[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]
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Gore-dliness: A Christmas Carol [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]
[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Gore-dliness. A Christmas Carol. (The Boxing Stadium was crowded on Christmas Day) Nigh twenty centuries ago A star arose o’er Bethlehem; The East with gloried gold aglow, A … [Read more...] about Gore-dliness: A Christmas Carol [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]
Christmas in Australia [poem, 25 December 1875]
[Editor: A poem published in The Brisbane Courier, 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 wide, The all-embracing … [Read more...] about Christmas in Australia [poem, 25 December 1875]
Christmas-Day, 1854! [25 December 1854]
[Editor: An article comparing Christmas in Australia to Christmas in England. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 December 1854.] [Christmas-Day, 1854!] Christmas-Day, 1854! Is it possible? says Mr. John Newcomb, roused by the cock-crowing at five in the morning, … [Read more...] about Christmas-Day, 1854! [25 December 1854]
The Christmas Angel [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 21 December 1897]
[Editor: A poem by Mary Hannay Foott. Published in The Warwick Argus, 21 December 1897.] The Christmas Angel. Through skies of midnight swift he swept, His earthward voyage holding — Our year-long exile — whilst we slept His wings besides as folding. O Christmas, … [Read more...] about The Christmas Angel [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 21 December 1897]