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A rod in pickle [political cartoon regarding Henry Parkes, 12 May 1877]

17 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This cartoon, critical of Henry Parkes (Premier of NSW), was published in Sydney Punch (Sydney, NSW), 12 May 1877.] A rod in pickle. A ROD IN PICKLE. Dame N. S. Wales to H—y P—k—s: Now, Henry, have you learnt that Electoral Act lesson yet? Remember, you … [Read more...] about A rod in pickle [political cartoon regarding Henry Parkes, 12 May 1877]

Filed Under: graphics Tagged With: 500x500, electoral laws, graphic alignment none, graphics added, Henry Parkes (1815-1896) (subject), SourceTrove, year1877

Admiral Sperry: No stranger in Australia [20 August 1908]

15 April 2022 · Leave a Comment

Admiral Sperry, 1908

[Editor: This article, about the visit of the Great White Fleet (US Navy) to Australia in 1908, was published in The Townsville Daily Bulletin (Townsville, Qld.), 20 August 1908.] Admiral Sperry. No stranger in Australia. Some little time ago a local correspondent … [Read more...] about Admiral Sperry: No stranger in Australia [20 August 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Charles Stillman Sperry (1847-1911) (subject), graphics added, Great White Fleet visit to Australia (1908), SourceTrove, US Navy, year1908

The Great White Fleet [20 August 1908]

15 April 2022 · Leave a Comment

The Great White Fleet

[Editor: This article, about the visit of the Great White Fleet (US Navy) to Australia in 1908, was published in The Townsville Daily Bulletin (Townsville, Qld.), 20 August 1908.] The Great White Fleet. Though there are sixteen ships in the fleet there are only six types. … [Read more...] about The Great White Fleet [20 August 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, graphics added, Great White Fleet visit to Australia (1908), SourceTrove, US Navy, year1908

The Pacific Handshake [20 August 1908]

15 April 2022 · Leave a Comment

The Pacific Handshake

[Editor: This article, about the visit of the Great White Fleet (US Navy) to Australia in 1908, was published in The Townsville Daily Bulletin (Townsville, Qld.), 20 August 1908.] The Pacific Handshake. “Now let the ties of kinship prevail.” — George III. on welcoming the … [Read more...] about The Pacific Handshake [20 August 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, graphics added, Great White Fleet visit to Australia (1908), SourceTrove, US Navy, year1908

Dame Mary Gilmore: Poet’s lifetime of social reform [24 October 1942]

29 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

Mary Gilmore, 1942

[Editor: This article about Mary Gilmore was published in Pix (Sydney, NSW), 24 October 1942.] Dame Mary Gilmore Poet’s lifetime of social reform Dame Mary Gilmore, 77-year-old poet and social reformer, has made a lasting contribution to the cultural and … [Read more...] about Dame Mary Gilmore: Poet’s lifetime of social reform [24 October 1942]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, graphics added, HTML tables (side) div style, Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) (subject), SourceTrove, year1942

“Film is world-wide inspiration” [movie review, 25 January 1941]

31 October 2021 · Leave a Comment

An advertisement for the movie "Forty Thousand Horsemen", 1941

[Editor: This review of the Australian war movie “Forty Thousand Horsemen” (1940) was published in The Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA), 25 January 1941. The film was about some Australian Light Horsemen and their adventures in the Middle East during the First World War … [Read more...] about “Film is world-wide inspiration” [movie review, 25 January 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Battle of Beersheba (1917), graphics added, Light Horsemen, movie reviews, SourceTrove, World War One (1914-1918), year1941

English lad made history [by A. L. Brient, 31 July 1948]

17 July 2021 · Leave a Comment

Isaac Smith (sailor with Captain Cook)

[Editor: This article, by A. L. Brient, about Isaac Smith (the first European to land on the east coast of the Australian continent), was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 31 July 1948.] English lad made history He was the first to step ashore from Captain Cook’s … [Read more...] about English lad made history [by A. L. Brient, 31 July 1948]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Albert Lachlan Brient (1877-1955) (author), Australian explorers by sea, graphics added, Isaac Smith (1752-1831) (subject), James Cook (1728-1779) (subject), SourceTrove, year1948

Fixed and movable festivals, &c. [Victorian Almanac for 1870, 1869]

18 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This item was published in the Victorian Almanac for 1870 (Melbourne, Vic.), 1869.] Fixed and movable festivals, &c. Epiphany .......... Jan. 6 Septuagesima Sunday .......... Feb. 13 Sexagesima Sunday .......... Feb. 20 Quinquagesima — Shrove Sunday .......... … [Read more...] about Fixed and movable festivals, &c. [Victorian Almanac for 1870, 1869]

