[Editor: This book review, of The Inner History of the Kelly Gang (by James Jerome Kenneally), was published in The ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW) 1 February 1947.] Kelly, slang for courage The Inner History of the Kelly Gang, by J. J. Kenneally (J. Roy Stevens, Melbourne), 316 … [Read more...] about Kelly, slang for courage [book review, 1 February 1947]
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Our slang: Buckley’s chance [8 March 1941]
[Editor: This article, about the phrase “Buckley’s chance”, was published in ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 8 March 1941.] Our slang Buckley’s chance Who was the Buckley commemorated in the popular Australian slang expression, Buckley’s Chance? No one knows for certain. Our … [Read more...] about Our slang: Buckley’s chance [8 March 1941]
“There is nothing wrong with Australian speech” [by Dr. A. G. Mitchell, 12 September 1942]
[Editor: This article by Dr. A. G. Mitchell was published in The ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 12 September 1942. This was the second of two articles written by Dr. A. G. Mitchell on the subject for The ABC Weekly; the first article, “Australian speech is here to stay”, was published … [Read more...] about “There is nothing wrong with Australian speech” [by Dr. A. G. Mitchell, 12 September 1942]
Australian speech is here to stay [by Dr. A. G. Mitchell, 5 September 1942]
[Editor: This article by Dr. A. G. Mitchell was published in The ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 5 September 1942. This was the first of two articles written by Dr. A. G. Mitchell on the subject for The ABC Weekly; the second article, “There is nothing wrong with Australian speech”, … [Read more...] about Australian speech is here to stay [by Dr. A. G. Mitchell, 5 September 1942]
Desert Madness [poem by F. H. Legg, 12 September 1942]
[Editor: This poem by F. H. Legg was published in The ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 12 September 1942 (during the Second World War).] Desert Madness A skit on the various pronunciation of Libyan place-names. The writer, a sergeant in the A.I.F., is well-known to listeners as … [Read more...] about Desert Madness [poem by F. H. Legg, 12 September 1942]