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Old Boys notes [a letter re the outbreak of World War One, December 1914]

25 April 2024 · Leave a Comment

Front cover of "The Sydneian" (Sydney Grammar School), December 1914

[Editor: This letter is an extract from the “Old Boys notes” section published in The Sydneian (Sydney, NSW), December 1914. It was printed during World War One (1914-1918).] Old Boys notes. Fred. Salusbury, who left for England in July, writes thus under address Bank of … [Read more...] about Old Boys notes [a letter re the outbreak of World War One, December 1914]

Filed Under: correspondence Tagged With: 500x500, anecdotes, letters WW1 era (civilian), publication The Sydneian, SourceSydneyGrammarSchool, Sydney Grammar School, World War One (1914-1918), year1914

[In a South Queensland township] [The Bulletin, 24 December 1903]

25 December 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled anecdote was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 24 December 1903.] [In a South Queensland township] In a South Queensland township, just beyond Judas Iscariot and adjacent to the Lamentations of Jeremiah, there was a storekeeper called Simpson … [Read more...] about [In a South Queensland township] [The Bulletin, 24 December 1903]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, anecdotes, love, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, year1903

Luck of the Land Ballot [25 May 1923]

15 April 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This anecdote, about a selector’s bad luck (or another selector’s good luck), was published in The Nowra Leader (Nowra, NSW), 25 May 1923.] Luck of the Land Ballot. Away back in 1874, when Comerong Island was thrown open for selection applicants had to take their … [Read more...] about Luck of the Land Ballot [25 May 1923]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, anecdotes, Comerong Island (New South Wales), free selection, SourceTrove, year1923

A polite policeman [9 March 1859]

4 March 2023 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, anecdotes, police, police abuse of power, SourceTrove, trams, year1859

Books and Bookmen [an anecdote regarding an impromptu ship race, 11 January 1900]

23 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, anecdotes, Boer War (1899-1902), SourceTrove, year1900

Australiana [15 January 1936]

1 November 2020 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: anecdotes, crime law and punishment, humorous anecdotes, Louisa Lawson (1848-1920) (subject), SourceTrove, year1936

A lady not in the very best of circumstances [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

14 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: anecdotes, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceNLA, word nigger, year1886

The “Sundowner” [by Gladys Johns, 4 April 1935]

31 December 2015 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: anecdotes, Gladys Johns, SourceTrove, swagmen, year1935

[A dusty old dryblower from the Fields] [28 April 1901]

22 December 2015 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: anecdotes, Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (likely author), humorous anecdotes, poem, SourceTrove, year1901

Extracts from the “Verse and Worse” column [26 May 1901]

23 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: anecdotes, Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), SourceTrove, year1901

Aussiosities [8 March 1918]

8 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: anecdotes, Aussie magazine issue 3, publication Aussie The Australian Soldiers’ Magazine, SourceIACLibrary, word Digger, year1918

Aussiosities [16 February 1918]

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[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]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: anecdotes, Aussie magazine issue 2, publication Aussie The Australian Soldiers’ Magazine, SourceIACLibrary, year1918

Aussiosities [18 January 1918]

8 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: anecdotes, Aussie magazine issue 1, publication Aussie The Australian Soldiers’ Magazine, SourceIACLibrary, year1918

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