[Editor: This poem, by J. W., was published in The Fitzroy City Press (Fitzroy, Vic.), 17 January 1896.] New Year Bells. In the shadows I am sitting, listening to the pealing bells, Ringing out their joy and gladness, o’er the valleys and the dells; Ringing out their … [Read more...] about New Year Bells [poem by J. W., 17 January 1896]
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Our Old and New Year [poem by Philip D. Lorimer, 30 December 1893]
[Editor: This poem, by Philip Durham Lorimer, was published in The Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong, NSW), 30 December 1893.] Our Old and New Year. The old year is out, and the new has begun With the chiming of bells in the air, The crowd surges forth to the beautiful … [Read more...] about Our Old and New Year [poem by Philip D. Lorimer, 30 December 1893]
Hieroglyphic for the New Year [31 December 1857]
[Editor: This article, consisting of tongue-in-cheek predictions, was published in Melbourne Punch (Melbourne, Vic.), 31 December 1857.] Hieroglyphic for the New Year. He who with a devout and trusting heart considereth the Hieroglyphic of the Astrologer PUNCH, shall see … [Read more...] about Hieroglyphic for the New Year [31 December 1857]
New Year’s Day [list of articles]
This list includes various articles, poems, stories, and other items (such as ephemera, especially postcards) about or relating to New Year’s Day, New Year’s Eve, or to a New Year in a wider context. Items regarding a New Year: (Arranged in chronological … [Read more...] about New Year’s Day [list of articles]
1921 [poem, 1 January 1921]
[Editor: This poem was published in the “Sun Rays of the Week” column, in The Newcastle Sun (Newcastle, NSW), 1 January 1921.] 1921 We turn another leaf today, Page 1921; What will be written, who can say, In 1921? For many changes there will be In home and town, in … [Read more...] about 1921 [poem, 1 January 1921]
Happy New Year! [poem, 1 January 1921]
[Editor: This poem was published in Smith’s Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 1 January 1921.] Happy New Year! Here’s to the New Year, solvent and gay, Kicking his heels in the new-mown hay! Here’s to the pessimist down the field Who reckoned the rain would spoil the … [Read more...] about Happy New Year! [poem, 1 January 1921]
A meditation upon the glad new year — with poetic interludes [article and poetry by C. J. Dennis, 2 January 1907]
[Editor: This article (including several small pieces of poetry) by C. J. Dennis was published in The Gadfly, 2 January 1907.] A meditation upon the glad new year — with poetic interludes. (For The Gadfly.) Dear Friends — Let us meditate upon the season we … [Read more...] about A meditation upon the glad new year — with poetic interludes [article and poetry by C. J. Dennis, 2 January 1907]
New Year’s night [short story by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: Published in Over the Sliprails, by Henry Lawson (1900).] New Year’s night It was dark enough for anything in Dead Man’s Gap — a round, warm, close darkness, in which retreating sounds seemed to be cut off suddenly at a distance of a hundred yards or so, instead … [Read more...] about New Year’s night [short story by Henry Lawson]
A Christmas Welcome [poem, 21 December 1878]
[Editor: A poem published in The Australian Town and Country Journal, 21 December 1878.] A Christmas Welcome. Though I come not with ivy and holly, And the snows of the fierce northern yule, Nor the jovial frolicsome folly, Of the Abbot and Lord of misrule! — Yet my … [Read more...] about A Christmas Welcome [poem, 21 December 1878]
When New Year’s Day Comes Round [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1 January 1939]
[Editor: A poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 1 January 1939.] When New Year’s Day Comes Round (By Dryblower.) Time registers another notch On his eternal track. His cohorts keep his ward and watch In castle and in shack. Since … [Read more...] about When New Year’s Day Comes Round [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1 January 1939]
The New Year’s Day massacre [the Battle of Broken Hill, 2 January 1915]
[Editor: A report on an incident known as the Battle of Broken Hill. Two Muslims, flying the Turkish flag on a cart, attacked a party of Australian picnickers outside of Broken Hill, on New Year’s Day 1915. This article was published on the following day in The Barrier Miner. The … [Read more...] about The New Year’s Day massacre [the Battle of Broken Hill, 2 January 1915]
The New Year [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] The New Year. Hush thy breathing for a minute, Tell me, can’st thou hear Music with a magic in it, Like a silver-throated linnet, Singing at thine ear ? ’Tis the new-born year awaking Every … [Read more...] about The New Year [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
New Year Thoughts [poem by Philip Durham Lorimer]
[Editor: This poem by Philip Durham Lorimer was published in Songs and Verses by Philip Durham Lorimer: An Australian Bush Poet, 1901.] New Year Thoughts ’Tis only a day, passing by in a year, And to-night it will number as one, The first of the new in its onward … [Read more...] about New Year Thoughts [poem by Philip Durham Lorimer]
War in Broken Hill [the Battle of Broken Hill, 1 January 1915]
[Editor: A report on an incident known as the Battle of Broken Hill. Two Muslims, flying the Turkish flag on a cart, attacked a party of Australian picnickers outside of Broken Hill, on New Year’s Day 1915. This article was published on the same day in The Barrier Miner. The … [Read more...] about War in Broken Hill [the Battle of Broken Hill, 1 January 1915]
Trooper Campbell [poem by Henry Lawson]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson was published in In the Days When the World Was Wide and Other Verses, 1896.] Trooper Campbell One day old Trooper Campbell Rode out to Blackman’s Run, His cap-peak and his sabre Were glancing in the sun. ’Twas New Year’s Eve, and … [Read more...] about Trooper Campbell [poem by Henry Lawson]
Sydney Harbour (New Year’s Eve, 1897) [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903 (1897)]
[Editor: Mary E. Richmond was a New Zealander who visited Australia in 1897, and wrote several poems about the places she visited, later published in her book Poems (1903).] Sydney Harbour (New Year’s Eve, 1897) The jewelled city glitters through the night, The … [Read more...] about Sydney Harbour (New Year’s Eve, 1897) [poem by Mary E. Richmond, 1903 (1897)]