[Editor: This article about kanakas in Queensland was published in The National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW), 25 April 1892.] The black streak in Queensland. Eight vessels are being fitted out in Queensland for the Islands on “black-birding” expeditions. In other words a … [Read more...] about The black streak in Queensland [25 April 1892]
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May Day in Europe [poem by Henry Lawson, 7 May 1892]
[Editor: This poem by Henry Lawson, regarding May Day, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 7 May 1892.] May Day in Europe. Bar the gates of Mammon Castle! See that troops are posted there! I have seen the crimson banner of the children of Despair! Here they … [Read more...] about May Day in Europe [poem by Henry Lawson, 7 May 1892]
A War Song [by Caleb, 22 October 1892]
[Editor: This pro-union song was published in The Worker (Brisbane, Qld.), 22 October 1892.] A War Song. Rise! Australian sons of Labour, Hearken to the bugle’s bray, Buckle on your shield and sabre, Gird you for the fray. Burst the Tyrant’s chains asunder Which … [Read more...] about A War Song [by Caleb, 22 October 1892]
Eureka Stockade: A fighting affair of the Australian gold field [George L. Kilmer, 16 July 1892]
[Editor: An article on the Eureka Rebellion, by the American author George L. Kilmer (1851-1905); it contains various inaccuracies, but is of interest regarding how the story of the rebellion was told in other countries. Published in the South Side Signal (Babylon, New York), 16 … [Read more...] about Eureka Stockade: A fighting affair of the Australian gold field [George L. Kilmer, 16 July 1892]
An eccentric seaman [22 January 1892]
[Editor: This is a report on an incident which was the basis for Henry Lawson’s poem “A Study in the Nood”. Published in The Advertiser, 22 January 1892.] An eccentric seaman. Three days without water Port Pirie, January 21. A man belonging to the ship Oweenee, … [Read more...] about An eccentric seaman [22 January 1892]
Sir Henry Parkes [article in The Strand, 1892]
[Editor: This article on Sir Henry Parkes was published in the “Portraits of Celebrities” section of The Strand Magazine, 1892.] Sir Henry Parkes. Born 1815. Sir Henry Parkes, Prime Minister of New South Wales, was the son of a Warwickshire farmer, and was born at … [Read more...] about Sir Henry Parkes [article in The Strand, 1892]
A Rhyme of the Pretty Girls of Colac [poem, 31 May 1892]
A Rhyme of the Pretty Girls of Colac In this dear Southern land of ours, Of pretty girls there’s no lack; And there are none more fair to see Than the pretty girls of Colac. But as, tho’ in the universe Unnumber’d suns are burning, There’s only one that shine’s for … [Read more...] about A Rhyme of the Pretty Girls of Colac [poem, 31 May 1892]
[Australia is becoming every day more and more Australian] [29 December 1892]
[Editor: This untitled article puts forward the proposition that the increasing population of native-born Australians (in contrast to those who came from overseas) see Australia as their homeland, leading to a growing sense of Australian nationality. Published in The Advertiser, … [Read more...] about [Australia is becoming every day more and more Australian] [29 December 1892]