[Editor: These obituaries were published in the South Bourke & Mornington Journal (Dandenong, Vic.), 24 January 1883. The obituaries are for Weston Phillips, John Lord, and Margaret Edmonds.] Deaths. Among those removed from among us by death during the past few days, not … [Read more...] about Deaths [obituaries, 24 January 1883]
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Death of an Australian explorer [obituary re Weston Phillips, 30 January 1883]
[Editor: This obituary, regarding Weston Phillips, was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners’ Advocate (Newcastle, NSW), 30 January 1883.] Death of an Australian explorer. We regret to record the death of Weston Phillips, an old colonist and explorer, … [Read more...] about Death of an Australian explorer [obituary re Weston Phillips, 30 January 1883]
Obituary: The late Francis Cotton [23 April 1883]
[Editor: This obituary, regarding Francis Cotton (1801-1883), was published in The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), 23 April 1883.] Obituary. The late Francis Cotton. As there were several slight inaccuracies in the first obituary notice published of the late Francis Cotton, we … [Read more...] about Obituary: The late Francis Cotton [23 April 1883]
Our Country [poem, by M. W., 27 October 1883]
[Editor: A poem published in The Illustrated Sydney News, 27 October 1883.] Our Country. You may sing of English homesteads, With their fields of golden corn, Or the hedge of pearly hawthorn In the dewy summer morn! You may boast the calm sweet beauty Of the old … [Read more...] about Our Country [poem, by M. W., 27 October 1883]
Advance, Australia [song by Walker and McBurney, circa 1883]
[Editor: A patriotic song; words written by J. Eccleston Walker, music composed by Samuel D. McBurney. Published in The Empire Songster (1900).] Advance, Australia. (By permission of Dr. McBurney, Melbourne) J. Eccleston Walker S.D. McBurney, Mus. D. Rise, … [Read more...] about Advance, Australia [song by Walker and McBurney, circa 1883]
Words [poem by Charles Harpur]
[Editor: A poem by Charles Harpur.] Words Words are deeds. The words we hear May revolutionize or rear A mighty state. The words we read May be a spiritual deed Excelling any fleshly one, As much as the celestial sun Transcends a bonfire, made to throw A light upon … [Read more...] about Words [poem by Charles Harpur]