Filed Under: miscellaneous Tagged With: almanacs, calendar lists, graphics added, SourceTrove, year1869, zzz tables not formatted

The Death Troop [poem by Gerardy, 15 April 1920]

4 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

An illustration accompanying the poem "The Death Troop" (by Gerardy, 15 April 1920)

[Editor: This poem was published in Aussie: The Cheerful Monthly (Sydney, NSW), 15 April 1920.] The Death Troop I. We have watched the morning sunlight leave Its kiss on the sword and lance, We have yearned for peace on the awesome eve Of a well-planned night … [Read more...] about The Death Troop [poem by Gerardy, 15 April 1920]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Cecil Hartt (1884-1930) (author), Gerardy (author), graphics added, illustration, poem, publication Aussie The Cheerful Monthly, SourceIACLibrary, war poetry and military poetry, World War One (1914-1918), year1920

[Personal items: Monsignor Hartigan] [28 May 1952]

25 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

John O'Brien, The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 1952-05-25, p. 23

[Editor: This article, about John O’Brien, is an extract from the “Personal Items” column published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 May 1952.] [Personal items: Monsignor Hartigan] The Bulletin called on Monsignor Hartigan (“John O’Brien” of the boree-log) at the Rose … [Read more...] about [Personal items: Monsignor Hartigan] [28 May 1952]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: graphics added, John O'Brien (1878-1952) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, year1952

The Lesson [sketch by Cecil L. Hartt, 15 April 1920]

23 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This sketch by Cecil Hartt (1884-1930), regarding Australianism, was published in Aussie: The Cheerful Monthly (Sydney, NSW), 15 April 1920.] The Lesson. AUSTRALIANISM 1 Soulful of Australian Patriotism + 1 Heartful of Australian Pride + 1 Spiritful of … [Read more...] about The Lesson [sketch by Cecil L. Hartt, 15 April 1920]

Filed Under: graphics Tagged With: Australianism, Cecil Hartt (1884-1930) (author), graphics added, illustration, publication Aussie The Cheerful Monthly, SourceIACLibrary, year1920

Our slang: Buckley’s chance [8 March 1941]

21 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about the phrase “Buckley’s chance”, was published in ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 8 March 1941.] Our slang Buckley’s chance Who was the Buckley commemorated in the popular Australian slang expression, Buckley’s Chance? No one knows for certain. Our … [Read more...] about Our slang: Buckley’s chance [8 March 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian language, Australian slang, graphics added, publication The ABC Weekly (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, William Buckley (1780-1856) (subject), year1941

Loco Bells [poem, 12 March 1915]

15 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem, about railway locomotives (trains), was published in Building and Real Estate (Sydney, NSW), 12 March 1915.] Loco Bells (With apologies to Poe.) Just listen to the clanging of each bell — loco. bells, That a fearsome railway engine is a-coming on … [Read more...] about Loco Bells [poem, 12 March 1915]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: graphics added, poem, SourceTrove, year1915

Australian authoresses: II. — Mary Hannay Foott [The Bookfellow, 29 April 1899]

21 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Mary Hannay Foott was published in The Bookfellow (Sydney, NSW), 29 April 1899.] Australian authoresses. II. — Mary Hannay Foott. Mary Hannay Foott still writes verses; but they are not the verses of her earlier, more ardent youth. For There … [Read more...] about Australian authoresses: II. — Mary Hannay Foott [The Bookfellow, 29 April 1899]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: graphics added, Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918) (subject), publication The Bookfellow (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1899

An Australian authoress [article re. Ethel Turner, 25 March 1899]

20 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Ethel Turner was published in The Bookfellow (Sydney, NSW), 25 March 1899.] An Australian authoress. One finds Ethel Turner at home in a cottage at Mosman, on the shores of Sydney harbour, looking towards the sea. Though now merged in the … [Read more...] about An Australian authoress [article re. Ethel Turner, 25 March 1899]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Ethel Turner (1870-1968) (subject), graphics added, HTML tables formatted div style, publication The Bookfellow (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1899

[A review of “Seven Little Australians” by Ethel Turner] [The Bulletin, 20 October 1894]

19 March 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled review of Seven Little Australians (by Ethel Turner) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 20 October 1894.] [“A review of “Seven Little Australians” by Ethel Turner] Miss Ethel Turner, the young Sydney writer whose portrait appears in this … [Read more...] about [A review of “Seven Little Australians” by Ethel Turner] [The Bulletin, 20 October 1894]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: book reviews, Ethel Turner (1870-1968) (subject), graphics added, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, year1894

Northern Night [poem by E. J. Brady]

