[Editor: This article, by W. G. Spence, regarding the Swiss style of government and democracy, was published in The Worker (Sydney, NSW), 2 July 1908.] A sovereign people. No Government to check nor king to veto. No Supreme nor High Court to pass judgment on the … [Read more...] about A sovereign people [by W. G. Spence, 2 July 1908]
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The Keynote of Australia’s Destiny [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
[Editor: This poem by William Blocksidge (also known as William Baylebridge) was published in Songs o’ the South (1908).] The Keynote of Australia’s Destiny This is the keynote of her destiny — To fashion grand ideals, sound, and free From all the taints of narrowness, … [Read more...] about The Keynote of Australia’s Destiny [poem by William Blocksidge (William Baylebridge)]
Young Australia: “Carry on our heritage”: Plea for democracy [by Herbert Gepp, 3 September 1938]
[Editor: This article by Herbert Gepp was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (Newcastle, NSW), 3 September 1938.] Young Australia “Carry on our heritage” Plea for democracy (By Sir Herbert Gepp) Youth may be defined as elasticity, as … [Read more...] about Young Australia: “Carry on our heritage”: Plea for democracy [by Herbert Gepp, 3 September 1938]
No chance of maintaining good labour conditions: If dictatorships won war [6 May 1941]
[Editor: Ned Hanlon, a Labor Party Minister, urges Australians to support the war effort (Hanlon later became Premier of Queensland, from 1946 to 1952). Published in The Morning Bulletin, 6 May 1941.] No chance of maintaining good labour conditions If dictatorships won … [Read more...] about No chance of maintaining good labour conditions: If dictatorships won war [6 May 1941]
A White Australia [30 March 1901]
[Editor: This article is an extract from the “Stray Notes” section published in The Worker (Brisbane, Qld.), 30 March 1901.] A White Australia The fight is at hand — for a White Australia, the greatest and most pregnant question that has ever been placed before the … [Read more...] about A White Australia [30 March 1901]