[Editor: This poem by “Surcingle” (Barcroft Boake) was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 9 January 1892.] A Strike Story. (For The Bulletin.) “Flash” Harry stood and scratched his ear, They called him so, their reason I’ll demonstrate and make as clear As … [Read more...] about A Strike Story [poem by Surcingle (Barcroft Boake), 9 January 1892]
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Our Visitor [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, 3 December 1892]
[Editor: This poem, by Barcroft H. Boake, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 3 December 1892.] Our Visitor. There’s a fellow on the station (He dropped in on a call, Just casually — to stay a pleasant week), He’s a banker’s near relation, Strangely built, … [Read more...] about Our Visitor [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, 3 December 1892]
Jimmy Wood: A Bar-Room Ballad [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, 7 May 1892]
[Editor: This poem by Barcroft H. Boake was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 7 May 1892.] Jimmy Wood. A Bar-Room Ballad. There came a lonely Briton to the town, A solitary Briton with a mission, He’d vowed a vow to put all “shouting” down, To relegate it to … [Read more...] about Jimmy Wood: A Bar-Room Ballad [poem by Barcroft H. Boake, 7 May 1892]
A bad quarter-of-an-hour [by Barcroft H. Boake, 28 May 1892]
[Editor: This article, by Barcroft Boake, was published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 28 May 1892.] A bad quarter-of-an-hour.* I stood on the gallows the other day and read — neatly painted on a beam — the names of those men whom a well-meaning Government has thence … [Read more...] about A bad quarter-of-an-hour [by Barcroft H. Boake, 28 May 1892]
Mr. William S. Lyon [6 February 1892]
[Editor: This article, about William Samuel Lyon (1856-1942), was published in The Prahran Telegraph (Prahran, Vic.), 6 February 1892.] Our gallery of portraits. [No. 199.] Sketches of prominent local men. Contracting in a medical sense President of the Medical … [Read more...] about Mr. William S. Lyon [6 February 1892]
[Bright beautiful sunshine] [re horse racing, 27 May 1892]
[Editor: This untitled article, about horse racing, was published in the Evening News (Sydney, NSW), 27 May 1892.] [Bright beautiful sunshine] Bright beautiful sunshine favored the first day’s racing of the Sydney Turf Club’s meeting at Randwick yesterday, but the … [Read more...] about [Bright beautiful sunshine] [re horse racing, 27 May 1892]
Coalminers in Conference [27 May 1892]
[Editor: This article was published in the Evening News (Sydney, NSW), 27 May 1892.] Coalminers in Conference. At the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, yesterday afternoon, a conference of coal mining delegates, representing the northern, western, and southern districts, was … [Read more...] about Coalminers in Conference [27 May 1892]
[Professor Ray Lankester and the suggestion of exchanging British and colonial professors] [27 May 1892]
[Editor: This brief untitled article was published in the news section of the Evening News (Sydney, NSW), 27 May 1892.] [Professor Ray Lankester and the suggestion of exchanging British and colonial professors] Professor Ray Lankester (says the Daily Graphic) has … [Read more...] about [Professor Ray Lankester and the suggestion of exchanging British and colonial professors] [27 May 1892]
[The speeches of the members for Balmain] [27 May 1892]
[Editor: This untitled article was published in the news section of the Evening News (Sydney, NSW), 27 May 1892.] [The speeches of the members for Balmain] The speeches of the members for Balmain on Wednesday evening showed the difficulty in which Australia has been … [Read more...] about [The speeches of the members for Balmain] [27 May 1892]
The commutation of the death sentence on M’Crow [27 May 1892]
[Editor: This untitled article was published in the news section of the Evening News (Sydney, NSW), 27 May 1892.] [The commutation of the death sentence on M’Crow] The commutation of the death sentence on M‘Crow to imprisonment for life will, it is to be thought, do no … [Read more...] about The commutation of the death sentence on M’Crow [27 May 1892]
The black streak in Queensland [25 April 1892]
[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]
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]