[Editor: This poem by Charles Harpur was published in The Bushrangers; A Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems (1853).] An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament. O I would further fly, my child, to make thee safer yet From the unsparing White Man’s dread hand all murder wet, Yet bear … [Read more...] about An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament [poem by Charles Harpur]
conflict Whites vs Aborigines
Black against White [27 June 1936]
[Editor: A report on a lecture given by the Chief Protector of Aborigines, Auber Octavius Neville. Published in The West Australian, 27 June 1936.] Black against White History of Aborigines. Address by Chief Protector. An interesting survey of the relations between … [Read more...] about Black against White [27 June 1936]
Willy Ah Foo [by P. R. Stephensen]
[Editor: This is a short story from The Bushwhackers: Sketches of Life in the Australian Outback (1929) by P. R. Stephensen.] Willy Ah Foo We lads thought it particularly noble to steal peanuts from Willy Ah Foo, for the peanuts of Willy Ah Foo were not only remarkably … [Read more...] about Willy Ah Foo [by P. R. Stephensen]
An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament [poem by Charles Harpur; in an anthology of poetry, 1888]
[Editor: A poem by Charles Harpur. Published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes: Poems Inspired by Life and Scenery in Australia and New Zealand (1888).] An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament. Still farther would I fly, my child, To make thee safer yet, From the unsparing white … [Read more...] about An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament [poem by Charles Harpur; in an anthology of poetry, 1888]
Domestic intelligence [3 February 1827]
[Editor: Some extracts from the Australian news section of the The Monitor, 3 February 1827.] Domestic intelligence It is discovered that greasy wool will attract and destroy weevils in wheat — where this destructive insect therefore, is suspected to engender, it is … [Read more...] about Domestic intelligence [3 February 1827]