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publication The Bulletin (Sydney)

A poet’s mother — Louisa Lawson [The Bulletin, 24 October 1896]

17 February 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This interview with Louisa Lawson (prefaced with some introductory remarks) was published in “The Red Page” section of The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 24 October 1896.] A poet’s mother — Louisa Lawson. [Many gifted men have had remarkable mothers, and Henry Lawson’s … [Read more...] about A poet’s mother — Louisa Lawson [The Bulletin, 24 October 1896]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Louisa Lawson (1848-1920) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1896

The Leading Lady [poem by “Stargazer”, 31 January 1917]

4 February 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem, by “Stargazer”, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 31 January 1917.] The Leading Lady. [For The Bulletin.] Among the leading American film actresses who earn over 300 dollars a week, Miss Betty Boon is conspicuous. Betty is the cleverest … [Read more...] about The Leading Lady [poem by “Stargazer”, 31 January 1917]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, poem, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1917

Phil Ately [re the Kangaroo and Map stamps, 29 April 1931]

2 January 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled item, written by “Phil Ately”, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in the “Society” section in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 29 April 1931.] [“Phil Ately”] “Phil Ately”: For some mysterious reason the postage-stamps that could be best … [Read more...] about Phil Ately [re the Kangaroo and Map stamps, 29 April 1931]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: 500x500, letter to the editor, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1931

Concerning a stamp [17 July 1913]

2 January 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in the “Plain English” section in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 17 July 1913.] Concerning a stamp. The proposal of Postmaster-General Agar Wynne to put the Post Office under the control of … [Read more...] about Concerning a stamp [17 July 1913]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Kangaroo and Map stamps, Oxford comma, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1913

Society [The Bulletin, 30 January 1913]

2 January 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These items are extracts from the “Society” section in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 30 January 1913. Included are items regarding birth rates, shipwrecks, lack of rental properties, cadets for the Duntroon Military College, age disparities in marriages, and the Kangaroo … [Read more...] about Society [The Bulletin, 30 January 1913]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, birth rates, Kangaroo and Map stamps, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), shipwrecks, SourceTrove, year1913

How and when did the idea originate that the A.I.F. badge represents the rising sun? [8 October 1941]

22 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled item is an extract from the “Society” section published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 8 October 1941.] [How and when did the idea originate that the A.I.F. badge represents the rising sun?] “Colonel Bungstarter”: How and when did the idea originate … [Read more...] about How and when did the idea originate that the A.I.F. badge represents the rising sun? [8 October 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), Rising Sun badge (Australian Army), SourceTrove, year1941

The Inky Way [column, 6 November 1919]

11 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This column of letters to the editor and news commentary was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] The Inky Way “Copy Boy”: An Inky Way paragraph (B. 9/10/’09) anent the rapidity with which H. G. Wells and Arnold Bennett turn out novels moves … [Read more...] about The Inky Way [column, 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles, letters to the editor Tagged With: 500x500, Australian literature, Jack McLaren (1884-1954) (subject), letter to the editor, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1919

The call for a melting pot [book review of “A Constitution for a Continent”, 6 November 1919]

11 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of A Constitution for a Continent (1919) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] The call for a melting pot A Constitution for a Continent, by O. D. Zieman, is a painstaking book, with some deep thinking in it. The writer is … [Read more...] about The call for a melting pot [book review of “A Constitution for a Continent”, 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian politics, book review, Federation, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1919

Boote [book review of “The Land of Whereisit”, 6 November 1919]

11 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of The Land of Whereisit (1919) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] Boote H. E. Boote, of the Sydney Worker, is fond of epigram and parable — more fond of them than of the hard stinging logic that makes for victorious … [Read more...] about Boote [book review of “The Land of Whereisit”, 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, Henry Ernest Boote (1865-1949) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1919

“Australia in Palestine” [book review, 6 November 1919]

14 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Australia in Palestine (1919) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] “Australia in Palestine” No more attractive Digger book has been published than this, and we don’t expect a better. It is so varied in its interest. There … [Read more...] about “Australia in Palestine” [book review, 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Battle of Beersheba (1917), book review, Light Horsemen, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, World War One (1914-1918), year1919

Neilson [review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson), 6 November 1919]

14 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1919.] Neilson In Heart of Spring (The Bookfellow, Sydney) Shaw Neilson collects many of his scattered verses into a little book that is full of delicate … [Read more...] about Neilson [review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson), 6 November 1919]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1919

The School of Gately [The Bulletin, 28 March 1903]

1 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about hangmen in Victoria, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 March 1903.] The School of Gately. [For The Bulletin.] When Victorian hangman Gately disappeared beyond human ken, the choice of the experts fell upon John Upjohn, a … [Read more...] about The School of Gately [The Bulletin, 28 March 1903]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, hangmen, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1903

“Scribo” on a forgotten murder [28 March 1903]

1 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about a possible wrongful conviction for murder, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 March 1903.] “Scribo” on a forgotten murder: Reported for a Melbourne daily at Castlemaine in ’66 the trial of David Young, the alleged Daylesford … [Read more...] about “Scribo” on a forgotten murder [28 March 1903]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: crime law and punishment, murder, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, wrongful convictions, year1903

“The Burns Myth” [by Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), 22 August 1896]

