[Editor: This song was published in The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (2 September 1843). It was also included in Banjo Paterson’s collection, The Old Bush Songs (1905), with minor variations.] Billy Barlow in Australia When I was at home I was down … [Read more...] about Billy Barlow in Australia [song, 2 September 1843]
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[Australia’s Birth-day] [song, 3 February 1827]
[Editor: A song written in 1827, to the tune of “Patrick’s Day”, for the celebration of the founding of New South Wales. Published in The Monitor, 3 February 1827.] [Australia’s Birth-day] The following Paraphrase on one of Moore’s National Melodies, arranged expressly … [Read more...] about [Australia’s Birth-day] [song, 3 February 1827]
Australasia [poem by William Charles Wentworth, 25 March 1824]
[Editor: This poem was written by William Charles Wentworth in 1823, when he was at Cambridge University, England. Published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (Sydney, NSW), 25 March 1824. Twenty explanatory footnotes were provided with the poem. As the text … [Read more...] about Australasia [poem by William Charles Wentworth, 25 March 1824]
Song, for the Commemoration Dinner, January 26, 1820 [song by Michael Massey Robinson, 5 February 1820]
[Editor: A song, by Michael Massey Robinson, written for the anniversary of the founding of the colony of New South Wales. Published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 5 February 1820.] [Song, for the Commemoration Dinner, January 26, 1820] We regret, … [Read more...] about Song, for the Commemoration Dinner, January 26, 1820 [song by Michael Massey Robinson, 5 February 1820]
[Friendly Admonition; Native Habits] [poems, 6 November 1808]
[Editor: Two early poems. No authorship is given, although the first poem is signed “S”. The second poem includes an early usage of the word “Australasia”. Published in The Sydney Gazette, and New South Wales Advertiser, 6 November 1808.] [Friendly Admonition; Native … [Read more...] about [Friendly Admonition; Native Habits] [poems, 6 November 1808]
The scheme opposed [1 April 1925]
[Editor: In 1925 the Aborigines’ Friends’ Association discussed the possibility of creating a separate state for Aborigines, but decided against it. The idea of a separate “black state” had been raised in the newspapers on previous occasions.] The scheme opposed. At a … [Read more...] about The scheme opposed [1 April 1925]
Not what he thought [31 January 1935]
[Editor: This anecdote is from the “So They Say” column in the The Queenslander.] Not what he thought An old Western identity, whom I will call Tom Blank, was having a spree at an hotel and went to sleep in the bar. We picked him up and laid him on the sofa in the … [Read more...] about Not what he thought [31 January 1935]
First Australian editress: Henry Lawson’s mother [3 July 1939]
First Australian editress Henry Lawson’s mother Reading with interest the recent articles on Charlotte Bronte and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in the Women’s Supplement recalls to my mind another remarkable woman, Louisa Lawson, who pioneered women’s literature in … [Read more...] about First Australian editress: Henry Lawson’s mother [3 July 1939]
Lawson & some contemporaries were pioneer labor poets [11 September 1950]
[Editor: This article notes that Henry Lawson was an early Labor poet; it also refers to the use of blue as a “fighting colour of Labor”.] Lawson & some contemporaries were pioneer Labor poets No doubt Labor has a right to call Lawson one of its singing pioneers. Here’s … [Read more...] about Lawson & some contemporaries were pioneer labor poets [11 September 1950]
[Advertisement for immigration from Britain] [27 January 1824]
[Editor: A notice advertising assistance for immigrants from the United Kingdom. Published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 27 January 1824.] [Advertisement for immigration from Britain] NOTICE.– The Australian Company’s Agent begs to intimate to the … [Read more...] about [Advertisement for immigration from Britain] [27 January 1824]
Proclamation [Martial Law declared in NSW, 11 March 1804]
[Editor: Governor King declares Martial Law in areas of New South Wales, following the outbreak of the Castle Hill rebellion. Published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 11 March 1804.] Proclamation By Philip Gidley King, Esq, Captain-General and … [Read more...] about Proclamation [Martial Law declared in NSW, 11 March 1804]
Insurrection [Castle Hill rebellion, 11 March 1804]
[Editor: A report on the Castle Hill rebellion of 1804. Published in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 11 March 1804.] Insurrection. At half past eleven o’clock on Sunday night an express was received by His Excellency, from Captain Abbot, Commanding … [Read more...] about Insurrection [Castle Hill rebellion, 11 March 1804]
[Convicts made to attend church by law] [6 November 1823]
[Editor: An extract from the news section of The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (6 November 1823), regarding the rule in New South Wales that all convicts were to attend church services every Sunday.] [Convicts made to attend church by law] In consequence … [Read more...] about [Convicts made to attend church by law] [6 November 1823]
