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year1906

Western bush fire: Several crops burnt [5 January 1906]

18 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about a bushfire was published in The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 5 January 1906.] Western bush fire. Several crops burnt. Camperdown, Friday. A fire that broke out on the Bangaal Plain, near Skipton, last night, has been the cause of serious … [Read more...] about Western bush fire: Several crops burnt [5 January 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, bushfires, SourceTrove, year1906

Sturt St. Gardens Ballarat: Under the snow mantle [postcard, 19 June 1906]

12 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

Postcard, with a photo of Sturt Street, in Ballarat (Victoria), showing a statue of Robert Burns (1906)

[Editor: This postcard incorporates a photo of Sturt Street, in Ballarat, showing a statue of Robert Burns (the Scottish poet) with his dog, at a time when it had been snowing. The postcard is postmarked Ballarat, 19 June 1906.] Sturt St. Gardens Ballarat: Under the snow … [Read more...] about Sturt St. Gardens Ballarat: Under the snow mantle [postcard, 19 June 1906]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, Ballarat (Victoria), ESU funding, HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, photograph, postcard, Robert Burns (1759-1796) (subject), SourceIACLibrary, statues, year1906

Road scene, Black’s Spur [postcard, 14 May 1906]

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[Editor: This postcard incorporates a photo of a horse-drawn buggy. The postcard is postmarked Melbourne, 14 May 1906.] Road scene, Black’s Spur [Front of postcard] Road scene, Black’s Spur [Photo of a man in a horse-drawn buggy, who has stopped to talk to … [Read more...] about Road scene, Black’s Spur [postcard, 14 May 1906]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, Black Spur (Victoria), Black's Spur (Victoria), buggies, ESU funding, horse-drawn vehicles, HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, photograph, postcard, SourceIACLibrary, year1906

In charge [postcard, 1906]

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Postcard, New South Wales (1906)

[Editor: This postcard incorporates a photo of a group of sheep, along with a sheep dog. The postcard is postmarked 1906.] In charge. [Front of postcard] In charge. [Photo of a group of sheep, along with a sheep dog (apparently in charge of … [Read more...] about In charge [postcard, 1906]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, ESU funding, HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, photograph, postcard, sheep, SourceIACLibrary, year1906

A vignette of Port Phillip [by “Tom Collins” (Joseph Furphy), September 1906

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[Editor: This short story by “Tom Collins” (Joseph Furphy) was published in Steele Rudd’s Magazine (Brisbane, Qld.), September 1906.] A vignette of Port Phillip. (For Steele Rudd’s Magazine.) If the heaven of the hedonist be found (as some think) in idyllic conditions … [Read more...] about A vignette of Port Phillip [by “Tom Collins” (Joseph Furphy), September 1906

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: Australian Aborigines, Joseph Furphy (1843-1912) (author), short story, SourceJASAL, Tom Collins, year1906

Mr. Deakin in Sydney [24 May 1906]

18 January 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about Prime Minister Alfred Deakin and federal politics. Published in the Catholic Press (Sydney, NSW), 24 May 1906.] Mr. Deakin in Sydney. The warm welcome which Mr. Deakin received in Sydney on Friday proves that our people are weary of all the … [Read more...] about Mr. Deakin in Sydney [24 May 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Alfred Deakin (1856-1919) (subject), George Reid (1845-1918) (subject), phrase "Australia first", phrase "Australia for the Australians", SourceTrove, White Australia, year1906

Mr. J. J. Kenneally at Broadford [7 September 1906]

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[Editor: A report on an election meeting held in support of James Jerome Kenneally. Published in The Broadford Courier and Reedy Creek Times (Broadford, Vic.), 7 September 1906. In this article the newspaper capitalized some selected phrases and utilized them as … [Read more...] about Mr. J. J. Kenneally at Broadford [7 September 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: candidate labor, candidate protectionist, HTML tables formatted div style, James Jerome Kenneally (subject) (1871-1949), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, taxation, year1906

Give Our Own a Show! [poem, 2 February 1906]

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[Editor: A poem published in Peak Hill Express, 2 February 1906.] Give Our Own a Show! Dedicated to All Anti-White Australians. Why waste your time in howling For the yellow man or black, Just pull yourself together and Look straight along the track And ask … [Read more...] about Give Our Own a Show! [poem, 2 February 1906]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, racial poetry, SourceTrove, year1906

To a Sprig of Wattle! [poem, 3 July 1906]

