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Summary for England [extracts, 30 December 1854]

3 December 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These news items, including items regarding the Crimean War (1853-1856) and the Eureka Rebellion (1854), are extracts from the “Summary for England” section published in The Empire (Sydney, NSW), 30 December 1854.] Summary for England Per G.S.S.S. Co.’s … [Read more...] about Summary for England [extracts, 30 December 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Crimean War (1853-1856), early colonial shipping to Australia, Eureka Rebellion, news items, SourceTrove, year1854

The Legislative Council [editorial, 17 October 1854]

17 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled editorial was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 October 1854.] [The Legislative Council] The Legislative Council, which has been three weeks in session, has as yet done nothing of much importance, with the exception of the passage through … [Read more...] about The Legislative Council [editorial, 17 October 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, convicts, Convicts' Prevention Bill, SourceTrove, squatters, year1854

The Age [editorial, 17 October 1854]

17 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled editorial was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 October 1854. It was the first editorial of The Age (printed in the first issue of that newspaper).] The Age. Published daily. Melbourne, Tuesday, 17 October 1854. We present the public … [Read more...] about The Age [editorial, 17 October 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, SourceTrove, The Age newspaper (subject), year1854

The unemployed [17 October 1854]

17 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 October 1854.] The unemployed. — The difficulty of obtaining employment is becoming a common complaint amongst those who have been attracted to the Colony by the favorable accounts sent home by the … [Read more...] about The unemployed [17 October 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, SourceTrove, unemployment, year1854

The Exhibition Ode [poem by David Blair, 17 October 1854]

17 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by David Blair (1820-1899), about the Melbourne Exhibition of 1854, was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 October 1854.] The Exhibition Ode. Lo! the fabric as it rises Stately, luminous, and grand, Well the future symbolises Of this fair … [Read more...] about The Exhibition Ode [poem by David Blair, 17 October 1854]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, David Blair (1820-1899) (author), Melbourne Exhibition (1854), poem, SourceTrove, year1854

The Age [re launch of a newspaper, 17 October 1854]

17 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This notice, an introduction to the first issue of The Age newspaper, was published in the “Miscellaneous” advertising section in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 October 1854.] “The Age;” A Journal of Politics, Commerce, and Philanthropy, Dedicated to The … [Read more...] about The Age [re launch of a newspaper, 17 October 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, SourceTrove, The Age newspaper (subject), year1854

[The maidens of Tasmania] [poem, 8 August 1854]

4 February 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An untitled poem, published in the Launceston Examiner, 8 August 1854.] Poetry. The maidens of Tasmania, The bright-eyed and the fair; Where will you find their equals? Who with them can compare? In native grace and loveliness Pre-eminent they stand; The … [Read more...] about [The maidens of Tasmania] [poem, 8 August 1854]

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Ballarat [14 November 1854]

3 December 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article regarding some of the problems on the Ballarat goldfields (just prior to the Eureka Rebellion). Published in The Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer, 14 November 1854.] Ballarat. (From our Correspondent.) November 11th. If matters fall out as … [Read more...] about Ballarat [14 November 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Eureka Rebellion, SourceTrove, year1854

Ballaarat [1 December 1854]

14 March 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article regarding the Eureka Rebellion, printed two few days before the Battle of the Eureka Stockade. Published in The Argus, 1 December 1854.] Ballaarat. In another portion of this paper will be found accounts, from different sources, of the course of events … [Read more...] about Ballaarat [1 December 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Eureka Rebellion, SourceTrove, year1854

Christmas-Day, 1854! [25 December 1854]

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[Editor: This untitled article, comparing Christmas in Australia to Christmas in England, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 25 December 1854.] [Christmas-Day, 1854!] Christmas-Day, 1854! Is it possible? says Mr. John Newcome, roused by the … [Read more...] about Christmas-Day, 1854! [25 December 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Christmas, SourceTrove, year1854

Ballaarat [Eureka Rebellion aftermath, 26 December 1854]

