[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] A Stranger from Somewhere Did you ever strike a one-horse town, A Stranger from Somewhere, And note them quiz you up and down As it you’d no right there? You can read … [Read more...] about A Stranger from Somewhere [poem by Jack Moses]
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The whip o’ the West [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a short story from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] The whip o’ the West Some folk, maybe, do not believe in the “long arm of coincidence,” and do not connect incidents of to-day, reflecting the happenings of the … [Read more...] about The whip o’ the West [short story by Jack Moses]
Foreword [for Beyond the City Gates, by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is the foreword to Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Foreword An association with “Mother Bush,” extending over a period of thirty-five years, has taught me much of the splendour and heroism of the men and women of rural … [Read more...] about Foreword [for Beyond the City Gates, by Jack Moses]
Introducing Jack Moses [by Frank Morton]
[Editor: This introductory chapter (about the author, Jack Moses), written by Frank Morton, is from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] Introducing Jack Moses One lazy night, about a thousand years ago, I wandered into the old theatre at … [Read more...] about Introducing Jack Moses [by Frank Morton]
“If I Could Put the Clock Back.” [short story by Jack Moses]
[Editor: This is a poem from Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse (1923) by Jack Moses.] “If I Could Put the Clock Back.” “If I could put the clock back a score of years or so I’d pick up again my old bush tracks and pals I used to know, I’d light once … [Read more...] about “If I Could Put the Clock Back.” [short story by Jack Moses]
Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse [by Jack Moses, 1923]
[Editor: This collection of poems and short stories by Jack Moses was published in 1923. Jack Moses was best known as the author of the famous poem “Nine Miles from Gundagai”.] Beyond the City Gates Australian Story & Verse by Jack Moses Illustrations by R. H. … [Read more...] about Beyond the City Gates: Australian Story & Verse [by Jack Moses, 1923]
Abel Tasman: A sailor of the seas: His voyage of discovery [18 December 1923]
[Editor: An article about Abel Tasman, the Dutch discoverer of Tasmania. Published in The World, 18 December 1923.] Abel Tasman. A sailor of the seas. His voyage of discovery. “Journal or description by me, Abel Janzs Tasman, of a voyage made from the town of … [Read more...] about Abel Tasman: A sailor of the seas: His voyage of discovery [18 December 1923]
Dinkum Oil [poem by “Kookaburra”, 25 May 1923]
[Editor: A poem by “Kookaburra”. Published in The Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser and Diamond Creek Valley Advocate, 25 May 1923.] Dinkum Oil. There’s jubilation in the town That will depression foil, For lo, it has been handed down That Epping stands on … [Read more...] about Dinkum Oil [poem by “Kookaburra”, 25 May 1923]
The Teetotaler [6 May 1923]
[Editor: A humorous anecdote. Published in The Sunday Times, 6 May 1923.] The Teetotaler She loved her medicine By Adohr. Some years ago mum was “run down,” so obtained the services of a household worker who had been recommended as a particularly reliable young … [Read more...] about The Teetotaler [6 May 1923]
The Mustering Day [song, 15 September 1923]
The Mustering Day. (To the tune of “So Early in the Morning”). The old boss came to the man’s hut door, And said as he’d often said before To-morrow will be mustering day, So boys be up and get away. Chorus. So early in the morning, So early in the morning, So … [Read more...] about The Mustering Day [song, 15 September 1923]
Up against it [the early days of P.M. Billy Hughes, 25 February 1923]
Up against it Hughes’ battling days — played many parts “Bones in a sack. Poverty riding on misery’s back.” These were the doggerel lines which some rural would-be wit chalked up in the back-blocks of New South Wales, over 30 years ago, when a young fellow named Hughes … [Read more...] about Up against it [the early days of P.M. Billy Hughes, 25 February 1923]
Australia’s nationality: A critical “stranger” [14 May 1923]
[Editor: The Rev. T. O’Loughlin advocates for the development of Australia’s sense of nationality; opposing the hold of Scottish, Irish, English and American cultural influences upon Australia.] Australia’s nationality. A critical “stranger.” The Rev. T. O’Loughlin, … [Read more...] about Australia’s nationality: A critical “stranger” [14 May 1923]
Henry Lawson: Some reminiscences [25 February 1923]
Henry Lawson Some reminiscences — By “Crosscut” — Henry Lawson is dead — good luck to his soul wherever it may be — and it will doubtlessly be thought by many that any tribute to his memory at this belated hour will serve no purpose that has not already been … [Read more...] about Henry Lawson: Some reminiscences [25 February 1923]
Towards Australianism [14 May 1923]
“Toward Australianism.” Cultivating the National Spirit. The life of our young Australian nation will appear noble and beautiful in the eyes of all the world only when it reflects high national ideals which have their root in the mind and heart, aye, in the soul of every … [Read more...] about Towards Australianism [14 May 1923]