[Editor: This short story by “Tom Collins” (Joseph Furphy) was published in Steele Rudd’s Magazine (Brisbane, Qld.), September 1906.] A vignette of Port Phillip. (For Steele Rudd’s Magazine.) If the heaven of the hedonist be found (as some think) in idyllic conditions … [Read more...] about A vignette of Port Phillip [by “Tom Collins” (Joseph Furphy), September 1906
Australian Aborigines
The real Australian tongue [by P. I. O’Leary, 11 August 1938]
[Editor: This article about the languages of the Australian Aborigines, by P. I. O’Leary, was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 August 1938.] The real Australian tongue Too true it is, alas, that the Australian Aborigines are becoming fewer and fewer. Will … [Read more...] about The real Australian tongue [by P. I. O’Leary, 11 August 1938]
The Cobra-Bal, or Bald Pated Blacks [10 July 1858]
[Editor: A “tongue in cheek” article about a newly-discovered tribe of Aborigines, who were said to have goldfields nearby. Published in Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, 10 July 1858. See the related article, “New race of Aboriginals: Gold discovery”.] The … [Read more...] about The Cobra-Bal, or Bald Pated Blacks [10 July 1858]
New race of Aboriginals: Gold discovery [10 July 1858]
[Editor: An article published in Bell’s Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer, 10 July 1858. See the related light-hearted article, “The Cobra-Bal, or Bald Pated Blacks”.] New race of Aboriginals. — Gold discovery. — Some time since a paragraph appeared in the Empire … [Read more...] about New race of Aboriginals: Gold discovery [10 July 1858]
Black Trackers [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
[Editor: This is an entry from The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia (1925).] Black Trackers, aboriginals attached to the police force in several Australian States, who are employed chiefly in tracking criminals and lost persons in outlying districts. The earliest known … [Read more...] about Black Trackers [The Illustrated Australian Encyclopaedia, 1925]
New Colony [October 1787]
[Editor: An article about Australia, printed prior to the establishment of the colony at Sydney, New South Wales. Published in The New London Magazine, October 1787.] New Colony. A description of New Holland, particularly the Eastern Coast, called South-Wales, in which … [Read more...] about New Colony [October 1787]
Settlement of Tasmania: Early bushrangers: Hostile Blacks [chapter 39 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton]
[Editor: This is chapter 39 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton. Published in The Sunday Mail, 24 March 1935.] The story of Australia — XXXIX Settlement of Tasmania Early bushrangers: Hostile Blacks Colonel David Collins, the first Governor of Tasmania, … [Read more...] about Settlement of Tasmania: Early bushrangers: Hostile Blacks [chapter 39 of “The story of Australia” by Martin Hambleton]
Among the Aborigines: A Perth lady’s visit: Mrs. Daisy Bates eulogised [11 September 1921]
[Editor: An article on the work of Daisy Bates. Published in The Sunday Times, 11 September 1921.] Among the Aborigines A Perth lady’s visit Mrs. Daisy Bates eulogised By Miss C. L. Ruxton. [Recently Miss C. L. Ruxton, of Government House, Perth, paid a visit to … [Read more...] about Among the Aborigines: A Perth lady’s visit: Mrs. Daisy Bates eulogised [11 September 1921]
Liquor for half-castes [7 August 1936]
Liquor for half-castes. Concern at Exemption Ordinance Adelaide, Aug. 6.— A recent ordinance of the Federal Government allowing certain half-caste aborigines in Northern Australia to purchase intoxicating liquor was discussed today at a meeting of the Aborigines’ Friends’ … [Read more...] about Liquor for half-castes [7 August 1936]
Breeding out of half-castes: Doctor’s plea [24 March 1934]
Breeding out of half-castes Doctor’s plea Perth, March 23. In evidence given before the Royal Commissioner on Aborigines (Mr. H. D. Moseley) to-day, Dr. Cyril Bryan urged the scientific breeding-out of black blood from half-castes by marrying them to people with a … [Read more...] about Breeding out of half-castes: Doctor’s plea [24 March 1934]