[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]
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Australia’s Father Christmas [by Charles Rhoades, 12 December 1888]
[Editor: A short story published in the South Bourke & Mornington Journal, 12 December 1888.] Australia’s Father Christmas. By Charles Rhoades. It was Christmas Eve, and the red sun dipped suddenly out of sight in a bath of purple mist, causing a grunt of satisfaction … [Read more...] about Australia’s Father Christmas [by Charles Rhoades, 12 December 1888]
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]
Christmas-Day, 1854! [25 December 1854]
[Editor: This untitled article, comparing Christmas in Australia to Christmas in England, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 25 December 1854.] [Christmas-Day, 1854!] Christmas-Day, 1854! Is it possible? says Mr. John Newcome, roused by the … [Read more...] about Christmas-Day, 1854! [25 December 1854]
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]