[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Dumb Mouths. Think ye, that if the living crystal tide That leaps against the shore could only guess By what foul sewers it shall be mortified, How filled with death, and every loathsomeness, And … [Read more...] about Dumb Mouths [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
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A Protest [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909. This poem defends Australia’s flora and fauna against those who viewed them as lacking colour and beauty.] A Protest. Oh ! ye who blame Australia, Who tauntingly upbraid Her woods for lack of … [Read more...] about A Protest [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Little Son [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Little Son. The days are passing, one by one, Through a shadowy door, Blithely we see them enter, They return no more. Where do they go, and why, Out of our view ? Little son, give me your … [Read more...] about Little Son [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Revelation [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] Revelation. Here, on this broad divan your dainty skirts were spread, Here is the dint made by your resting golden head, And yet, they tell me, O ! Heart’s Darling you are dead. The daffodils I … [Read more...] about Revelation [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
In the Surf [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] In the Surf. Here’s an ocean ball-room, come with me and dance a measure, Trip it, where the little waves are quarrelling for pleasure, At our feet the rainbow bubbles make a sudden sally, Quick … [Read more...] about In the Surf [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
My Father [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
[Editor: This poem by Agnes L. Storrie was published in Poems, 1909.] To the Dear and Deathless Memory of MY FATHER I Dedicate This Little Book. ——— A string is snapped in the echoing lute, A chord in the harmony fallen mute, There’s a tint the less in the … [Read more...] about My Father [poem by Agnes L. Storrie]
Poems [by Agnes L. Storrie, 1909]
[Editor: This book of poetry by Agnes L. Storrie was published in 1909. The book included several poems with the same title: “A Song” (x3), “To My Friend” (x2), and “Sydney Harbour” (x3); so as to distinguish them here from one another, their initial page numbers have been … [Read more...] about Poems [by Agnes L. Storrie, 1909]
The Mountain [short story by Helena Sumner Locke, 20 November 1909]
[Editor: A short story written by Helena Sumner Locke.] The Mountain (By Sumner Locke.) “That’s all I want,” said Clarence, pointing with his whip. “See the touch of grey mauve on them hills ! Watch ’em die into blue-black before the moon looks over to light them into … [Read more...] about The Mountain [short story by Helena Sumner Locke, 20 November 1909]
Australia [poem by Bernard O’Dowd]
[Editor: This poem by Bernard O’Dowd was published in The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse (1909); it was previously published in The Bulletin (12 May 1900).] Australia Last sea-thing dredged by sailor Time from Space, Are you a drift Sargasso, where the West In … [Read more...] about Australia [poem by Bernard O’Dowd]
Love Sonnets: VI [poem by Charles Harpur]
[Editor: A poem by Charles Harpur.] Love Sonnets: VI She loves me ! From her own bliss-breathing lips The live confession came, like rich perfume From crimson petals bursting into bloom ! And still my heart at the remembrance skips Like a young lion, and my tongue too … [Read more...] about Love Sonnets: VI [poem by Charles Harpur]
Part III Chapter X [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter X Black Christmas — Peace on Earth, but no great joy for Australia In the afternoon of December 16, London time — two days after the massacre of the Federal garrison therefore — … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter X [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part III Chapter IX [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IX Massacre Under the circumstances, Colonel Ireton did not accomplish much in Port Darwin. Apart from a more satisfactory arrangement of local services in connexion with his … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter IX [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part III Chapter VII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VII Like tigers at bay Early on November 25, 1912, Colonel Ireton left the fort with an escort of two officers, a sergeant and four men. The latter led several spare horses … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter VII [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part III Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VI A transformation scene in the North. The Imperial garrison had hardly arrived in the Japanese settlement when the Federal Government began to regret that it had ever consented … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part III Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter V: Great Britain garrisons the Northern Territory Chapter V Great Britain garrisons the Northern Territory Ever since the closure of the Northern Territory Coast the British … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part III Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IV Civil war in Australia and its inevitable result The Federal Parliament assembled on August 28, 1912. The first weeks of the session were given over largely to the evolution of … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part III Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter III Clash of arms Even when the Government of Western Australia seized the consignment of Federal armaments, it had not finally decided on open resistance against the … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part III Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter II The mastery of the goldfields Colonel Ireton, alighting in Kalgoorlie, found himself in surroundings very different from those he had fled. However, he was quite prepared for … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part III Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Part III Birth-Pangs of Twentieth Century Nationhood Chapter I Storm-clouds gathering in the West On August 12, 1912, two days after the Federal election riots in Perth and … [Read more...] about Part III Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part II Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter VI The death ride The death of the beloved Commander-in-Chief electrified his troops. Far from discouraging them, it filled them with a supreme desire for vengeance. They fought … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter VI [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part II Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter V The second campaign Of the second campaign, no well-ordered written record of an eye-witness exists, nothing indeed, at all comparable to Thomas Burt’s diary. That able patriot … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part II Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IV Retreat and reinforcement The ignorance which the movements of the enemy on the previous day seemed to imply regarding the whereabouts of the White Guard, was either another … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part II Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter III The first campaign McPartoch determined to dislodge the enemy. The nature of the country favoured the display of Australian bush craft. A shallow, densely wooded depression … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part II Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter II In touch with the enemy The White Guard decided to make the camp in Snowdrop Creek the base of all further operations. Part of the stores and ammunition were hidden away … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part II Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Part II The romance of the White Guard Chapter I The march over a thousand miles The deliverance of the Commonwealth depended entirely on material force. But a century of peaceful … [Read more...] about Part II Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]