29 December 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by E. J. Brady was published in Bells and Hobbles (1911).] Northern Night. The blistered roof, ’neath which we dwell, Blazed out across the Bay When Night in cooling quiet fell With Sunset, gold and gay; But now the breeze will freshen ’till An … [Read more...] about Northern Night [poem by E. J. Brady]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Bells and Hobbles (E. J. Brady 1911), E. J. Brady (1869-1952) (author), graphics added, poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1911

A poet comes to judgment: Dryblower’s candidature (Mr. E. Greenslade Murphy) [by E. L. Handcock, 7 September 1934]

7 October 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by E. L. Handcock is about the Senate candidature of “Dryblower” Murphy. Published in The Bunbury Monitor (Bunbury, WA), 7 September 1934.] A poet comes to judgment Dryblower’s candidature (Mr. E. Greenslade Murphy) There is no better known … [Read more...] about A poet comes to judgment: Dryblower’s candidature (Mr. E. Greenslade Murphy) [by E. L. Handcock, 7 September 1934]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (subject), elections Western Australia, graphics added, SourceTrove, year1934

One Australian Girl [The Bulletin, 1 October 1903, about Mary Gilmore]

3 August 2020 · Leave a Comment

Mary Gilmore (The Bulletin, 1 October 1903)

[Editor: This article about Mary Gilmore was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 1 October 1903. The first part is a review of Mary Gilmore’s poetry; the second part is about her life, written by Mary Gilmore (aside from the introductory paragraph), especially concentrating … [Read more...] about One Australian Girl [The Bulletin, 1 October 1903, about Mary Gilmore]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Cosme (Paraguay), graphics added, Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) (author), Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) (subject), New Australia movement, publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), SourceNLA, year1903

How S.A. man wrote 8,500-line poem [by Rex Ingamells, 21 March 1951]

28 July 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Rex Ingamells was published in The News (Adelaide, SA), 21 March 1951.] Australia is the hero of his epic verse How S.A. man wrote 8,500-line poem By Rex Ingamells I was given a Commonwealth Literary Fund Fellowship to aid me while writing … [Read more...] about How S.A. man wrote 8,500-line poem [by Rex Ingamells, 21 March 1951]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australianism, graphics added, publication The News (Adelaide SA), Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), SourceTrove, year1951

Editorial: Concerning environmental values [by Rex Ingamells, July 1937]

27 July 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Rex Ingamells was published in Venture: An Australian Literary Quarterly (Adelaide, SA), July 1937.] Editorial. Concerning environmental values. § 1. The natural distinctiveness of the Australian continent from other lands of the world is … [Read more...] about Editorial: Concerning environmental values [by Rex Ingamells, July 1937]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australianism, graphics added, Jindyworobak publication, publication Venture (Adelaide SA), Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), SourceSLV, SourceTrove, year1937

Central Australia: Origin and results of the Victorian exploration expedition [A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills, 1862]

14 May 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about the Burke and Wills expedition, was published in A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills (broadsheet), 1862.] Central Australia. Origin and results of the Victorian exploration expedition. Nothing could be more uncertain, not even the … [Read more...] about Central Australia: Origin and results of the Victorian exploration expedition [A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills, 1862]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills (1862), Burke and Wills (subject), graphics added, SourceNLA, year1862

William John Wills [A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills, 1862]

14 May 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about William John Wills, of the Burke and Wills expedition, was published in A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills (broadsheet), 1862.] William John Wills. It was a fortunate circumstance for Mr. Burke, on his undertaking the leadership of the … [Read more...] about William John Wills [A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills, 1862]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills (1862), Burke and Wills (subject), graphics added, SourceNLA, William John Wills (1834-1861) (subject), year1862

Robert O’Hara Burke [A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills, 1862]

14 May 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Robert O’Hara Burke, of the Burke and Wills expedition, was published in A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills (broadsheet), 1862.] Robert O’Hara Burke. While we are yet, in reverential and grateful sorrow, meditating on the sad end of one … [Read more...] about Robert O’Hara Burke [A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills, 1862]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: A Tribute to the Memory of Burke and Wills (1862), Burke and Wills (subject), graphics added, Robert O’Hara Burke (1821-1861) (subject), SourceNLA, year1862

The Chinese in Australia: Their vices and their victims [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

14 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about Chinese in Australia, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886. A related article appeared in the same issue, “The Chinese must go”.] The Chinese in Australia. Their vices and their victims. Disease, defilement, … [Read more...] about The Chinese in Australia: Their vices and their victims [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, anti-Chinese agitation, Chinese, drugs (crime), gambling (crime), graphics added, grooming (crime), octopus reference, Phil May (1864-1903) (creator), publication The Bulletin (Sydney NSW), racial attitudes, SourceTrove, year1886

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