30 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor from Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 22 August 1896. It was written in reply to two letters which appeared in The Bulletin, on 1 August 1896, and 15 August 1896.] “The Burns Myth.” “Tom Collins” … [Read more...] about “The Burns Myth” [by Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), 22 August 1896]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: Joseph Furphy (1843-1912) (author), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), Robert Burns (1759-1796) (subject), SourceTrove, Tom Collins, year1896

“The Burns Myth” [The Bulletin, 15 August 1896]

30 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 15 August 1896. It was written in reply to a letter which appeared in The Bulletin on 1 August 1896. Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy) also wrote a reply on the same subject, which appeared in The Bulletin … [Read more...] about “The Burns Myth” [The Bulletin, 15 August 1896]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: publication The Bulletin (Sydney), Robert Burns (1759-1796) (subject), SourceTrove, year1896

The Burns Myth [The Bulletin, 1 August 1896]

30 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 1 August 1896. At least two letters were written in reply to this article, the first from “Anglo-Australian”, on 15 August 1896, and the second from Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), on 22 August … [Read more...] about The Burns Myth [The Bulletin, 1 August 1896]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: publication The Bulletin (Sydney), Robert Burns (1759-1796) (subject), SourceTrove, year1896

A whole continent — and £4,000,000 a year to run it with [The Bulletin, 25 June 1908]

26 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 25 June 1908.] A whole continent — and £4,000,000 a year to run it with. Mr. Wade: That left the Commonwealth with surplus revenue in 10 years’ time of something like £4,000,000 to waste or do what they … [Read more...] about A whole continent — and £4,000,000 a year to run it with [The Bulletin, 25 June 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Charles Gregory Wade (1863-1922) (subject), defence, federal-state relations, Northern Territory, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, White Australia, year1908

Black Australia [by Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), 30 October 1902]

25 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor from Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 30 October 1902. It was written in reply to an article, by Archibald Meston, which appeared in The Bulletin on 16 August 1902.] Black Australia. Meston is … [Read more...] about Black Australia [by Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), 30 October 1902]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: Aboriginal weapons, Joseph Furphy (1843-1912) (author), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1902

Something Aboriginal [by Archibald Meston, 16 August 1902]

25 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, written by Archibald Meston, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 16 August 1902. A reply to this article was written by Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy) and published in The Bulletin on 30 October 1902.] Something Aboriginal. [For The … [Read more...] about Something Aboriginal [by Archibald Meston, 16 August 1902]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Aboriginal weapons, Aborigines as a dying race, Archibald Meston (1851-1924) (author), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1902

[In reply to remarks of “Warrigal Jack” on “The Mythical Sundowner”] [by The Big Irishman, 19 October 1889]

24 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled letter to the editor was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 19 October 1889. It was written in reply to a letter written by “Warrigal Jack” (Joseph Furphy) which appeared in The Bulletin on 5 October 1889.] [In reply to remarks of “Warrigal Jack” … [Read more...] about [In reply to remarks of “Warrigal Jack” on “The Mythical Sundowner”] [by The Big Irishman, 19 October 1889]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: letter to the editor, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, swagmen, year1889

“The Mythical Sundowner” [by Warrigal Jack (Joseph Furphy), 5 October 1889]

24 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor from “Warrigal Jack” (Joseph Furphy) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 5 October 1889. It was written in reply to an article which appeared in The Bulletin on 14 September 1889.] “The Mythical Sundowner.” Dear Bulletin, — I … [Read more...] about “The Mythical Sundowner” [by Warrigal Jack (Joseph Furphy), 5 October 1889]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: Joseph Furphy (1843-1912) (author), letter to the editor, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, swagmen, year1889

The Mythical Sundowner [The Bulletin, 14 September 1889]

24 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 14 September 1889. A reply to this article was written by “Warrigal Jack” (Joseph Furphy) and published in The Bulletin on 5 October 1889.] The Mythical Sundowner. (For The Bulletin.) In 1887 a paper on … [Read more...] about The Mythical Sundowner [The Bulletin, 14 September 1889]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, swagmen, year1889

“Snell”: “Australia for the Australians!” [The Bulletin, 19 October 1905]

11 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled item was published in the “Society” section of The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 19 October 1905.] [“Snell”: “Australia for the Australians!”] “Snell”: “Australia for the Australians” is a fine cry, and has been in circulation a good many years now, and … [Read more...] about “Snell”: “Australia for the Australians!” [The Bulletin, 19 October 1905]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian nationalism, phrase "Australia for the Australians", publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1905

“Australia for the Australians!” [The Bulletin, 2 July 1887]

11 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

Australia for the Australians! (The Bulletin, 2 July 1887)

[Editor: This article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 2 July 1887.] “Australia for the Australians!” This is the policy which these southern colonies should persistently strive to realise. Already are the people of Australia awakening to the fact, albeit … [Read more...] about “Australia for the Australians!” [The Bulletin, 2 July 1887]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian nationalism, phrase "Australia for the Australians", publication The Bulletin (Sydney), republicanism, SourceTrove, year1887

[Personal Items: Monsignor Hartigan] [28 May 1952]

25 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about John O’Brien is an extract from the “Personal Items” column published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 May 1952.] [Personal Items: Monsignor Hartigan] The Bulletin called on Monsignor Hartigan (“John O’Brien” of the boree-log) at the Rose Bay … [Read more...] about [Personal Items: Monsignor Hartigan] [28 May 1952]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: @ graphics added, John O'Brien (1878-1952) (subject), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1952

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