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publication The Australian Worker (Sydney NSW)

Editorial: Another aspect of control [15 March 1944]

24 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This editorial, regarding 1) the proposed extension of wartime regulations, and 2) the White Australia Policy, was published in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 15 March 1944.] Editorial. Another aspect of control It must have come as a veritable kick in … [Read more...] about Editorial: Another aspect of control [15 March 1944]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Constitution Alteration Bill 1944, J.S.H. (author), publication The Australian Worker (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, wartime regulations (WW2), White Australia Policy, year1944

Editorial: Not for the Melting Pot [1 December 1943]

23 February 2025 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the White Australia Policy, was published in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 1 December 1943.] Editorial. Not for the Melting Pot No principle of the Australian Labor Movement since it was first inscribed on the Labor Party’s … [Read more...] about Editorial: Not for the Melting Pot [1 December 1943]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia's traditional immigration policy, J.S.H. (author), Lloyd Ross (subject), publication The Australian Worker (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1943

Another move forward [by Hector Lamond, 28 May 1914]

21 December 2024 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, by Hector Lamond, regarding the development of The Worker (also known as The Australian Worker), was published in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 28 May 1914.] Another move forward. The Worker has again outgrown its home and seeks a new … [Read more...] about Another move forward [by Hector Lamond, 28 May 1914]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, grammar - different versions, Hector Lamond (1865-1947) (author), publication The Australian Worker (Sydney NSW), SourceTrove, The Australian Worker (periodical) (subject), year1914

The white man’s flag [by Mary Gilmore, 22 April 1920]

31 August 2020 · Leave a Comment

Mary Gilmore, 1927, photo

[Editor: This article by Mary Gilmore was published in the “For Worker Women” column (“Conducted by Mary Gilmore”), in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 22 April 1920.] The white man’s flag. An issue or two ago I used strong images and direct language in some verse … [Read more...] about The white man’s flag [by Mary Gilmore, 22 April 1920]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) (author), publication The Australian Worker (Sydney NSW), racial attitudes, SourceTrove, year1920

Song of the Anti-White [song by Mary Gilmore, 8 April 1920]

31 August 2020 · Leave a Comment

Mary Gilmore, 1927, photo

[Editor: This song by Mary Gilmore was published in the “For Worker Women” column (“Conducted by Mary Gilmore”), in The Australian Worker (Sydney, NSW), 8 April 1920.] Song of the Anti-White. (With special reference to the “Sydney Morning Herald” and other papers with a … [Read more...] about Song of the Anti-White [song by Mary Gilmore, 8 April 1920]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: 500x500, Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) (author), publication The Australian Worker (Sydney NSW), racial attitudes, racial poetry, republicanism, song, SourceTrove, William Morris Hughes (1862-1952) (subject), year1920

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