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Lord Brassey upon Australia [28 December 1887]

23 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about the views of Lord Brassey regarding Australia, was published in Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners’ Advocate (Newcastle, NSW), 28 December 1887.] Lord Brassey upon Australia. The Pall Mall Gazette published on Monday gives the details of an … [Read more...] about Lord Brassey upon Australia [28 December 1887]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia and British Empire relationship, Imperial Federation, republicanism, SourceTrove, Thomas Brassey (1836-1918) (subject), year1887

Lord Brassey on Australian loyalty [by Alex Hutchison, 27 January 1888]

23 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor, written by Alex Hutchison, which advocates political independence for Australia, was published in the “Correspondence” section of the The Armidale Express, and New England General Advertiser (Armidale, NSW), 27 January 1888.] Lord Brassey … [Read more...] about Lord Brassey on Australian loyalty [by Alex Hutchison, 27 January 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian independence, federation issues, Imperial Federation, phrase long live Australia, republicanism, SourceTrove, Thomas Brassey (1836-1918) (subject), year1888

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

11 January 2022 · 1 Comment

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

[Editor: This article, which espouses republicanism and political Australianism, 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 … [Read more...] about “Australia for the Australians!” [The Bulletin, 2 July 1887]

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

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

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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

Federation and a white Australia [21 September 1895]

4 February 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor, regarding non-white immigration and Australia’s relationship with Britain, was published in The Worker (Wagga Wagga, NSW), 21 September 1895.] Federation and a white Australia. Your Federation article recently contains a high percentage … [Read more...] about Federation and a white Australia [21 September 1895]

Filed Under: articles, letters to the editor Tagged With: 500x500, Australia and British Empire relationship, colonial White Australia policies, Hector Lamond (1865-1947) (author), republicanism, SourceTrove, year1895

[Inaugural meeting of the Australian Republican Union] [5 July 1887]

26 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An untitled article from the “News of the day” section of The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 July 1887.] [Inaugural meeting of the Australian Republican Union] A largely-attended meeting was held in the Temperance Hall yesterday evening for the purpose of inaugurating … [Read more...] about [Inaugural meeting of the Australian Republican Union] [5 July 1887]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian national sentiment, republicanism, SourceTrove, year1887

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