[Editor: This letter from Agnes L. Kettlewell (nee Storrie) regarding Wattle Day and the Wattle Day League was published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 August 1910.] Wattle Day. As secretary and one of the original conveners of the Wattle Day League, it has been my duty … [Read more...] about Wattle Day [letter from Agnes L. Kettlewell, 31 August 1910]
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Sydney sixty years since [by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), 13 April 1910]
[Editor: An article by by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), giving her childhood reminiscences of Sydney (NSW). Published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April 1910.] Sydney sixty years since. A different Sydney indeed. No trams, no trains, no bridges, no mountain … [Read more...] about Sydney sixty years since [by Clarinda Sarah Thom (Menie Parkes), 13 April 1910]
Golden Wattle [poem by S. T., 1 September 1910]
Golden Wattle. [By S. T.] Shake your golden bells, O wattle ! Shake your golden bells! ’Tis a merry tale of springtime That their music tells. Set your fairy chimes a-ringing, Scatter scent and song; Spring is coming, tho’ the dreary Winter days were long. We … [Read more...] about Golden Wattle [poem by S. T., 1 September 1910]
Golden Wattle, Australia’s Emblem [poem by Ellie Wemyss, 1 September 1910]
Golden Wattle, Australia’s Emblem. [By Ellie Wemyss.] Wattle ! Emblem of Australia! Flower of sun-gold splendour bright! Royal crown and fit regalia! Golden earth and flowers and light! Where hearts of gold in love unite! Emblem of her sun-gold glory! Lavishing thy … [Read more...] about Golden Wattle, Australia’s Emblem [poem by Ellie Wemyss, 1 September 1910]
“London Board!” [poem by Grant Hervey, 27 November 1910]
[Editor: A poem by Grant Hervey, published in his “Cuts and Carvings” column, in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 27 November 1910.] “London Board!” The London Board is dissatisfied with the results obtained. — Any mining report. Its seal upon the continents, its hand … [Read more...] about “London Board!” [poem by Grant Hervey, 27 November 1910]
End of Australia: A London paper’s view: Triumph of the yellow races [24 October 1910]
[Editor: This article is comprised of extracts from an article in the Referee (London, UK), from 28 August 1910, which attacks the White Australia Policy. Published in The Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW), 24 October 1910 (which added a sarcastic comment of its own at the … [Read more...] about End of Australia: A London paper’s view: Triumph of the yellow races [24 October 1910]
End of Australia: A London paper’s view: Triumph of the yellow races [7 October 1910]
[Editor: An article published in The Advertiser (Adelaide), 7 October 1910.] End of Australia. A London paper’s view. Triumph of the yellow races. An article in the “Referee” (London) of August 28 tells us definitely what is the destiny of this continent. It can be … [Read more...] about End of Australia: A London paper’s view: Triumph of the yellow races [7 October 1910]
Poetry from the “In Memoriam” notices [poems, 7 October 1910]
[Editor: Some poetry from the “In memoriam” section of The Advertiser (Adelaide), 7 October 1910.] BOWDEN. — In sad and loving memory of our dear Lionel Hamilton, eldest son of J. R. and S. Bowden, who died October 7, 1907, Halifax-street, aged 5 years 4 months. In … [Read more...] about Poetry from the “In Memoriam” notices [poems, 7 October 1910]
Mr. Campbell and the blacks [7 October 1910]
[Editor: Donald Campbell, Member of the South Australian parliament, was a defender of the rights of the Australian Aborigines. The second last paragraph of this article indicates that some Aborigines were voting in South Australian elections at that time. Published in The … [Read more...] about Mr. Campbell and the blacks [7 October 1910]