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Lollipops: A cause of juvenile crime [poem, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

15 May 2017 · 2 Comments

[Editor: This untitled poem, about lollipops being alleged to be a cause of juvenile crime, appeared in the “Pepper and salt” column published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886. It is a parody of some verse by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (an English poetess), with her … [Read more...] about Lollipops: A cause of juvenile crime [poem, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poem, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, wowsers, year1886

Fifty-Six and Eighty-Six [poem, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

14 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem appeared in the “Pepper and salt” column published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886.] [Fifty-Six and Eighty-Six] The “social purity” maggot is eating away the heart of Ballarat. The local Crookses and Walkers have discovered that gambling … [Read more...] about Fifty-Six and Eighty-Six [poem, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: morality, poem, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1886

A lady not in the very best of circumstances [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

14 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled article was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886.] [A lady not in the very best of circumstances] A lady not in the very best of circumstances, and whose husband retired from the vulgar gaze for two years’ rest just after last … [Read more...] about A lady not in the very best of circumstances [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: anecdote, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1886

Hymn to Hermann [poem, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

12 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem appeared in the “Sundry Shows” column published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886. The poem was written regarding a play of “His Natural Life” (based upon the story of the same name by Marcus Clarke), produced by Mr. Jingo Tyrell (distinct from … [Read more...] about Hymn to Hermann [poem, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: articles, poetry Tagged With: His Natural Life (play), poem, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1886

Theatre Royal — “His Natural Life” [theatre review, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

12 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review, of the play “His Natural Life” (based upon the story of the same name by Marcus Clarke), appeared in the “Sundry Shows” column, published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886. The review includes some comments on the state of Australian … [Read more...] about Theatre Royal — “His Natural Life” [theatre review, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, His Natural Life (play), Marcus Clarke (subject) (1846-1881), publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, theatre review, year1886

A Bushman’s Troubles [poem, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

12 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886.] A Bushman’s Troubles. (For The Bulletin.) ’Tis the voice of the ’possum, his tones sweet and low Assure me he means for my damper to go. Hark! he’s close to the fire — he searches the … [Read more...] about A Bushman’s Troubles [poem, The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, possums, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1886

“The Chinese must go” [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

12 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about Chinese in Australia, appeared in the “Plain English” column, published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886. The article referred to in the first paragraph is “The Chinese in Australia: Their vices and their victims”, which appeared in the … [Read more...] about “The Chinese must go” [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Chinese, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), SourceNLA, year1886

The Imperial Federation lie [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

12 May 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Imperial Federation (the proposed parliamentary union of the British Empire) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 21 August 1886.] The Imperial Federation lie. When Lord Tennyson, in his official capacity as poetic dancing skeleton to … [Read more...] about The Imperial Federation lie [The Bulletin, 21 August 1886]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Imperial Federation, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), racial attitudes, SourceNLA, year1886

“Australianism”: A new cult [1 July 1918]

20 February 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article on the ideology of “Australianism”. Whilst the article refers to the ideology as a “cult”, that particular word is being used here in the sense of a great devotion to an idea, object, or movement, rather than in a negative sense (such as the derogatory … [Read more...] about “Australianism”: A new cult [1 July 1918]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australianism, SourceNLA, year1918

Australianism [11 May 1912]

20 February 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This brief item (apparently, an extract from the Independent Workers’ Journal) was published in the Building and Real Estate magazine (11 May 1912).] Australianism. Australianism is the spirit that must rule Australia, and in that sentiment there is no place for … [Read more...] about Australianism [11 May 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australianism, SourceNLA, year1912

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