Effusions of Gratitude [poem, 30 January 1813]
[Editor’s note: This 1813 poem contains a rare early usage in print of the word “Australia” (see the 4th line), especially as applied to the discovered continent (i.e. as distinct from any early references to a theoretical southern land mass); this pre-dates Matthew Flinder’s … [Read more...] about Effusions of Gratitude [poem, 30 January 1813]
The mother of Henry Lawson [biographical article about Louisa Lawson, 26 September 1922]
The mother of Henry Lawson The following contribution to the July number of “Aussie” is by Gertrude Lawson, sister of the late Henry Lawson. In 1845, the time when pioneer settlers were making Australian history, a young couple migrated over the Great Dividing Range, … [Read more...] about The mother of Henry Lawson [biographical article about Louisa Lawson, 26 September 1922]
[Several members of a notorious family] [Ned Kelly’s family accused of attacking Constable Fitzpatrick, 17 April 1878]
[Editor: This untitled article is taken from news reports in the The Argus of 17 April 1878, regarding the family of Ned Kelly being accused of attacking Constable Fitzpatrick.] [Several members of a notorious family] Several members of a notorious family of the name of … [Read more...] about [Several members of a notorious family] [Ned Kelly’s family accused of attacking Constable Fitzpatrick, 17 April 1878]
Benalla Police Court [Ned Kelly is charged with assaulting and robbing Ah Fook, 29 October 1869]
[Editor: A report on the trial of Ned Kelly for assaulting and robbing a Chinese man (Ah Fook). This is an extract; reports on other matters in the same article, not relating to Kelly, are not included. Published in The Benalla Ensign and Farmer’s and Squatter’s Journal, 29 … [Read more...] about Benalla Police Court [Ned Kelly is charged with assaulting and robbing Ah Fook, 29 October 1869]
A juvenile bushranger [trial of Ned Kelly for highway robbery, 22 October 1869]
[Editor: A newspaper report on the trial of Ned Kelly for the highway robbery of a Chinese man (Ah Fook). Published in The Argus, 22 October 1869 (a reprint of an article from the Ovens and Murray Advertiser).] A juvenile bushranger. — Edward Kelly, aged about 18 years, … [Read more...] about A juvenile bushranger [trial of Ned Kelly for highway robbery, 22 October 1869]
Benalla Police Court [Ned Kelly charged with highway robbery of Ah Fook, 22 October 1869]
[Editor: Newspaper reports on the trial of Ned Kelly for the highway robbery of a Chinese man (Ah Fook). These are extracts from several days’ worth of court reports, which were published on the same day; reports on other criminal cases in the same articles, not relating to Ned … [Read more...] about Benalla Police Court [Ned Kelly charged with highway robbery of Ah Fook, 22 October 1869]
A prose writer and poet of the people: Henry Lawson [27 January 1939]
[Editor: Whilst not all of Hilton Barton’s conclusions may be agreed with, this is nonetheless a good article about Henry Lawson.] A prose writer and poet of the people Henry Lawson. By Pipeclay At a recent meeting of the Henry Lawson Memorial and Literary Society, … [Read more...] about A prose writer and poet of the people: Henry Lawson [27 January 1939]
Henry Lawson: Some reminiscences [25 February 1923]
Henry Lawson Some reminiscences — By “Crosscut” — Henry Lawson is dead — good luck to his soul wherever it may be — and it will doubtlessly be thought by many that any tribute to his memory at this belated hour will serve no purpose that has not already been … [Read more...] about Henry Lawson: Some reminiscences [25 February 1923]
Henry Lawson dead. Poet of the people passes [7 September 1922]
Henry Lawson dead. Poet of the people passes. On Saturday morning, at Abbotsford, Sydney, Henry Lawson, the most outstanding personality among Australia’s men of letters and a democrat of the first rank, passed into the Great Beyond. Lawson had been in indifferent health … [Read more...] about Henry Lawson dead. Poet of the people passes [7 September 1922]
Freedom on the Wallaby [poem by Henry Lawson, 16 May 1891]
[Editor: This is one of the most well-known poems written by Henry Lawson. It was quoted by conservative Queensland parliamentarians as an example of the radicalism of The Worker newspaper (see the “Editor’s notes” section below). Published in The Worker (Brisbane, Qld.), 16 May … [Read more...] about Freedom on the Wallaby [poem by Henry Lawson, 16 May 1891]
Australia Day [26 January 1942]
[Editor: An editorial from the Canberra Times during the Second World War.] Australia Day For more than a century and a half, January 26 has been the day on which Australia has been able to approach as the annual miles one in the march forward of a young and virile race. … [Read more...] about Australia Day [26 January 1942]
Anniversary Day [27 January 1908]
[Editor: An article about “Anniversary Day” (Australia Day). Published in The Barrier Miner, 27 January 1908.] Anniversary Day. How many Australians recognise the fact that Anniversary Day is more than a mere holiday — that it is significant of a nation’s birth? How many … [Read more...] about Anniversary Day [27 January 1908]