24 December 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on some events arising from the Eureka Rebellion. Published in The Argus, 26 December 1854.] Ballaaratt. Ballaarat, December 21st, 1854. I am very sorry to have to record the death of Captain Wise, which took place this morning. This event has created … [Read more...] about Ballaarat [Eureka Rebellion aftermath, 26 December 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Eureka Rebellion, SourceTrove, text unclear (original needed for correction) [IAC], year1854

Ballaarat [Eureka Rebellion, 15 December 1854]

24 December 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on the Eureka Rebellion. Published in The Argus, 15 December 1854.] Ballaarat. On the night of the fatal 3rd December, we had come to the conclusion that there was every prospect of sad doings at Ballaarat; and we therefore requested one of the ablest … [Read more...] about Ballaarat [Eureka Rebellion, 15 December 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Eureka Rebellion, SourceTrove, year1854

Ballaarat [Eureka Rebellion trials, 14 December 1854]

24 December 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on the committal proceedings of the Eureka Rebellion prisoners. Published in the Colonial Times, 14 December 1854.] Ballaarat. The trials of state prisoners commenced on the 6th. Mr. Sturt presided, and Mr. Webster, and Mr. Smith sat with him. Mr. … [Read more...] about Ballaarat [Eureka Rebellion trials, 14 December 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Eureka Rebellion, Eureka trials and Eureka prisoners, SourceTrove, Union Jack at Eureka, year1854

Further particulars of the Ballaarat affray [Eureka Rebellion, 5 December 1854]

24 December 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on the Eureka Rebellion. Published in The Argus, 5 December 1854.] Further particulars of the Ballaarat affray. The facts of the unfortunate encounter at Ballaarat, as we have been enabled to gather them, in addition to the hurried statement received at … [Read more...] about Further particulars of the Ballaarat affray [Eureka Rebellion, 5 December 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Eureka Rebellion, SourceTrove, year1854

Fatal collision at Ballaarat [Eureka Rebellion, 4 December 1854]

24 December 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on the Eureka Rebellion. Published in The Argus, 4 December 1854.] By express. Fatal collision at Ballaarat. Monday, 3 a.m. At the above hour a gentleman arrived at this office who had ridden through express, leaving Ballaarat at half-past one … [Read more...] about Fatal collision at Ballaarat [Eureka Rebellion, 4 December 1854]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Eureka Rebellion, SourceTrove, year1854

Australian Anthem: The Sun of Australia [song, 17 October 1854]

28 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

Australian Anthem. The Sun of Australia. By Robert Wisdom. The Sun of Australia rose ’Mid the storms and clouds of crime, And his lustre was dimmed with wrongs and woes Such as those of the olden time. But the voice of heaven was heard aloud, And that sun burst … [Read more...] about Australian Anthem: The Sun of Australia [song, 17 October 1854]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: songs patriotic, SourceTrove, year1854

On Tasmania’s Receiving the Writ of Freedom [poem by Caroline Leakey, 1854]

1 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Caroline Leakey, written in celebration of the end of the transportation of convicts to Tasmania in 1853.] On Tasmania’s Receiving the Writ of Freedom. Fair virgin of the South, we call on thee ; Receive with smiling courtesy the writ Which bids thee … [Read more...] about On Tasmania’s Receiving the Writ of Freedom [poem by Caroline Leakey, 1854]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Caroline Leakey (1827-1881) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, transportation of convicts, year1854

The Prisoner’s Hospital, Van Diemen’s Land [poem by Caroline Leakey, 1854]

1 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Caroline Leakey, set in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania).] The Prisoner’s Hospital, Van Diemen’s Land. O prison-house of sighing ! Where the weary and the worn, The long-pent and the dying, Lie friendless and forlorn ; Where sickness preys on … [Read more...] about The Prisoner’s Hospital, Van Diemen’s Land [poem by Caroline Leakey, 1854]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Caroline Leakey (1827-1881) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1854

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