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year1912

[General news items] [4 April 1912]

14 March 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These extracts are from the general news section published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 April 1912.] [General news items] References to the State Ministry’s main roads policy were made by the Minister for Works (Mr. Edgar) in reply to a deputation yesterday. … [Read more...] about [General news items] [4 April 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian Rules football, news items, Northern Territory federal electoral representation, perjury, quarantine, railways, roads, SourceTrove, tragedies, wowsers, year1912

[Australia has had more than its share of shipping disasters of late] [4 April 1912]

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[Editor: This untitled article was published in the general news section of The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 April 1912.] [Australia has had more than its share of shipping disasters of late] Australia has had more than its share of shipping disasters of late. Towards the … [Read more...] about [Australia has had more than its share of shipping disasters of late] [4 April 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, its (possessive) [words], shipwrecks, SourceTrove, year1912

[Probably Professor Marshall Hall was right] [4 April 1912]

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[Editor: This untitled article, about exclusionary trade union practices regarding musicians, was published in the general news section of The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 April 1912.] [Probably Professor Marshall Hall was right] Probably Professor Marshall Hall was right … [Read more...] about [Probably Professor Marshall Hall was right] [4 April 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, exclusionary union practices, musicians, SourceTrove, unions, year1912

[The Commonwealth Ministry does not shine as a star in the field of art] [1 May 1912]

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Kangaroo and Map stamp (draft)

[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the design of the Australian penny coin and the Kangaroo and Map stamp, was published in the “Trade reports” section of The Bookfellow (Sydney, NSW), 1 May 1912.] [The Commonwealth Ministry does not shine as a star in the field of … [Read more...] about [The Commonwealth Ministry does not shine as a star in the field of art] [1 May 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian coins, Kangaroo and Map stamps, SourceTrove, year1912

The Commonwealth stamp: Enthusiastic Mr. Frazer: “When the people get used to it” [11 April 1912]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 11 April 1912.] The Commonwealth stamp Enthusiastic Mr. Frazer. “When the people get used to it.” Mr. C. E. Frazer, Postmaster-General, who had been … [Read more...] about The Commonwealth stamp: Enthusiastic Mr. Frazer: “When the people get used to it” [11 April 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Kangaroo and Map stamps, Oxford comma, SourceTrove, year1912

Commonwealth stamp: The new design [4 April 1912]

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[Editor: This article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 April 1912.] Commonwealth stamp. The new design. Since federation successive Postmasters-General had kept in view the utility of issuing a uniform Commonwealth … [Read more...] about Commonwealth stamp: The new design [4 April 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: @ graphic replacement, 500x500, Kangaroo and Map stamps, SourceTrove, year1912

[It is to be hoped] [4 April 1912]

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[Editor: This untitled article, regarding the Kangaroo and Map stamps, was published in the general news section of The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 April 1912.] [It is to be hoped] It is to be hoped that Federal Ministers expressed their feelings in a dignified and tactful … [Read more...] about [It is to be hoped] [4 April 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Kangaroo and Map stamps, SourceTrove, year1912

He was a very green emigrant [19 December 1912]

22 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This brief untitled anecdote was published in The Western Champion and Parkes & Forbes Representative (Parkes, NSW), 19 December 1912.] [He was a very green emigrant] He was a very green emigrant and had just arrived in Parkes. He watched the Council’s men hard … [Read more...] about He was a very green emigrant [19 December 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, humorous anecdote, SourceTrove, year1912

To greet you [Christmas card, 1912]

12 September 2022 · 2 Comments

An Australian Christmas card

[Editor: This Christmas card, which incorporates a poem and a drawing of a young maiden holding an Australian flag, is dated 1912.] To greet you [Front of postcard] To greet you Industry and prosperity Advance Australia [Description: A drawing of a … [Read more...] about To greet you [Christmas card, 1912]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Australian flag, Christmas, Christmas card, HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, SourceIACLibrary, year1912

Not in Vain [poem by L. E. Homfray, October 1912]

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[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in The Bush Brother (Dubbo, NSW), October 1912.] Not in Vain. Oh! not in vain, that life of love, That dying prayer, While troubled souls may live in hope That love to share. Not all in vain, the agony, The … [Read more...] about Not in Vain [poem by L. E. Homfray, October 1912]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: L. E. Homfray (1873-1951) (author), poem, religious poetry, SourceTrove, year1912

