[Editor: This brief untitled anecdote was published in The Western Champion and Parkes & Forbes Representative (Parkes, NSW), 19 December 1912.] [He was a very green emigrant] He was a very green emigrant and had just arrived in Parkes. He watched the Council’s men hard … [Read more...] about He was a very green emigrant [19 December 1912]
humorous anecdotes
[I notice that in a town] [anecdote, 4 November 1937]
[Editor: This untitled anecdote is an extract from the “Gossip” section published in the Gundagai Independent (Gundagai, NSW), 4 November 1937.] [I notice that in a town] I notice that in a town not so very far from Gundagai, a novel competition was held at a recent … [Read more...] about [I notice that in a town] [anecdote, 4 November 1937]
Australiana [15 January 1936]
[Editor: These items are from the “Australiana” column published in The World’s News (Sydney, NSW), 15 January 1936.] Australiana The hairless horse Whenever I try to tell the truth about the hairless horse of Queensland the audience walks away without a word — politely, … [Read more...] about Australiana [15 January 1936]
Humorosities of the week [22 March 1929]
[Editor: This article was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 22 September 1920.] Humorosities of the week. The official luncheon on St. Patrick’s Day did not pass without the perpetration of the customary “Irish Bull.” One speaker announced that there was no … [Read more...] about Humorosities of the week [22 March 1929]
Courtroom anecdote [15 March 1893]
[Editor: This untitled anecdote is an extract from the “Humula” column, published in The Shearers’ and General Laborers’ Record (Newport, Vic.), 15 March 1893.] [Courtroom anecdote] “John Smith, alias Jones, alias Armstrong,” yelled the Sergeant in a back-block police … [Read more...] about Courtroom anecdote [15 March 1893]
[A dusty old dryblower from the Fields] [28 April 1901]
[Editor: An anecdote (possibly by “Dryblower” Murphy) published in the “Variety Vamps and Sunday Satires” column in The West Australian Sunday Times, 28 April 1901.] [A dusty old dryblower from the Fields] A dusty old dryblower from the Fields recently arrived in … [Read more...] about [A dusty old dryblower from the Fields] [28 April 1901]