[Editor: A poem by Henry Parkes. Published in the Australasian Chronicle, 20 July 1841.] Song. — Our Children’s Native Land. Who here to night, when he was young, Beside his father’s hearth, Has ne’er breath’d forth some patriot song, Some spirit strain of earth; And … [Read more...] about Our Children’s Native Land [poem by Henry Parkes, 20 July 1841]
Henry Parkes (1815-1896) (author)
Solitude [poem by Sir Henry Parkes]
[Editor: A poem by Sir Henry Parkes. Published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes: Poems Inspired by Life and Scenery in Australia and New Zealand, 1888.] Solitude. Where the mocking lyre-bird calls To its mate among the falls Of the mountain streams that play, Each … [Read more...] about Solitude [poem by Sir Henry Parkes]
Sir Henry Parkes at Tenterfield [25 October 1889]
[Editor: A report on the speech made by Sir Henry Parkes at Tenterfield (NSW), on 24 October 1889, which is regarded as one of the major events leading to the federation of the Australian colonies. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October 1889.] Sir Henry Parkes at … [Read more...] about Sir Henry Parkes at Tenterfield [25 October 1889]