[Editor: This brief untitled news item, about some well-behaved convicts, and an Aboriginal girl raised in Sydney, is an extract from the “London” section published in the The London Chronicle (London, England), 24 February 1791.] [By the officer who brought home the … [Read more...] about By the officer who brought home the dispatches from Botany Bay [24 February 1791]
Australian Aborigines
Monday, July 3, 1865 [news items, 3 July 1865]
[Editor: These untitled news items, extracts from a general news section, were published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 3 July 1865. These include reports regarding commemorations of Victoria’s separation from NSW, introduced species, crime reports, manufacturing, squatters and … [Read more...] about Monday, July 3, 1865 [news items, 3 July 1865]
A vignette of Port Phillip [by “Tom Collins” (Joseph Furphy), September 1906
[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
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 (Sydney, NSW), 10 July 1858. See the related article, “New race of Aboriginals: Gold … [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]
Aboriginal songs and words [16 May 1896]
[Editor: A letter published in the The Australian Town and Country Journal which included two Aboriginal songs; these songs were also published in Banjo Paterson’s collection, The Old Bush Songs (1905).] Aboriginal songs and words (By S. M. Mowle.) I am in accord with … [Read more...] about Aboriginal songs and words [16 May 1896]
Australian Aborigines
[The report of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines] [11 January 1888] This article is an example of the thinking of the time that the Australian Aborigines were a dying race, saying that “the aboriginal race is doomed, and is fated to disappear entirely within a few … [Read more...] about Australian Aborigines
The Black Australians [26 March 1925]
[Editor: Article reports on the proposal for a separate Aboriginal state in Australia.] The Black Australians New State movements appear to be popular just at present. A Royal Commission has just spent about nine months and a good many thousand pounds of the taxpayers’ … [Read more...] about The Black Australians [26 March 1925]
Aborigines. Defended by Bishop [7 October 1933]
[Editor: Article calls for efforts to protect Aborigines against Japanese fishermen.] Aborigines Defended by bishop. “Aggressive in self-defence.” Brisbane, Friday. The Bishop of Carpentaria (Dr. S. Davies), who reached Brisbane by the Taiping to-day, said that … [Read more...] about Aborigines. Defended by Bishop [7 October 1933]
An Aboriginal state [15 April 1926]
[Editor: This letter is from the “Notes & queries” column of the The Register.] An Aboriginal state From T. P. Bellchambers:— With regard to a black State for the aborigines, we were given to understand that there would be no attempt made to intermingle strange tribes, but … [Read more...] about An Aboriginal state [15 April 1926]
Dying out: The Aborigines [14 March 1925]
[Editor: Article mentions the proposal for a separate Aboriginal state in Australia. Provides an example of the thinking of the time that the Australian Aborigines were “dying out”.] Dying out. The Aborigines. Adelaide, March 13. The rate at which aborigines are … [Read more...] about Dying out: The Aborigines [14 March 1925]
Mr. Campbell and the blacks [7 October 1910]
[Editor: Donald Campbell, Member of the South Australian parliament, was a defender of the rights of the Australian Aborigines. The second last paragraph of this article indicates that some Aborigines were voting in South Australian elections at that time. Published in The … [Read more...] about Mr. Campbell and the blacks [7 October 1910]
[The report of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines] [11 January 1888]
[Editor: This untitled article provides an example of the thinking of the time that the Australian Aborigines were a dying race, saying that “the aboriginal race is doomed, and is fated to disappear entirely within a few years”. Published in The Age, 11 January 1888.] [The … [Read more...] about [The report of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines] [11 January 1888]
Two Aboriginal Songs [1905]
[Editor: These songs were published in The Old Bush Songs (1905), edited by Banjo Paterson. They were previously published in an article, “Aboriginal songs and words”, in the The Australian Town and Country Journal, 16 May 1896.] Two Aboriginal songs I Korindabria-ah, … [Read more...] about Two Aboriginal Songs [1905]