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[Wattle Day is our new national institution] [by “Nimitybelle”, 8 September 1909]

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[Editor: This untitled item, about Wattle Day and the Wattle Day League, is an extract from the “Lady’s letter” section (by “Nimitybelle”), published in The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal (Braidwood, NSW), 8 September 1909.] [Wattle Day is our new national … [Read more...] about [Wattle Day is our new national institution] [by “Nimitybelle”, 8 September 1909]

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Wattle Day: A good movement [31 August 1909]

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[Editor: This article, about the proposal for a Wattle Day, was published in The Sydney Stock & Station Journal (Sydney, NSW), 31 August 1909.] Wattle Day. A good movement. There is an agitation going on in Sydney just now for the establishment of a purely Australian … [Read more...] about Wattle Day: A good movement [31 August 1909]

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Proposed “Wattle Day” [26 August 1909]

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[Editor: This article about Wattle Day was published in The Star (Sydney, NSW), 26 August 1909.] Proposed “Wattle Day.” Mesdames Hannah Clunies-Ross, and Agnes L. Kettlewell, and the curator of the Botanical Gardens, Mr. J. H. Maiden, are convening a meeting to be held at … [Read more...] about Proposed “Wattle Day” [26 August 1909]

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[At the Royal Society’s House] [creation of the Wattle Day League, 1 September 1909]

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[Editor: This untitled article, about the creation of the Wattle Day League, and their plans for establishing Wattle Day, is an extract from the “Social Gossip” section (by “Genette”) published in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (Sydney, NSW), 1 September … [Read more...] about [At the Royal Society’s House] [creation of the Wattle Day League, 1 September 1909]

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[A meeting, largely attended] [re Wattle Day, 2 October 1909]

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[Editor: This untitled item, about Wattle Day, is an extract from the “Orchard, Vineyard & Garden” section published in The Leader (Melbourne, Vic.), 2 October 1909.] [A meeting, largely attended] A meeting, largely attended, principally by ladies, was held in the Royal … [Read more...] about [A meeting, largely attended] [re Wattle Day, 2 October 1909]

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