[Editor: These untitled news items, extracts from a general news section, were published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 3 July 1865. These include reports regarding commemorations of Victoria’s separation from NSW, introduced species, crime reports, manufacturing, squatters and … [Read more...] about Monday, July 3, 1865 [news items, 3 July 1865]
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[Riot at a land sale at Bacchus Marsh] [3 July 1865]
[Editor: This untitled item, an extract from a general news section, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 3 July 1865.] [Riot at a land sale at Bacchus Marsh] A riot took place during the land sale at Bacchus Marsh on Friday. About 2,500 persons were present, but … [Read more...] about [Riot at a land sale at Bacchus Marsh] [3 July 1865]
Cui Bono? [poem by Henry Kendall, 1865
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in The Glen of the White Man’s Grave (1865).] Cui Bono? A clamour by day and a whisper by night, And the Summer comes, with the shining noons; With the ripple of leaves, and the passionate light Of the falling suns and … [Read more...] about Cui Bono? [poem by Henry Kendall, 1865
The Glen of the White Man’s Grave [poem by Henry Kendall, 1865]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Kendall was published in The Glen of the White Man’s Grave (1865).] The Glen of the White Man’s Grave A sky of wind! And while these July gusts Are beating round the windows in the cold, With sullen sobs of rain, behold I shape A Settler’s … [Read more...] about The Glen of the White Man’s Grave [poem by Henry Kendall, 1865]
The Glen of the White Man’s Grave [booklet by Henry Kendall, 1865]
[Editor: This 8-page booklet by Henry Kendall was published in 1865. It consists of two poems by the author. As this publication did not have a contents page, a list of the contents has been provided so as to enable easier access to the text.] The Glen of the White Man’s … [Read more...] about The Glen of the White Man’s Grave [booklet by Henry Kendall, 1865]
[A rabbit drive] [3 July 1865]
[Editor: This item is an extract from the column “Current topics”, published in The Geelong Advertiser, 3 July 1865.] [A rabbit drive] Mr Austin, of Barwon Park, mentions the extraordinary fecundity of the English wild rabbit in this colony. Six years ago he turned out … [Read more...] about [A rabbit drive] [3 July 1865]
Ben Hall — His early life [16 May 1865]
[Editor: An article about Ben Hall, the bushranger. Published in The Empire, 16 May 1865.] Ben Hall — his early life. In estimating the character of this man, who has obtained such an unenviable notoriety throughout the colonies during the past three years, an insight … [Read more...] about Ben Hall — His early life [16 May 1865]
The Tower of the Dream: Part 4 [poem by Charles Harpur]
[Editor: This is part 4 of The Tower of the Dream (1865), by Charles Harpur.] Part IV. At last, all suddenly, in the air aloft, O’er the tower a wild, weird, wailful song Woke flying, many-voiced; — then sweeping off Out tow’rds the echoey hills, so passed away In … [Read more...] about The Tower of the Dream: Part 4 [poem by Charles Harpur]
The Tower of the Dream: Part 3 [poem by Charles Harpur]
[Editor: This is part 3 of The Tower of the Dream (1865), by Charles Harpur.] Part III. She ceased: and a deep tingling silence fell Instantly round, — silence complete, and yet Instinct as with a breathing sweetness, left By the rare spirit of her voice … [Read more...] about The Tower of the Dream: Part 3 [poem by Charles Harpur]
The Tower of the Dream: Part 2 [poem by Charles Harpur]
[Editor: This is part 2 of The Tower of the Dream (1865), by Charles Harpur.] Part II. Within a circular balcony, whose roof Was fluted silver, ledging at the eaves Outward, and resting upon shafts of jet, Whose polished pencils, in a curving row Descending to an … [Read more...] about The Tower of the Dream: Part 2 [poem by Charles Harpur]