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Photograph of Dan Kelly [carte de visite, circa 1876-1878]

28 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

Dan Kelly, circa 1876-1878

[Editor: This photograph of Dan Kelly (1861-1880), who was the brother of Ned Kelly (the bushranger), was published on a carte de visite, circa 1876-1878.] [Front of carte de visite] [Description: A photograph of a man (Dan Kelly).] Source: Dan Kelly, State … [Read more...] about Photograph of Dan Kelly [carte de visite, circa 1876-1878]

Filed Under: ephemera, photographs Tagged With: 500x500, cartes de visite, Dan Kelly (1861-1880), Kelly Gang, photographs, portrait photography, SourceSLV, year1876, YearEraLate19thCentury

Gold License (Victoria) [for W. Fittall, 7 November 1854]

22 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to W. Fittall, in Victoria, on 7 November 1854.] NOT TRANSFERABLE. £2       £2 Gold License. — THREE MONTHS. No. 108       Seventh Novr 1854. The Bearer W Fittall having paid the Sum of TWO … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for W. Fittall, 7 November 1854]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1853

Gold License (Victoria) [for James Grant Taylor, 6 April 1854]

22 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

Gold License (Victoria) for James Grant Taylor, 6 April 1854

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to James Grant Taylor, in Victoria, on 6 April 1854.] £2       £2 Gold License. — THREE MONTHS. No. 113       6 April 1854. The Bearer James Grant Taylor having paid the Sum of TWO Pounds on … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for James Grant Taylor, 6 April 1854]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1854

Gold License (Victoria) [for J. Taylor, 12 December 1853]

22 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

Gold License (Victoria) for J. Taylor, 12 December 1853

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to J. Taylor, in Victoria, on 12 December 1853.] Gold License. No. 87       12 Decr 1853. The Bearer J Taylor having paid the Sum of 40/ One Pound Ten Shillings, on account of the General Revenue of the Colony, I … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for J. Taylor, 12 December 1853]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Editor’s notes additional (new), Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1853

Gold License (Victoria) [for Berney Wheaton, 3 September 1853]

22 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

Gold License (Victoria) for Berney Wheaton, 30 September 1853

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to Berney Wheaton, in Victoria, on 3 September 1853.] Gold License. No. 108       3rd Sept 1853. The Bearer Berney Wheaton having paid the Sum of 2 One Pound Ten Shillings, on account of the General Revenue of the … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for Berney Wheaton, 3 September 1853]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Editor’s notes additional (new), Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1853

Gold License (Victoria) [for John White, 28 February 1853]

22 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

Gold License (Victoria) for John White, 28 February 1853

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to John White, in Victoria, on 28 February 1853.] Victoria. Gold License. No. 128       28th February 1853. The Bearer John White having paid to me the Sum of One Pound Ten Shillings, on account of the … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for John White, 28 February 1853]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1853

Gold License (Victoria) [for H. Isleton, 16 July 1852]

22 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

Gold License (Victoria) for H. Isleton, 16 July 1852

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to H. Isleton, in Victoria, on 16 July 1852.] Victoria. Gold License. No. 7       July 16 1852. The Bearer H. Isleton having paid the Sum of One Pound, Ten Shillings, on account of the Territorial Revenue, I … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for H. Isleton, 16 July 1852]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1852

Gold License (Victoria) [for I. Woods, 7 June 1852]

22 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to I. Woods, in Victoria, on 7 June 1852.] Victoria. Gold License. No. 103       June 7 1852. The Bearer I. Woods having paid the Sum of One Pound, Ten Shillings, on account of the Territorial Revenue, I … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for I. Woods, 7 June 1852]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1852

Gold License (Victoria) [for William Pettard, 11 March 1852]

21 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to William Pettard, in Victoria, on 11 March 1852.] Victoria.             A. Gold License. No. 718       11th March 1852. The Bearer Wm Pettard having paid the Sum of One Pound, … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for William Pettard, 11 March 1852]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1852

Gold License (Victoria) [for Mr. Hamilton, January 1852]

21 November 2023 · Leave a Comment

Gold License (Victoria) for Mr. Hamilton, January 1852

[Editor: This Gold License was issued to Mr. Hamilton, in Victoria, in January 1852.] [No. 49½.] Victoria. Gold License. No.             Jan.y 1852. The Bearer Mr. Hamilton having paid the Sum of One Pound, Ten Shillings, on … [Read more...] about Gold License (Victoria) [for Mr. Hamilton, January 1852]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Gold Licenses (Australia), Gold Licenses (Victoria), gold miners, gold mining, Oxford comma, SourceSLV, year1852

Nouvelle-Hollande; Port-Jackson. Faimille de sauvages en voyage. [artwork by Jacques Messidor Boisseau]

16 November 2023 · 3 Comments

[Editor: This artwork was drawn by S. Leroy and engraved by Jacques Messidor Boisseau (1794-1848) and Mr. Forget; it was published in Paris in 1826. The artwork depicts a family of Aborigines walking past an Aboriginal camp.] Nouvelle-Hollande; Port-Jackson. Famille de … [Read more...] about Nouvelle-Hollande; Port-Jackson. Faimille de sauvages en voyage. [artwork by Jacques Messidor Boisseau]

Filed Under: artworks Tagged With: 500x500, artworks, Australian Aborigines, Editor’s notes additional (new), engravings, SourceSLV, year1826

Old Granny Sullivan [booklet by John Shaw Neilson, 1915]

