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New South Wales [October 1884]

8 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

The Scottish Review (October 1884)

[Editor: This article, which uses information taken from several books regarding the colony of New South Wales, was published in The Scottish Review (London), October 1884.] Art. I. — New South Wales. 1. New South Wales: Its Progress and Resources. Sydney: Thomas … [Read more...] about New South Wales [October 1884]

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Lost in the Mallee [poem by Charles Allan Sherard, 20 September 1884]

14 October 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Charles Allan Sherard. Published in The Australasian, 20 September 1884.] Lost in the Mallee. Fraught with flame, and clad in crimson, ride the heralds of the morn; While the sun-god jousts with darkness, at the tournament of dawn: And gleams of … [Read more...] about Lost in the Mallee [poem by Charles Allan Sherard, 20 September 1884]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Charles Allan Sherard (1857-1921) (author), good poetry, poem, publication The Australasian, SourceTrove, year1884

Song of the Stockman [song, 28 June 1884]

18 March 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was part of a story by Grosvenor Bunster, entitled “A Terrible Legacy: A Story of English and Australian Life”; in the narrative, the song is sung by Tom Grist, who attributes it to a tramp named “Frank the Poet”. Published in The Riverine Grazier, 28 June … [Read more...] about Song of the Stockman [song, 28 June 1884]

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The Australiad [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 20 December 1884]

20 August 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Mary Hannay Foott.] The Australiad. An Epic For Young Australians. ’Twas brave De Quiros bent the knee before the King of Spain, And “Sire,” he said, “I bring thy ships in safety home again — From seas unsailed of mariner in all the days of yore … [Read more...] about The Australiad [poem by Mary Hannay Foott, 20 December 1884]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Mary Hannay Foott (1846-1918) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1884

The Squatter’s Farewell [song, 1 November 1884]

12 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song was published in The Queenslander, 1 November 1884. It was also included in Banjo Paterson’s collection, The Old Bush Songs (1905), under the title of “The Broken-Down Squatter”, with some variations.] The Squatter’s Farewell. A.D. 1885. Come, … [Read more...] about The Squatter’s Farewell [song, 1 November 1884]

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The Broken-Down Squatter [song, 1905]

12 April 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: This song was published in The Old Bush Songs (1905), edited by Banjo Paterson. It was previously published (without the chorus), under the title of “The Squatter’s Farewell”, in The Queenslander, 1 November 1884.] The Broken-Down Squatter (Air: “It’s a fine … [Read more...] about The Broken-Down Squatter [song, 1905]

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