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racial purity (White Australia)

A world’s union [by Mary Gilmore, 1 June 1914]

23 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

Mary Gilmore, 1927, photo

[Editor: This article by Mary Gilmore was published in The Lone Hand (Sydney, NSW), 1 June 1914.] A world’s union By Mary Gilmore Sir Rider Haggard recently said that what was much needed by those directing affairs was “imagination.” Apparently, he was speaking for … [Read more...] about A world’s union [by Mary Gilmore, 1 June 1914]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: internationalism, Mary Gilmore (author) (1865-1962), publication The Lone Hand (Sydney), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, year1914

The black streak in Queensland [25 April 1892]

22 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about kanakas in Queensland was published in The National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW), 25 April 1892.] The black streak in Queensland. Eight vessels are being fitted out in Queensland for the Islands on “black-birding” expeditions. In other words a … [Read more...] about The black streak in Queensland [25 April 1892]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: blackbirding, kanakas, Pacific Islander immigration, racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, year1892

A White Australia: What it means [by Oswald P. Law and W. T. Gill, January 1904]

18 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Oswald P. Law and W. T. Gill was published in The Nineteenth Century and After (London, England), Vol. 55 No. 323, January 1904.] A White Australia: What it means To the mind of Australians it is abundantly clear that the significance of the … [Read more...] about A White Australia: What it means [by Oswald P. Law and W. T. Gill, January 1904]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Oswald P. Law (author), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceArchiveOrg, W. T. Gill (author), White Australia, year1904

White Australia [23 July 1910]

18 January 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about a sermon by the Rev. G. E. Wheatley on White Australia. Published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 23 July 1910.] White Australia. At the Leederville-West Perth Congregational Church last Sunday evening, the Rev. G. E. Wheatley delivered the second … [Read more...] about White Australia [23 July 1910]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), religion, sermons, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1910

The race and the alien [by Mary Gilmore, 16 April 1908]

31 August 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Mary Gilmore was published in “A Woman’s Column” (“Conducted by Mary Gilmore”), in The Worker (Wagga Wagga, NSW), 16 April 1908.] The race and the alien. Last week I sent in a quoted article from the “Australasian” on this subject. I made no … [Read more...] about The race and the alien [by Mary Gilmore, 16 April 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Mary Gilmore (author) (1865-1962), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, year1908

The revenges of time and a question of color [by Mary Gilmore, 9 April 1908]

31 August 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Mary Gilmore was published in “A Woman’s Column” (“Conducted by Mary Gilmore”), in The Worker (Wagga Wagga, NSW), 9 April 1908.] The revenges of time and a question of color. The revenges of time and the justification of the maligned, indeed! When … [Read more...] about The revenges of time and a question of color [by Mary Gilmore, 9 April 1908]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Jamaica, Mary Gilmore (author) (1865-1962), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, year1908

Christian Russ and pagan Jap. [by Mary Gilmore, 16 April 1904]

31 August 2020 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Mary Gilmore was published in The Clipper (Hobart, Tas.), 16 April 1904.] Christian Russ and pagan Jap. As mentioned in your Free Speech column last week one of the most singular things in connection with this war is the attitude of Christian to … [Read more...] about Christian Russ and pagan Jap. [by Mary Gilmore, 16 April 1904]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Christianity, Mary Gilmore (author) (1865-1962), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), SourceTrove, year1904

Anti-Chinese movement [1 August 1861]

4 February 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about a public meeting held to oppose Chinese immigration into Australian (the meeting took place soon after the Lambing Flat riots). Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 August 1861.] Anti-Chinese movement. A Public Meeting for the purpose of … [Read more...] about Anti-Chinese movement [1 August 1861]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: anti-Chinese agitation, racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, year1861

Keep off the grass [11 October 1901]

10 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An editorial critical of the Barton government’s acceptance of the British government’s directive to not create an explicitly racial immigration law. Published in The Independent (Deniliquin, NSW), 11 October 1901.] Keep off the grass. “When in doubt, play … [Read more...] about Keep off the grass [11 October 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Edmund Barton (1849-1920) (subject), Joseph Chamberlain (subject) (1836-1914), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

Mr. J. J. Kenneally at Broadford [7 September 1906]

2 August 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on an election meeting held in support of James Jerome Kenneally. Published in The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (Broadford, Vic.), 7 September 1906. In this article the newspaper capitalized some selected phrases and utilized them as … [Read more...] about Mr. J. J. Kenneally at Broadford [7 September 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: @ tables formatted div style, candidate labor, candidate protectionist, James Jerome Kenneally (subject) (1871-1949), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, taxation, year1906

Part III Chapter X [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

4 August 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter X Black Christmas — Peace on Earth, but no great joy for Australia In the afternoon of December 16, London time — two days after the massacre of the Federal garrison therefore — … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter X [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

Filed Under: chapters Tagged With: C. H. Kirmess (author) (dates?), Editor’s notes, racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceIACLibrary, The Australian Crisis (C. H. Kirmess 1909), year1909

To the Polls! Oh Workers! [30 March 1901]

29 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article is from the “Tray Notes” column, published in The Worker (Brisbane, Qld.), 30 March 1901.] To the Polls! Oh Workers! Every one of the leaders of the White Australia movement in Queensland is out fighting and toiling to achieve this great principle. … [Read more...] about To the Polls! Oh Workers! [30 March 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, White Australia policies, year1901

The Immigration Restriction Bill [3 September 1901]

28 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article from the The Sydney Morning Herald reiterates the concerns of its correspondent, Andrew Barton (“Banjo”) Paterson, on the immigration of Asians into Australia. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 1901.] The Immigration Restriction … [Read more...] about The Immigration Restriction Bill [3 September 1901]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Banjo Paterson (subject) (1864-1941), immigration, racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, White Australia Policy, year1901

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