28 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This booklet, consisting of the poem “Old Granny Sullivan” by John Shaw Neilson (given here as “Shaw Neilson”), was published in 1915.] Old Granny Sullivan By Shaw Neilson A pleasant shady place it is, a pleasant place and cool — The township folk go up … [Read more...] about Old Granny Sullivan [booklet by John Shaw Neilson, 1915]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets Tagged With: 500x500, booklet, John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (author), memories, old age, poem, recommended poetry, SourceSLV, year1915

T. W. White & Co. [poster, 1889]

19 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poster, an advertisement for T. W. White & Co. (Ballarat), was published circa 1888-1889 (presumably December 1888 or January 1889).] T. W. White & Co. Tailors & Gentlemen’s Mercers. Lord’s Buildings 112 Sturt Street. Opposite Brophy’s … [Read more...] about T. W. White & Co. [poster, 1889]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: advertisement, calendars, general ephemera, posters, SourceSLV, year1889

Fairies Everywhere [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories, version 2 (1950).] Fairies Everywhere Fairies here and Fairies there! Fairies dancing everywhere Up the hill and down the dale, In the lovely moonlight pale! Underneath … [Read more...] about Fairies Everywhere [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: poetry for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), poem for children, Real Australian Fairy Stories v2 (Eva Oakley 1950), SourceSLV, year1950

The jealous Giant visits Fairyland [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories, version 2 (1950).] The jealous Giant visits Fairyland Right away in the beautiful Australian Bush, where the lovely, little Bush Fairies lived, and spent a great deal of … [Read more...] about The jealous Giant visits Fairyland [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: short stories for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Real Australian Fairy Stories v2 (Eva Oakley 1950), short story for children, SourceSLV, year1950

Introducing Goblins [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories, version 2 (1950).] Introducing Goblins Well, children, to begin this story, I must tell you that sometimes there have been some very naughty Fairies, and they have been … [Read more...] about Introducing Goblins [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: short stories for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), poem for children, Real Australian Fairy Stories v2 (Eva Oakley 1950), short story for children, SourceSLV, year1950

Golden Cap and Dawn of Day [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories, version 2 (1950).] Golden Cap and Dawn of Day Right in the heart of Fern Tree Gully, there lived, in their beautiful Fairy palace, King Golden Cap and Queen Dawn of Day. … [Read more...] about Golden Cap and Dawn of Day [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: short stories for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Real Australian Fairy Stories v2 (Eva Oakley 1950), short story for children, SourceSLV, year1950

The Brownies’ day out [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories, version 2 (1950).] The Brownies’ day out Here, in “Sunny Australia,” in our very own State of Victoria, we have the beautiful country district of Boronia. Isn’t that a … [Read more...] about The Brownies’ day out [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: short stories for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Real Australian Fairy Stories v2 (Eva Oakley 1950), short story for children, SourceSLV, year1950

The Bush Fairies, Elves and Pixies [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories, version 2 (1950).] The Bush Fairies, Elves and Pixies One beautiful, cold, autumn night, when a lovely moon and stars lit up the whole place, the Bush Fairies came … [Read more...] about The Bush Fairies, Elves and Pixies [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: short stories for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Real Australian Fairy Stories v2 (Eva Oakley 1950), short story for children, SourceSLV, year1950

Real Australian Fairy Stories [version 2, booklet by Eva Oakley, 1950]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book of children’s stories by Eva Oakley was published in 1945. The contents of this publication are entirely different to the booklet of the same name, and by the same author, which was published in 1945. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of … [Read more...] about Real Australian Fairy Stories [version 2, booklet by Eva Oakley, 1950]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets Tagged With: @ contents list added, booklet, Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), graphics not included, Real Australian Fairy Stories v2 (Eva Oakley 1950), SourceSLV, year1950

The Fairies, Pixies and Gnomes [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Fairy Poems (1945).] The Fairies, Pixies and Gnomes The Fairies and the Pixies were all dancing on the green; The little Gnomes found out, and they were soon upon the scene; But, oh! The Fairies saw them, … [Read more...] about The Fairies, Pixies and Gnomes [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: poetry for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Fairy Poems (Eva Oakley 1945), poem for children, SourceSLV, year1945

The Frolics of the Snow Fairies [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Fairy Poems (1945).] The Frolics of the Snow Fairies Their sleigh bells were tinkling the whole of the way, When lovely Snow Fairies came one night to play, And spangles upon their gauze frocks were so … [Read more...] about The Frolics of the Snow Fairies [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: poetry for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Fairy Poems (Eva Oakley 1945), poem for children, SourceSLV, year1945

The Wedding of the Brownies to the Fairies [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Fairy Poems (1945).] The Wedding of the Brownies to the Fairies You know that each Brownie was asked by the Queen Of the Fairies to come and join them on the green, And there, to enjoy a nice Fairyland … [Read more...] about The Wedding of the Brownies to the Fairies [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: poetry for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Fairy Poems (Eva Oakley 1945), poem for children, SourceSLV, year1945

The Good Brownies [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Fairy Poems (1945).] The Good Brownies Some twenty smart Brownies went out, one fine day, And sat down to rest, on some nice, new-mown hay; Then, after a while they said, “My! That was good!” And off they … [Read more...] about The Good Brownies [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: poetry for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Fairy Poems (Eva Oakley 1945), poem for children, SourceSLV, year1945

Witch Goodandkind [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

11 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Fairy Poems (1945).] Witch Goodandkind Some little birds fluttered, And started to sing; Then the Fairies came out, And danced in a ring. The Gum Nut Babes peeped out, From branches of trees. When, all … [Read more...] about Witch Goodandkind [poem for children, by Eva Oakley]

Filed Under: poetry for children Tagged With: Eva Oakley (1881-1952) (author), Fairy Poems (Eva Oakley 1945), poem for children, SourceSLV, year1945

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