[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] Authors and cultural figures supporting the White Australia Policy The concept of a White Australia was supported by a wide variety of authors, poets, and … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: Authors and cultural figures supporting the White Australia Policy
Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) (subject)
Dame Mary Gilmore: Poet’s lifetime of social reform [24 October 1942]
[Editor: This article about Mary Gilmore was published in Pix (Sydney, NSW), 24 October 1942.] Dame Mary Gilmore Poet’s lifetime of social reform Dame Mary Gilmore, 77-year-old poet and social reformer, has made a lasting contribution to the cultural and … [Read more...] about Dame Mary Gilmore: Poet’s lifetime of social reform [24 October 1942]
Dame Mary Gilmore [10 February 1937]
[Editor: This article about Mary Gilmore was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 10 February 1937.] Dame Mary Gilmore Among the honours which were announced last week, none was more rightly earned or more generally approved than the Dame Commandership of the … [Read more...] about Dame Mary Gilmore [10 February 1937]
One Australian Girl [The Bulletin, 1 October 1903, about Mary Gilmore]
[Editor: This article about Mary Gilmore was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 1 October 1903. The first part is a review of Mary Gilmore’s poetry; the second part is about her life, written by Mary Gilmore (aside from the introductory paragraph), especially concentrating … [Read more...] about One Australian Girl [The Bulletin, 1 October 1903, about Mary Gilmore]
Mary Gilmore
Mary Gilmore (née Cameron) was a poet, author, journalist, and social campaigner. She is especially well-known for her two most famous poems, “No Foe Shall Gather Our Harvest” (1940) and “Nationality” (1942), both written during the Second World War. She was born at the … [Read more...] about Mary Gilmore
Back from Utopia: Six years of New Australia [18 July 1902]
[Editor: An interview with William Gilmore (husband of Mary Gilmore), following his arrival back in Australia (via England) after leaving South America. The Gilmores had been involved with William Lane’s settlement of Australian socialists in Paraguay. Henry Lawson is mentioned … [Read more...] about Back from Utopia: Six years of New Australia [18 July 1902]
An Australian poet singer [review of The Passionate Heart by Mary Gilmore, 15 February 1919]
[Editor: A review of Mary Gilmore’s book of poetry, The Passionate Heart. This article was published in The Press (Christchurch, New Zealand), 15 February 1919.] An Australian poet singer. That fine Australian singer, Mary Gilmore, gives us in her new volume a collection, … [Read more...] about An Australian poet singer [review of The Passionate Heart by Mary Gilmore, 15 February 1919]