article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886.] [A lady not in the very best of circumstances] A lady not in the very best of circumstances, and whose husband retired from the vulgar gaze for two years’ rest just after last … [Read more...] about A lady not in the very best of circumstances [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]
The “Sundowner” [by Gladys Johns, 4 April 1935]
[Editor: Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 April 1935.] The “Sundowner.” When I first saw him he was loitering in the shade of an old gum tree — his swag, his billy, and his dog. As I passed, I nodded in the friendly bush fashion. “Good-day,” he said. “Kind … [Read more...] about The “Sundowner” [by Gladys Johns, 4 April 1935]
[A dusty old dryblower from the Fields] [28 April 1901]
[Editor: An anecdote (possibly by “Dryblower” Murphy) published in the “Variety Vamps and Sunday Satires” column in The West Australian Sunday Times, 28 April 1901.] [A dusty old dryblower from the Fields] A dusty old dryblower from the Fields recently arrived in … [Read more...] about [A dusty old dryblower from the Fields] [28 April 1901]
Extracts from the “Verse and Worse” column [26 May 1901]
[Editor: Some extracts from “Dryblower” Murphy’s “Verse and Worse” column. Published in The West Australian Sunday Times, 26 May 1901.] Verse — and Worse. A politician publican of Fremantle was recently delivering an impassioned address to a group of coal lumpers in his … [Read more...] about Extracts from the “Verse and Worse” column [26 May 1901]
Aussiosities [8 March 1918]
[Editor: The “Aussiosities” column of anecdotes and humourous items. Published in Aussie: The Australian Soldiers’ Magazine, no. 3, 8 March 1918.] Aussiosities. The bombing instructor was handing out the dinkum oil on the method of clearing a sap by bombing along it from … [Read more...] about Aussiosities [8 March 1918]
Aussiosities [16 February 1918]
[Editor: The “Aussiosities” column of anecdotes and humourous items. Published in Aussie: The Australian Soldiers’ Magazine, 16 February 1918. In the 18 January 1918 issue of Aussie (on page 11) readers were asked if they knew of the origin of the word “digger” as applied to … [Read more...] about Aussiosities [16 February 1918]
Aussiosities [18 January 1918]
[Editor: The “Aussiosities” column of anecdotes and humourous items. Published in Aussie: The Australian Soldiers’ Magazine, no. 1, 18 January 1918.] Aussiosities. It wasn’t the kind of night to make anyone high spirited. The road was wet and slippery and the fog-logged … [Read more...] about Aussiosities [18 January 1918]