24 September 2014 · 1 Comment

[Editor: A poem by George W. Ayliffe, an expatriate Australian living in Penang (now part of Malaysia). Published in The Register, 3 July 1906.] To a Sprig of Wattle! From “Geo. W. Ayliffe,” Penang, Straits Settlements:— Oh, Little Sprig-o’-Wattle! You came from a land … [Read more...] about To a Sprig of Wattle! [poem, 3 July 1906]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, wattle poetry, year1906

The Christmas Observer: A Triumph of Australian art [12 December 1906]

16 September 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A review of the Christmas edition of The Observer. The section regarding literature, “The Literary Contents”, includes some interesting comments on the future of Australian literature. Published in The Register, 12 December 1906.] The Christmas Observer. A … [Read more...] about The Christmas Observer: A Triumph of Australian art [12 December 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, SourceTrove, year1906

A Eureka hero: Death of Mr. John Lynch [31 March 1906]

28 August 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about John Lynch was published in The Freeman’s Journal, 31 March 1906.] A Eureka hero. Death of Mr. John Lynch. Leader of the pikemen in Australia’s only insurrection. (From our Melbourne correspondent.) Victoria — and, indeed, Australia — … [Read more...] about A Eureka hero: Death of Mr. John Lynch [31 March 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: John Lynch, SourceTrove, year1906

Eureka veteran dead: Father of “Colonel” Lynch [22 March 1906]

28 August 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about John Lynch was published in The Argus, 22 March 1906.] Eureka veteran dead. Father of “Colonel” Lynch. Smythesdale, Wednesday. — Deep regret was felt here when it became known that Mr. John Lynch, mining surveyor for the Smythesdale … [Read more...] about Eureka veteran dead: Father of “Colonel” Lynch [22 March 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: John Lynch, SourceTrove, year1906

[Mr. John Lynch] [22 March 1906]

28 August 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about John Lynch was published in the “About people” column in The Age, 22 March 1906.] [Mr. John Lynch] Mr. John Lynch, one of the early pioneers of Ballarat and the last of the captains who fought under Peter Lalor at the Eureka Stockade, died on … [Read more...] about [Mr. John Lynch] [22 March 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: John Lynch, SourceGoogleNews, year1906

Australian nationalism [letter to the editor, 23 June 1906]

25 June 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter to the editor was published in The Barrier Miner, 23 June 1906.] Australian nationalism To the Editor. Sir, — Fifty or sixty years ago Charles Reade wrote “It’s Never Too Late to Mend,” and I think it was in that work that he told of a glorious … [Read more...] about Australian nationalism [letter to the editor, 23 June 1906]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: Australian nationalism, SourceTrove, year1906

Patriotic Song, “Advance Australia Fair.” [turn of the century version, 26 September 1906]

2 June 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This text of “Advance Australia Fair” differs from the 1878 version; in the third verse the fifth and sixth lines have been changed to “From England, Scotia, Erin’s isle” and “Who come our lot to share”; whilst in the fourth verse, the sixth and eighth lines were changed … [Read more...] about Patriotic Song, “Advance Australia Fair.” [turn of the century version, 26 September 1906]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: Advance Australia Fair, SourceTrove, year1906

Australia’s destiny: As indicated by geographical position [26 May 1906]

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[Editor: Mr. W. M. Steinbeck gives his thoughts on Australia’s future. Published in The Barrier Miner, 26 May 1906.] Australia’s destiny. As indicated by geographical position. The following is a resume of an address on “Australia’s Destiny as indicated by Geographical … [Read more...] about Australia’s destiny: As indicated by geographical position [26 May 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: British empire federation, phrase "Yellow Peril", SourceTrove, year1906

Poetry from the “In Memoriam” notices [poem, 29 September 1906]

12 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Some poetry from the “In memoriam” section of the Sydney Morning Herald, 29 September 1906.] COLEBROOK. — A tribute of love to the memory of my devoted dada, Edward A. Colebrook, whom Jesus called September 29, 1903, aged 50 years. Deeply regretted. Across the … [Read more...] about Poetry from the “In Memoriam” notices [poem, 29 September 1906]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: death notice poetry, poem, SourceTrove, year1906

Australian verse [a review of Banjo Paterson’s “Old Bush Songs”, 28 February 1906]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A review of Old Bush Songs, edited by Andrew Barton (“Banjo”) Paterson. Published in The Australian Town and Country Journal, 28 February 1906.] Australian verse Mr. A. B. Paterson has done a service to Australia in getting together the “Old Bush Songs,” just … [Read more...] about Australian verse [a review of Banjo Paterson’s “Old Bush Songs”, 28 February 1906]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Banjo Paterson (1864-1941) (subject), SourceTrove, year1906

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