[Editor: This postcard (unused), giving Christmas greetings, includes the Australian flag (blue ensign) and a photo of Australian soldiers marching. The postcard is from the era of World War One (1914-1918); it is possible that the soldiers marching could be part of a 1919 … [Read more...] about Xmas Greetings [postcard, World War One era]
Christmas poetry
What Would You Like? [poem by L. E. Homfray, 21 December 1929]
[Editor: This poem for children, by L. E. Homfray was published in The Farmer and Settler (Sydney, NSW), 21 December 1929.] What Would You Like? Last night when I was fast asleep Old Daddy Christmas came, He woke me up and said to me: “Now tell me what’s your … [Read more...] about What Would You Like? [poem by L. E. Homfray, 21 December 1929]
Echoes of the Christmas Bells [poem by L. E. Homfray, 23 December 1921]
[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in The Robertson Advocate (Robertson, NSW), 23 December 1921.] Echoes of the Christmas Bells. Once again the bells are ringing, Pealing out with joyful voice, Telling us of peace and gladness, Bidding every heart … [Read more...] about Echoes of the Christmas Bells [poem by L. E. Homfray, 23 December 1921]
The Christmas Vision [poem by L. E. Homfray, 17 December 1920]
[Editor: This religious poem by L. E. Homfray, about the birth of Jesus Christ, was published in The Robertson Advocate (Robertson, NSW), 17 December 1920.] The Christmas Vision. Long we searched through every palace, Where the royal princes dwell, Seeking for the King … [Read more...] about The Christmas Vision [poem by L. E. Homfray, 17 December 1920]
A Christmas Welcome [poem, 21 December 1878]
[Editor: A poem published in The Australian Town and Country Journal, 21 December 1878.] A Christmas Welcome. Though I come not with ivy and holly, And the snows of the fierce northern yule, Nor the jovial frolicsome folly, Of the Abbot and Lord of misrule! — Yet my … [Read more...] about A Christmas Welcome [poem, 21 December 1878]
A Christmas Greeting to K. B. [poem by Joseph Furphy]
[Editor: This poem by Joseph Furphy was published in The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916). The poem was written for Kate Baker.] A Christmas Greeting to K. B. While changing Seasons run their course, Controlled and guided from above, It is thy part to re-inforce The … [Read more...] about A Christmas Greeting to K. B. [poem by Joseph Furphy]
A Christmas Hymn [poem by Joseph Furphy]
[Editor: This poem by Joseph Furphy was published in The Poems of Joseph Furphy (1916).] A Christmas Hymn. The Seraph-song of morning’s prime That hail’d Messiah’s birth, The charter of a coming time When Love shall rule the earth, Rings from yon far Judaean hill … [Read more...] about A Christmas Hymn [poem by Joseph Furphy]
An Australian Father Christmas [poem, 23 December 1932]
[Editor: A poem published in The Northern Argus, 23 December 1932.] An Australian Father Christmas. (By George White.) I think it is a shame, and I feel we’re all to blame; The way we copy England it’s absurd; But the worst of all the lot is the bit of Tommy rot; I … [Read more...] about An Australian Father Christmas [poem, 23 December 1932]
Christmas Camp [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]
[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Christmas Camp. The miles are long in Mulgaland, Beyond the beaten pad, Today is Christmas, but no hand Grips mine in greeting glad. Yet, though this stinted meal I make Burlesques … [Read more...] about Christmas Camp [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]
Christmas in Australia [poem, 25 December 1875]
[Editor: This poem was published in The Brisbane Courier (Brisbane, Qld.), 25 December 1875.] Christmas in Australia. Written for the Courier. Who would have thought that one had found The same old feelings on the other side? The time-worn Christmas story, and the … [Read more...] about Christmas in Australia [poem, 25 December 1875]
The Christmas Angel [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 26 December 1891]
[Editor: This poem, by Mary Hannay Foott, was published in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (Sydney, NSW), 26 December 1891.] The Christmas Angel. Through skies of midnight swift he swept, His earthward voyage holding — Our year-long exile — whilst we … [Read more...] about The Christmas Angel [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 26 December 1891]