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May Day [30 April 1949]

1 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding May Day, was published in the Barrier Daily Truth (Broken Hill, NSW), 30 April 1949.] May Day It is May Day tomorrow. It is the workers’ day. It remains the workers’ day no matter how it has been or will be exploited by sections whose aim … [Read more...] about May Day [30 April 1949]

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May Day [poem by M. Forrest, 1 May 1927]

1 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem, regarding May Day, by Mabel Forrest was published in the Daily Telegraph Sunday Pictorial (Sydney, NSW), 1 May 1927.] May Day (By M. Forrest.) How busy the fairies have been last night! The rays of the moonshine looking thro’, They planned and … [Read more...] about May Day [poem by M. Forrest, 1 May 1927]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Mabel Forrest (1872-1935) (author), May Day, poem, SourceTrove, year1927

May Day in Europe [poem by Henry Lawson, 7 May 1892]

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[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson, regarding May Day, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 7 May 1892.] May Day in Europe. Bar the gates of Mammon Castle! See that troops are posted there! I have seen the crimson banner of the children of Despair! Here they … [Read more...] about May Day in Europe [poem by Henry Lawson, 7 May 1892]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Henry Lawson (1867-1922) (author), May Day, poem, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1892

The sweeps of Sydney [re. May Day, 8 May 1847]

1 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This brief article regarding May Day was published in Heads of the People: An Illustrated Journal of Literature, Whims, and Oddities (Sydney, NSW), 8 May 1847.] The sweeps of Sydney. May-day was ushered in with the usual festivity. The murky sons and daughters of … [Read more...] about The sweeps of Sydney [re. May Day, 8 May 1847]

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May Day [brief article, and poem “On May Day”, 1 May 1847]

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[Editor: This article, regarding May Day, was published in Heads of the People: An Illustrated Journal of Literature, Whims, and Oddities (Sydney, NSW), 1 May 1847.] May Day. Also in the calendars, the month of May Is marked the month of Love — two lovers stray, In the … [Read more...] about May Day [brief article, and poem “On May Day”, 1 May 1847]

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May Day

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Various articles relating to May Day, and May Day celebrations. May Day has long been observed in European cultures, as a celebration of the first day of summer, as well as being connected with notions of romance and fertility. Public celebrations have included dancing around … [Read more...] about May Day

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