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year1888

Lord Brassey on Australian loyalty [by Alex Hutchison, 27 January 1888]

23 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor, written by Alex Hutchison, which advocates political independence for Australia, was published in the “Correspondence” section of the The Armidale Express, and New England General Advertiser (Armidale, NSW), 27 January 1888.] Lord Brassey … [Read more...] about Lord Brassey on Australian loyalty [by Alex Hutchison, 27 January 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian independence, federation issues, Imperial Federation, phrase long live Australia, republicanism, SourceTrove, Thomas Brassey (1836-1918) (subject), year1888

A Bush Idyl [by Kenneth Mackay, 1888]

27 February 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This book-length poem by Kenneth Mackay was published in 1888.] A Bush Idyl. by Kenneth Mackay, Author of “Stirrup Jingles,” &c, &c. Edwards, Dunlop & Co., Limited, Sydney, Brisbane, and London. 1888. Inscribed to my friend James A. … [Read more...] about A Bush Idyl [by Kenneth Mackay, 1888]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets, poetry Tagged With: booklet, Kenneth Mackay (1859-1935) (author), poem, SourceHathiTrust, year1888

Australian Natives’ Association [21 April 1888]

10 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about the Australian Natives’ Association in Mount Gambier. Published in The Border Watch, 21 April 1888.] Australian Natives’ Association. On April 27 the Mount Gambier branch of the Australian Natives’ Association — the pioneer branch of South … [Read more...] about Australian Natives’ Association [21 April 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian Natives' Association, SourceTrove, year1888

To Australia [poem by Douglas B. W. Sladen]

6 November 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Douglas B. W. Sladen. Published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes: Poems Inspired by Life and Scenery in Australia and New Zealand, 1888.] To Australia. O last of the Earth’s children! O latest born to Time! Long hidden by the ocean in solitude … [Read more...] about To Australia [poem by Douglas B. W. Sladen]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888), Douglas W. B. Sladen (1856-1947) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1888

Solitude [poem by Sir Henry Parkes]

6 November 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Sir Henry Parkes. Published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes: Poems Inspired by Life and Scenery in Australia and New Zealand, 1888.] Solitude. Where the mocking lyre-bird calls To its mate among the falls Of the mountain streams that play, Each … [Read more...] about Solitude [poem by Sir Henry Parkes]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: A Century of Australian Song [1888], Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888), Henry Parkes (1815-1896) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1888

The Australian National Party [20 June 1888]

1 November 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article on the Australian National Party, including its political platform. Published in The Brisbane Courier, 20 June 1888.] The Australian National Party. After the general election and before the Central Committee of the National party had been dissolved, … [Read more...] about The Australian National Party [20 June 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian National Party, listing of party policies, SourceTrove, year1888

In Memoriam: Lady Parkes [poem by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), 11 February 1888]

9 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), regarding the death of her mother, Lady Clarinda Parkes, who died at her home in Balmain (NSW) on 2 February 1888. Published in The Australian Town and Country Journal, 11 February 1888.] In Memoriam. Lady … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Lady Parkes [poem by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), 11 February 1888]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Clarinda Sarah Thom (1839-1915) (author), Clarinda Thom [see also reference], Menie Parkes (1839-1915) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1888

Australia’s Father Christmas [by Charles Rhoades, 12 December 1888]

22 March 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A short story published in the South Bourke & Mornington Journal, 12 December 1888.] Australia’s Father Christmas. By Charles Rhoades. It was Christmas Eve, and the red sun dipped suddenly out of sight in a bath of purple mist, causing a grunt of satisfaction … [Read more...] about Australia’s Father Christmas [by Charles Rhoades, 12 December 1888]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: Christmas, short story, SourceTrove, year1888

Nationalism [8 August 1888]

5 October 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article discusses what may be termed “British-Australian nationalism”. Published in The Morning Bulletin, 8 August 1888.] Nationalism. To many observant of what is passing around us it will appear that there are now in Queensland two kinds of nationalism. … [Read more...] about Nationalism [8 August 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian nationalism, SourceTrove, year1888

