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Miscellaneous news [three obituaries, 17 June 1873]

2 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These three obituaries are extracts from the “Miscellaneous news” section published in the The Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (Melbourne, Vic.), 17 June 1873.] Miscellaneous news The death of another old colonist has to be chronicled. Mr. Charles … [Read more...] about Miscellaneous news [three obituaries, 17 June 1873]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, John Cathie (1813-1873) (subject), obituaries, SourceTrove, year1873

News and notes [14 May 1873]

2 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These news items are extracts from the “News and notes” section published in The Ballarat Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 14 May 1873. Some of the news items came from other newspapers.] News and notes. A Chinaman named Ah Yuck was arrested on Tuesday evening by Constable … [Read more...] about News and notes [14 May 1873]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, accidents, crime law and punishment, fire brigades, fire incidents, SourceTrove, tenders, theatre reviews, tragedies, unions, wandering cattle, year1873

[Mr John Cathie] [obituary, 14 May 1873]

2 October 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This obituary for John Cathie (1813-1873) is an extract from the “News and notes” section published in The Ballarat Star (Ballarat, Vic.), 14 May 1873.] [Mr John Cathie] Mr John Cathie, once member for Ballarat East in the Legislative Assembly of Victoria, died … [Read more...] about [Mr John Cathie] [obituary, 14 May 1873]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, John Cathie (1813-1873) (subject), obituaries, SourceTrove, year1873

[The death of Mr. Hamilton Hume] [25 April 1873]

22 July 2022 · 2 Comments

[Editor: This untitled article about Hamilton Hume, the explorer, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 April 1873.] [The death of Mr. Hamilton Hume] The death of Mr. Hamilton Hume, at a very advanced age, has removed from us a man whose explorations of the … [Read more...] about [The death of Mr. Hamilton Hume] [25 April 1873]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian explorers on land, Hamilton Hume, SourceTrove, year1873

[We should be neglecting a very grave duty] [editorial, 27 September 1873]

14 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled article, about the issue of the proposed Port Wakefield and Kadina railway (on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia), was published in The Wallaroo Times and Mining Journal (Port Wallaroo, SA), 27 September 1873. The author has some choice things to say … [Read more...] about [We should be neglecting a very grave duty] [editorial, 27 September 1873]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, government practice, insults, railways, SourceTrove, year1873

Wentworth [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 10 May 1873]

20 August 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Mary Hannay Black (who later became Mary Hannay Foott). Published in The Australian Town and Country Journal 10 May 1873.] Wentworth ’Tis a new thing for Australia, that the waters to her bear One who seeks not of her riches, or the balm of healing … [Read more...] about Wentworth [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 10 May 1873]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Editor’s notes, Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918) (author), poem, SourceTrove, William Charles Wentworth (1790-1872) (subject), year1873

The Aurora Australis [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 3 May 1873]

20 August 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Mary Hannay Black (who later became Mary Hannay Foott).] The Aurora Australis. A radiance in the midnight sky No white moon gave, nor yellow star ; We thought its red glow mounted high Where fire and forest fought afar. Half fearing that the … [Read more...] about The Aurora Australis [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 3 May 1873]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1873

The Future of Australia [poem by Mary Hannay Black (Mary Hannay Foott), 8 February 1873]

20 August 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Mary Hannay Black (who later became Mary Hannay Foott) was published in The Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW), 8 February 1873. It was written for the anniversary of the founding of the colony of New South Wales (now known as Australia … [Read more...] about The Future of Australia [poem by Mary Hannay Black (Mary Hannay Foott), 8 February 1873]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Australia Day, Mary Hannay Black (1846-1918) (author), Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918) (author), poem, recommended poetry, SourceTrove, year1873

Hawking [song, 4 October 1873]

12 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in The Queenslander (4 October 1873). It was also included in Banjo Paterson’s collection, The Old Bush Songs (1905), with some variations.] Hawking. Air — “Bow, wow, wow.” Now shut your months, you loafers all, You vex me with your … [Read more...] about Hawking [song, 4 October 1873]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: song, SourceTrove, variation of Paterson's Bush Songs, year1873

Hawking [song, 1905]

17 April 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in The Old Bush Songs (1905), edited by Banjo Paterson. It was previously published (with variations, including an extra verse) in The Queenslander, 4 October 1873.] Hawking (Air: “Bow, Wow, Wow.”) Now, shut your mouths, you loafers … [Read more...] about Hawking [song, 1905]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: song, SourceArchiveOrg, The Old Bush Songs (Banjo Paterson 1905), year1873, year1905

Sunny New South Wales [song, 1905]

13 April 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in The Old Bush Songs (1905), edited by Banjo Paterson. Its existence had previously been mentioned in print in 1873.] Sunny New South Wales We often hear men boast about the land which gave them birth, And each one thinks his native land … [Read more...] about Sunny New South Wales [song, 1905]

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