Tinned Dog! [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 25 August 1912]

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[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 25 August 1912.] Tinned Dog! Brisbane wire:— Harry Baynes, a master butcher, examined before the Meat Commission to-day, said that his firm exported beef. If a Federal inspector … [Read more...] about Tinned Dog! [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 25 August 1912]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1912

Australianism [11 May 1912]

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[Editor: This brief item (apparently, an extract from the Independent Workers’ Journal) was published in the Building and Real Estate magazine (11 May 1912).] Australianism. Australianism is the spirit that must rule Australia, and in that sentiment there is no place for … [Read more...] about Australianism [11 May 1912]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australianism, SourceNLA, year1912

Invitation [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] Invitation. To a Poet in Town. The Gum-trees look at town, and say: “When, Brother, will you come this way?” The River croons her Vesper-song: “Our Lover, will he now be … [Read more...] about Invitation [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

A Street Fiddler [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] A Street Fiddler. I play my fiddle. Men pass by Or stare at me with glances cold. I give them joy of earth and sky, And they grow young, as I grow old. Hope, idleness, and sunny … [Read more...] about A Street Fiddler [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

Vagabond [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] Vagabond. What is the life for a man Since ever time began, But to break away Till breath be done At the end o’ day; To love the sun, And to laugh at the fun, The fun o’ the fair, … [Read more...] about Vagabond [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

A Bullock-Driver’s Song [song by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] A Bullock-Driver’s Song. Gerrout! Yer gives er man the drought Callin’ yer, an’ haulin’ yer In the crick an’ out. * * * Mud an’ slush an’ slime! Yer Hindu calves, it’s … [Read more...] about A Bullock-Driver’s Song [song by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), song, SourceIACLibrary, year1912

“Swinging Douglas” [song by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This song by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912). This was one of two songs published in the book under the heading “Two Bush Songs”; the second was A Bullock-Driver’s Song.] Two Bush Songs. “Swinging Douglas.” (A Splitter’s … [Read more...] about “Swinging Douglas” [song by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), song, SourceIACLibrary, year1912

A Swagman’s Epitaph [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] A Swagman’s Epitaph. Tho’ by this Coolabah his body lies, He wakes to find that Death’s a grand surprise; Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, there and back, He’ll tramp it all, and whistle … [Read more...] about A Swagman’s Epitaph [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

Jugger [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912). The poem is written from the viewpoint of someone celebrating the release of a friend from jail.] Jugger. Give the push the office, Pass the ’at erlong, Won’t the Flying Angels ’Ave er … [Read more...] about Jugger [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

Back ter Little Lon [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] Back ter Little Lon. Renie’s left her ’usband — eighteen months aw’y, In ’er cottage, Renie sadly struggled on — Left poor Bill lamentin’, wen she went astr’y, Liker lost sheep … [Read more...] about Back ter Little Lon [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

The Opium Pipe [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] The Opium Pipe. Upon a mat the Chinese smoker lay Resting his head On bag of straw, beside a wooden tray With quaint bowls spread, And having filled his long-bulbed pipe, he … [Read more...] about The Opium Pipe [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

The Never Never [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] The Never Never. Beyond the shearing shed, the final station, Beyond the desert sands of desolation Where lost sundowners tramp; Beyond prospector’s tent, and track of drover, Or … [Read more...] about The Never Never [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

The Burnt Gully [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] The Burnt Gully. The sky is blue, the air is bright, Leaves glint, and waters croon; It is a gully of delight A Summer’s afternoon. And where the track climbs up the hill With … [Read more...] about The Burnt Gully [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

The Bazaar of Death [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] The Bazaar of Death. (Chant Royal). Where Ganges rolls thro’ worlds of Circumstance, The Lotus, touched with Soma’s falling fire, Sleeps on the water’s jeweled radiance By Kasi’s … [Read more...] about The Bazaar of Death [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

Progress [poem by Louis Esson]

8 May 2016 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Louis Esson was published in Red Gums and Other Verses (1912).] Progress. Folk-song, temple, sacred trees, In the early world were these. Red brick chimneys, trade, machines, Man has learned what Progress means. Source: Louis Esson, Red … [Read more...] about Progress [poem by Louis Esson]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Louis Esson (1878-1943) (author), poem, Red Gums and Other Verses (Louis Esson 1912), SourceIACLibrary, year1912

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