[The poor poet has been in the wars] [re. Philip Lorimer, 28 July 1888]

1 July 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about a legal charge being brought against Philip Durham Lorimer in Parramatta. An extract from the “Topics of the Day” section of the Windsor and Richmond Gazette, 28 July 1888.] [The poor poet has been in the wars] The poor poet has been in the wars … [Read more...] about [The poor poet has been in the wars] [re. Philip Lorimer, 28 July 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Philip Durham Lorimer (1843- 1897) (subject), SourceTrove, year1888

To a Bird [poem by Louisa Lawson, 15 May 1888]

23 October 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: A poem by Louisa Lawson.] To a Bird. Bright little warbler of the air. The world to thee I ween is fair, And free thy life from shade of care, So gaily dost thou sing. While from thy happy throat are sent, Those floods of song in ravishment, Thou shamest … [Read more...] about To a Bird [poem by Louisa Lawson, 15 May 1888]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louisa Lawson (1848-1920) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1888

The Blue Lake — Mount Gambier [poem by Agnes Neale, 1888]

17 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888).] The Blue Lake — Mount Gambier. Lying asleep in the golden light Fringed with a setting of emerald green, Crowned with a majesty peerless and grand, Nature has surely made thee her … [Read more...] about The Blue Lake — Mount Gambier [poem by Agnes Neale, 1888]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: A Century of Australian Song [1888], Agnes Neale (Caroline Agnes Leane) (1849-1892) (author), Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1888

Australia [poem by Agnes Neale, 1888]

17 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Agnes Neale was published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888).] Australia. All the things that have been done, and all the things that are to be; All the wonders wrought on land, and all the wonders on the sea; All the victories of nations, all … [Read more...] about Australia [poem by Agnes Neale, 1888]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: A Century of Australian Song [1888], Agnes Neale (Caroline Agnes Leane) (1849-1892) (author), Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888), patriotic poetry, poem, SourceArchiveOrg, year1888

An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament [poem by Charles Harpur; in an anthology of poetry, 1888]

3 June 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Charles Harpur. Published in Australian Ballads and Rhymes: Poems Inspired by Life and Scenery in Australia and New Zealand (1888).] An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament. Still farther would I fly, my child, To make thee safer yet, From the unsparing white … [Read more...] about An Aboriginal Mother’s Lament [poem by Charles Harpur; in an anthology of poetry, 1888]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: A Century of Australian Song [1888], Australian Ballads and Rhymes (1888), Charles Harpur (author) (1813-1868), conflict Whites vs Aborigines, poem, poetry about Aborigines, SourceArchiveOrg, year1888

Nationalism in Australia [20 October 1888]

29 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article on Australian nationalism, the British imperial connection, and Chinese immigration. Published in The Brisbane Courier, 20 October 1888.] Nationalism in Australia The Pall Mall Gazette of 6th September, writing of the action of the Chinese Government … [Read more...] about Nationalism in Australia [20 October 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian nationalism, Chinese immigration, colonial White Australia policies, SourceTrove, year1888

An Australian National Association [13 July 1888]

29 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on the formation of an Australian National Association, advocating federation and “Australia for the Australians”. Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July 1888.] An Australian National Association A meeting was held at the Royal Hyde Park Hotel … [Read more...] about An Australian National Association [13 July 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian National Association, phrase "Australia for the Australians", SourceTrove, year1888

[The subject of Chinese immigration] [11 January 1888]

22 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled article considers the problems of a future Australia dealing with an emergent China. Published in The Age, 11 January 1888.] [The subject of Chinese immigration] One of the questions that a Federal Council might deal with to some good purpose is the … [Read more...] about [The subject of Chinese immigration] [11 January 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Chinese immigration, defence, SourceGoogleNews, year1888

[The report of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines] [11 January 1888]

11 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled article provides an example of the thinking of the time that the Australian Aborigines were a dying race, saying that “the aboriginal race is doomed, and is fated to disappear entirely within a few years”. Published in The Age, 11 January 1888.] [The … [Read more...] about [The report of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines] [11 January 1888]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Aborigines as a dying race, Australian Aborigines, SourceGoogleNews, year1888

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