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About people [20 June 1914]

10 April 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: These two extracts, including an obituary regarding Richard Yeoman, are from the “About people” section published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 20 June 1914.] About people. Mr. R. Yeoman, photographer, of 116 Bourke-street, city, died on Wednesday last at his … [Read more...] about About people [20 June 1914]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, obituaries, photographers, Richard Yeoman (1856-1914) (subject), SourceTrove, year1914

The late Richard Yeoman [22 July 1914]

10 April 2023 · Leave a Comment

Richard Yeoman (1856-1914)

[Editor: This obituary, regarding Richard Yeoman, was published in “The Editor’s Locker” section of The Australasian Photo-Review (Sydney, NSW), 22 July 1914.] The late Richard Yeoman We regret to announce the death of Mr. R. Yeoman, of Melbourne, who was a well-known … [Read more...] about The late Richard Yeoman [22 July 1914]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, graphics added, obituaries, photographers, Richard Yeoman (1856-1914) (subject), SourceTrove, year1914

Long Beach, near Hobart [postcard, 9 February 1914]

2 January 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of Long Beach (Tas.), and which has a Kangaroo and Map stamp, is postmarked 9 February 1914.] [Front of postcard] Long Beach, near Hobart [Description: A photograph of Long Beach (Tas.), featuring some … [Read more...] about Long Beach, near Hobart [postcard, 9 February 1914]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Kangaroo and Map stamps, postcards, red kangaroo stamps (1913), SourceIACLibrary, year1914

Sergeants’ Mess [postcard, 22 December 1914]

14 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This postcard, which incorporates a photo of a group of unidentified Australian soldiers, is from the era of the First World War (1914-1918). The postcard is dated 22 December (no year is given, although it is believed to be 1914).] Sergeants’ … [Read more...] about Sergeants’ Mess [postcard, 22 December 1914]

Filed Under: ephemera, postcards Tagged With: 500x500, ESU funding, HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, military ephemera, photographs, photographs WW1, postcards, postcards WW1, soldiers' letters WW1, SourceIACLibrary, World War One (1914-1918), year1914

Bondi [poem by Mary Gilmore, 1 June 1914]

23 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

Mary Gilmore, 1927, photo

[Editor: This poem by Mary Gilmore was published in The Lone Hand (Sydney, NSW), 1 June 1914.] Bondi By Mary Gilmore EVENING. Ben Buckler sharp against the sky, Gulls wheeling seaward, scarcely heard their cry; The clangor of the City dying down To muted murmurs … [Read more...] about Bondi [poem by Mary Gilmore, 1 June 1914]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) (author), poem, publication The Lone Hand (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1914

A world’s union [by Mary Gilmore, 1 June 1914]

23 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

Mary Gilmore, 1927, photo

[Editor: This article by Mary Gilmore was published in The Lone Hand (Sydney, NSW), 1 June 1914.] A world’s union By Mary Gilmore Sir Rider Haggard recently said that what was much needed by those directing affairs was “imagination.” Apparently, he was speaking for … [Read more...] about A world’s union [by Mary Gilmore, 1 June 1914]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, internationalism, Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) (author), publication The Lone Hand (Sydney), racial attitudes, racial purity (White Australia), SourceTrove, year1914

Our First Communion [poem by L. E. Homfray, October 1914]

8 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in The Bush Brother (Dubbo, NSW), October 1914.] Our First Communion. O! God, in this sweet morning hour, Thy children come to-day, With lowly faith we would draw near, Oh! send us not away. Our hearts are young, and … [Read more...] about Our First Communion [poem by L. E. Homfray, October 1914]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: L. E. Homfray (1873-1951) (author), religious poetry, SourceTrove, year1914

Australia: The Land of Sunshine, Health & Prosperity [poster, 1914]

18 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poster, an advertisement for migration to Australia from the USA (along with a calendar for 1915), was published under the authority of the Minister of External Affairs (Melbourne), 1914.] Australia The Land of Sunshine Health & Prosperity. For … [Read more...] about Australia: The Land of Sunshine, Health & Prosperity [poster, 1914]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: advertisement, calendars, general ephemera, immigration, posters, SourceTrove, White Australia, year1914

A Wattle Badge [letter from Agnes L. Kettlewell, 15 August 1914]

1 February 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This letter from Agnes L. Kettlewell (nee Storrie), regarding the Wattle Day League, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 August 1914 (during World War One).] A Wattle Badge. To the Editor of the Herald. Sir, — It may interest your readers to know … [Read more...] about A Wattle Badge [letter from Agnes L. Kettlewell, 15 August 1914]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: Agnes L. Storrie (1864-1936) (author), SourceTrove, Wattle Day, Wattle Day League, year1914

White Australia [poem, 12 August 1914]

28 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

White Australia. The shocking revelations made in the Perth Police Court the other day don’t say much for the vaunted policy of a “White Australia,” while it provides a good argument against the maunderings of the “let-’em-all-come brigade.” We’ve fashioned ourselves a … [Read more...] about White Australia [poem, 12 August 1914]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, racial poetry, SourceTrove, year1914

The Men Who Made Australia [poem, 19 January 1914]

8 July 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem published in The Barrier Miner, 19 January 1914.] The Men Who Made Australia. Some branches of the A.N.A. in Victoria, having advocated the abolition of the kilt uniform of the Scottish regiments in favor of the “Australian uniform,” “Woomera,” of the … [Read more...] about The Men Who Made Australia [poem, 19 January 1914]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Australian Natives' Association, British connection, poem, SourceTrove, year1914

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