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The profiteer: When Billy starts shooting them at dawn [illustration, 30 August 1919]

12 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

The profiteer (Smith’s Weekly, 30 August 1919)

[Editor: This illustration was published in Smith’s Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 30 August 1919.] The profiteer. When Billy starts shooting them at dawn. Source: Smith’s Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 30 August 1919, p. 1 Editor’s notes: In this illustration a profiteer, … [Read more...] about The profiteer: When Billy starts shooting them at dawn [illustration, 30 August 1919]

Filed Under: graphics Tagged With: 500x500, Editor's notes additional (new), graphic alignment none, graphics added, illustration, publication Smith’s Weekly (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, war profiteering, William Morris Hughes (1862-1952) (subject), year1919

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

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

[illustration on page ii] [drawing of Philip Durham Lorimer]

2 March 2013 · Leave a Comment

Philip Durham Lorimer

[Editor: This illustration of Philip Durham Lorimer was published in Songs and Verses by Philip Durham Lorimer: An Australian Bush Poet, 1901.] Source: E. A. Petherick (editor). Songs and Verses by Philip Durham Lorimer: An Australian Bush Poet, William Clowes and … [Read more...] about [illustration on page ii] [drawing of Philip Durham Lorimer]

Filed Under: graphics Tagged With: illustration, Philip Durham Lorimer (1843- 1897) (subject), Songs and Verses by Philip Durham Lorimer (1901), SourceArchiveOrg, year1901

[illustration on page 55] [drawing of Philip Durham Lorimer]

2 March 2013 · Leave a Comment

A sketch of Philip Durham Lorimer

[Editor: This illustration of Philip Durham Lorimer was published in Songs and Verses by Philip Durham Lorimer: An Australian Bush Poet (1901).] Source: E. A. Petherick (editor), Songs and Verses by Philip Durham Lorimer: An Australian Bush Poet, London: William … [Read more...] about [illustration on page 55] [drawing of Philip Durham Lorimer]

Filed Under: graphics Tagged With: 500x500, graphics added, illustration, Philip Durham Lorimer (1843- 1897) (subject), Songs and Verses by Philip Durham Lorimer (1901), SourceArchiveOrg, year1901

[Vignette] [Henry Lawson, from a sketch by F.P. Mahony]

17 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This illustration of Henry Lawson, drawn by F.P. Mahony, was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896, on the title page.] Source: Henry Lawson. In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, Angus and Robertson, … [Read more...] about [Vignette] [Henry Lawson, from a sketch by F.P. Mahony]

Filed Under: graphics Tagged With: Henry Lawson (1867-1922) (subject), illustration, In The Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses (Henry Lawson 1896), SourceArchiveOrg, year1896

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