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The Australian Crisis (C. H. Kirmess 1909)

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]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IX Massacre Under the circumstances, Colonel Ireton did not accomplish much in Port Darwin. Apart from a more satisfactory arrangement of local services in connexion with his … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter IX [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VIII Bleeding white For a man who, like Colonel Ireton, had sojourned for a month in the silent bush, surrounded by a silent enemy, Port Darwin presented a scene of dazzling … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter VIII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VII Like tigers at bay Early on November 25, 1912, Colonel Ireton left the fort with an escort of two officers, a sergeant and four men. The latter led several spare horses … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter VII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VI A transformation scene in the North. The Imperial garrison had hardly arrived in the Japanese settlement when the Federal Government began to regret that it had ever consented … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter V: Great Britain garrisons the Northern Territory Chapter V Great Britain garrisons the Northern Territory Ever since the closure of the Northern Territory Coast the British … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IV Civil war in Australia and its inevitable result The Federal Parliament assembled on August 28, 1912. The first weeks of the session were given over largely to the evolution of … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter III Clash of arms Even when the Government of Western Australia seized the consignment of Federal armaments, it had not finally decided on open resistance against the … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter II The mastery of the goldfields Colonel Ireton, alighting in Kalgoorlie, found himself in surroundings very different from those he had fled. However, he was quite prepared for … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Part III Birth-Pangs of Twentieth Century Nationhood Chapter I Storm-clouds gathering in the West On August 12, 1912, two days after the Federal election riots in Perth and … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part II Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VI The death ride The death of the beloved Commander-in-Chief electrified his troops. Far from discouraging them, it filled them with a supreme desire for vengeance. They fought … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part II Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter V The second campaign Of the second campaign, no well-ordered written record of an eye-witness exists, nothing indeed, at all comparable to Thomas Burt’s diary. That able patriot … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part II Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IV Retreat and reinforcement The ignorance which the movements of the enemy on the previous day seemed to imply regarding the whereabouts of the White Guard, was either another … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter III The first campaign McPartoch determined to dislodge the enemy. The nature of the country favoured the display of Australian bush craft. A shallow, densely wooded depression … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter II In touch with the enemy The White Guard decided to make the camp in Snowdrop Creek the base of all further operations. Part of the stores and ammunition were hidden away … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part II Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Part II The romance of the White Guard Chapter I The march over a thousand miles The deliverance of the Commonwealth depended entirely on material force. But a century of peaceful … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part I Chapter XII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter XII Pereat! (The flaming elections) Decks clear for action! What matter if a world outside cries horror over thee, Australia? Better be Devil than King Log, croaked over by … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter XII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part I Chapter XI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter XI Furor Australiensis So Australia, at last, was made to wake up — under sledge-hammer blows: Imperial attempt of legislative interference, annihilation of naval screen, … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter XI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter X Pax Britannica The events under review being of contemporary occurrence it is naturally impossible to lay bare the hidden springs which actuated international politics and the … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter X [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part I Chapter IX [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IX Parliament Australia was feverish. But its symptoms were quite different from those manifested in the sister dominions, where the colder climate makes people heavy and … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter IX [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part I Chapter VIII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VIII Colonial fancies The arrival at Port Darwin of the Japanese deputation, and the public professions of loyalty to the British flag by its members, induced the Imperial … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter VIII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part I Chapter VII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VII Naval power and world politics “The supremacy of the British Navy [1] is the safety of Australia, and this supremacy is absolute.” That was the conviction in which the people … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter VII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part I Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VI A study of British sentiment The Japanese descent upon the Northern Territory had been well timed. Over the world of white men there lingered the afterglow of an epoch of … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part I Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter V Australia’s reply The flutter of excitement into which the Commonwealth had been thrown by the cablegrams from Thursday Island relating to the Changsha discovery, died quickly … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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Part I Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IV Japan explains The Japanese colony in the Northern Territory had been successfully founded. Of its first period of existence and growth no official information has yet become … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]

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