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The Inky Way [column, 6 November 1919]

11 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This column of letters to the editor and news commentary was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] The Inky Way “Copy Boy”: An Inky Way paragraph (B. 9/10/’09) anent the rapidity with which H. G. Wells and Arnold Bennett turn out novels moves … [Read more...] about The Inky Way [column, 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles, letters to the editor Tagged With: 500x500, Australian literature, Jack McLaren (1884-1954) (subject), letter to the editor, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1919

The tragic note in Australian literature [book review, 15 June 1946]

12 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in the “Books of the Day” column in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 15 June 1946.] The tragic note in Australian literature The complaint is often heard that Australian literature is pessimistic, that our writers have been over-concerned … [Read more...] about The tragic note in Australian literature [book review, 15 June 1946]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, book review, SourceTrove, year1946

Australasian Authors’ Week: Our duty to our home-grown writers [by P. I. O’Leary, 25 August 1927]

12 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by P. I. O’Leary was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 August 1927.] Australasian Authors’ Week Our duty to our home-grown writers Between the twelfth and nineteenth of next month Australian and New Zealand Authors’ Week is to be … [Read more...] about Australasian Authors’ Week: Our duty to our home-grown writers [by P. I. O’Leary, 25 August 1927]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, Patrick Ignatius O'Leary (1888-1944) (author), SourceTrove, year1927

Poetry in Australia [article re. Henry Lawson, 20 November 1894]

2 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Australian poetry was published in Hermes: The Magazine of the University of Sydney (Sydney, NSW), 20 November 1894. The article is critical of Adam Lindsay Gordon and Henry Clarence Kendall, but praises the work of Henry Lawson.] Poetry in … [Read more...] about Poetry in Australia [article re. Henry Lawson, 20 November 1894]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870) (subject), Australian literature, Australian poetry (subject), Henry Kendall (1839-1882) (subject), Henry Lawson (1867-1922) (subject), publication Hermes (Sydney), SourceUniversitySydney, year1894

Theatre Royal — “His Natural Life” [theatre review, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

12 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review, of the play “His Natural Life” (based upon the story of the same name by Marcus Clarke), appeared in the “Sundry Shows” column, published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886. The review includes some comments on the state of Australian … [Read more...] about Theatre Royal — “His Natural Life” [theatre review, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, His Natural Life (play), Marcus Clarke (1846-1881) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, theatre review, year1886

The Christmas Observer: A Triumph of Australian art [12 December 1906]

16 September 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A review of the Christmas edition of The Observer. The section regarding literature, “The Literary Contents”, includes some interesting comments on the future of Australian literature. Published in The Register, 12 December 1906.] The Christmas Observer. A … [Read more...] about The Christmas Observer: A Triumph of Australian art [12 December 1906]

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Lions in the path: Book publishing in Australia [by P. R. Stephensen, 31 March 1934]

29 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article by P. R. Stephensen on the need for a book publishing industry in Australia. Published in The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.), 31 March 1934.] Lions in the path Book publishing in Australia A survey of the field (By P. R. … [Read more...] about Lions in the path: Book publishing in Australia [by P. R. Stephensen, 31 March 1934]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, Australian publishing, Australianism, P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (author), SourceTrove, year1934

The present status of Australian literature [letter from Grant Hervey, 25 September 1913]

17 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A letter from Grant Hervey regarding Australian literature; and mentioning his book of poetry, Australians Yet and Other Verses. Published in The Worker (Brisbane), 25 September 1913.] The present status of Australian literature. To the Editor. Sir, — The … [Read more...] about The present status of Australian literature [letter from Grant Hervey, 25 September 1913]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: Australian literature, Australianism, Grant Hervey (1880-1933) (author), SourceTrove, year1913

Songs of the ’Sixties [30 October 1926]

13 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

Songs of the ’Sixties By Spencer Browne. Do Songs Live? One may be pardoned for a difference in view from the old saying that Empires dissolve and peoples disappear, but songs pass not away. Even one questions Ovid in the doctrine that “songs have immunity from death.” … [Read more...] about Songs of the ’Sixties [30 October 1926]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, Editor’s notes, SourceTrove, year1926

Introduction [by Bertram Stevens, in “The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse”, 1909]

12 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This introduction to The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse (1909) by Bertram Stevens gives a brief history of Australian literature and poetry, from the founding of the colony in New South Wales in 1788, up to about 1900.] Introduction As the literature of a … [Read more...] about Introduction [by Bertram Stevens, in “The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse”, 1909]

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Australian literature

10 January 2012 · Leave a Comment

Introduction [by Bertram Stevens, 1909] This introduction to The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse (1909) by Bertram Stevens gives a brief history of Australian literature and poetry, from the founding of the colony in New South Wales in 1788, up to about 1900. C.J. … [Read more...] about Australian literature

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Books and booklets

9 January 2012 · Leave a Comment

Various books and booklets of Australian literature. [Arranged alphabetically by title.] Around the Boree Log and Other Verses [by John O’Brien, 1921] Poems by John O’Brien (Patrick Joseph Hartigan). The Australian Crisis [by C. H. Kirmess, 1909] An “invasion novel”, … [Read more...] about Books and booklets

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Freedom on the Wallaby [poem by Henry Lawson, 16 May 1891]
The Man from Ironbark [poem by Banjo Paterson]
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No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest [poem by Mary Gilmore, 29 June 1940]
Our pipes [short story by Henry Lawson]
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