[Editor: This extract, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in The Australian Stamp Catalogue (1964, 5th edition).] Australian Commonwealth HISTORICAL NOTE: Although the Commonwealth came into existence in 1901, and the Post Office immediately … [Read more...] about Australian Commonwealth: Kangaroo issues [1964]
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An Australian authoress [article re. Ethel Turner, 25 March 1899]
[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]
Gold-field regulations [Slater’s Queensland Almanac, 1868]
[Editor: These regulations were published in Slater’s Queensland Almanac for 1868 (1868).] Gold-field regulations Intending diggers will probably peruse with interest the following regulations:— Commissioner empowered to make temporary rules. — The Commissioner may at … [Read more...] about Gold-field regulations [Slater’s Queensland Almanac, 1868]
Dollars or rum: Early Australian currency [by J. H. M. Abbott, 1 April 1931]
[Editor: An article about Australia’s early forms of currency, including rum, Spanish dollars, and “holey dollars”. Written by John Henry Macartney Abbott (1874-1953). Published in The World’s News, 1 April 1931.] Dollars or rum Early Australian currency. By J.H.M. … [Read more...] about Dollars or rum: Early Australian currency [by J. H. M. Abbott, 1 April 1931]
Mr. J. J. Kenneally at Broadford [7 September 1906]
[Editor: A report on an election meeting held in support of James Jerome Kenneally. Published in The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (Broadford, Vic.), 7 September 1906. In this article the newspaper capitalized some selected phrases and utilized them as … [Read more...] about Mr. J. J. Kenneally at Broadford [7 September 1906]
A comparison of the Backblock Ballads books by C.J. Dennis
C.J. Dennis published Backblock Ballads and Other Verses in 1913, but it did not sell very well. However, twenty-one of the poems from the 1913 book were included in his later book, Backblock Ballads and Later Verses, along with an additional sixteen poems. His new book, … [Read more...] about A comparison of the Backblock Ballads books by C.J. Dennis
Chapter 24 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] XXIV. Ortica ensis: Secunda. Out came the Ballaarat Times, Saturday, November 25, … [Read more...] about Chapter 24 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]
Advance Australia Fair: How the song became the Australian national anthem
The story of how “Advance Australia Fair” became Australia’s national anthem takes place over the span of 106 years, from 1878 to 1984. First written as a patriotic song in the late nineteenth century, it grew in popularity over the years; although not without its … [Read more...] about Advance Australia Fair: How the song became the Australian national anthem