[Editor: This untitled article was published in the “Society” section of The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 17 June 1893.] [The old Breakwater Pier lighthouse-keeper] It is an old story about a certain grim, taciturn keeper of the old Breakwater Pier lighthouse at Williamstown … [Read more...] about The old Breakwater Pier lighthouse-keeper [humorous anecdote, 17 June 1893]
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An Easter Rhyme — Rather Late [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, 7 May 1892]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft H. Boake was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 7 May 1892.] [An Easter Rhyme — Rather Late.] Easter Monday in the city — Rattle, rattle, rumble, rush; Tom and Jerry, Nell and Kitty, All the down-the-harbour “push,” Little thought … [Read more...] about An Easter Rhyme — Rather Late [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, 7 May 1892]
Lawson’s ancestry [by Gertrude Lawson, 25 March 1924]
[Editor: This article, by Gertrude Lawson, was published in the Goulburn Evening Penny Post (Goulburn, NSW), 25 March 1924.] Lawson’s ancestry Grandmother lived in Goulburn Immortalised in “Black Bonnet” (By Gertrude Lawson.) This article has been written … [Read more...] about Lawson’s ancestry [by Gertrude Lawson, 25 March 1924]
The Lawson family [by Gertrude Lawson, 11 August 1921]
[Editor: This article, by Gertrude Lawson, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 11 August 1921.] The Lawson family There is a suggestion that Henry Lawson is of gipsy origin. He himself has given it by the number of times he has referred to the subject in his … [Read more...] about The Lawson family [by Gertrude Lawson, 11 August 1921]
A bad quarter-of-an-hour [by Barcroft H. Boake, 28 May 1892]
[Editor: This article, by Barcroft Boake, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 May 1892.] A bad quarter-of-an-hour.* I stood on the gallows the other day and read — neatly painted on a beam — the names of those men whom a well-meaning Government has thence … [Read more...] about A bad quarter-of-an-hour [by Barcroft H. Boake, 28 May 1892]
His new love and his old friend [short story, by “Surcingle” (Barcroft H. Boake), 21 March 1891]
[Editor: This short story, by “Surcingle” (Barcroft H. Boake), was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 March 1891.] His new love and his old friend (For The Bulletin.) In the stuffy, tin-roofed shed that did duty as court-house, at Combalong, sat Trooper … [Read more...] about His new love and his old friend [short story, by “Surcingle” (Barcroft H. Boake), 21 March 1891]
Christmas is Christmas still! [poem by Harold Mercer, 24 December 1903]
[Editor: This poem, by Harold Mercer, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 24 December 1903.] Christmas is Christmas still! [For The Bulletin.] What though the fare is humbler than of yore, The lordly turkey missing from the board, Awhile we’ll smite … [Read more...] about Christmas is Christmas still! [poem by Harold Mercer, 24 December 1903]
The Exiles [by Alice Grant Rosman, 3 January 1903]
[Editor: This article, by Alice Grant Rosman, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 3 January 1903.] The Exiles. [For The Bulletin.] When the hot Australian Christmas Day is over and the sun sinks to its crimson death, the elders take their chairs to the shadowy … [Read more...] about The Exiles [by Alice Grant Rosman, 3 January 1903]
[In a South Queensland township] [The Bulletin, 24 December 1903]
[Editor: This untitled anecdote was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 24 December 1903.] [In a South Queensland township] In a South Queensland township, just beyond Judas Iscariot and adjacent to the Lamentations of Jeremiah, there was a storekeeper called Simpson … [Read more...] about [In a South Queensland township] [The Bulletin, 24 December 1903]
The Inky Way [The Bulletin, 4 December 1913]
[Editor: These items are extracts from “The Inky Way” section published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 4 December 1913. Adam Lindsay Gordon, Randolph Bedford, and Thomas Richard Roydhouse, are briefly mentioned.] The Inky Way. Editor-proprietor Bonython early next month … [Read more...] about The Inky Way [The Bulletin, 4 December 1913]
A poet’s mother — Louisa Lawson [The Bulletin, 24 October 1896]
[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]
The Leading Lady [poem by “Stargazer”, 31 January 1917]
[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]
Phil Ately [re the Kangaroo and Map stamps, 29 April 1931]
[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]
Concerning a stamp [17 July 1913]
[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]
Society [The Bulletin, 30 January 1913]
[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]
How and when did the idea originate that the A.I.F. badge represents the rising sun? [8 October 1941]
[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]
The Inky Way [column, 6 November 1919]
[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]
The call for a melting pot [book review of “A Constitution for a Continent”, 6 November 1919]
[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]
Boote [book review of “The Land of Whereisit”, 6 November 1919]
[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]
“Australia in Palestine” [book review, 6 November 1919]
[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]
Neilson [review of Heart of Spring (by John Shaw Neilson), 6 November 1919]
[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]
The School of Gately [The Bulletin, 28 March 1903]
[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]
“Scribo” on a forgotten murder [28 March 1903]
[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]
“The Burns Myth” [by Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), 22 August 1896]
[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]
“The Burns Myth” [The Bulletin, 15 August 1896]
[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]