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[Mrs Gertrude Lawson O’Connor] [4 June 1924]

5 March 2023 · Leave a Comment

Mrs Gertrude Lawson O'Connor

[Editor: This untitled article, being an interview with Gertrude O’Connor (née Lawson), was published in the “Woman’s World” section in The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 4 June 1924.] [Mrs Gertrude Lawson O’Connor] Mrs O’Connor is the only surviving daughter of a remarkable … [Read more...] about [Mrs Gertrude Lawson O’Connor] [4 June 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Gertrude Lawson (1877-1945) (subject), Gertrude O’Connor (1877-1945) (subject), Henry Lawson (1867-1922) (subject), Louisa Lawson (1848-1920) (subject), SourceTrove, year1924

Jack Moses [book review, 20 April 1924]

12 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Beyond the City Gates (by Jack Moses), was published in the “Of Making Many Books” section of The Sun (Sydney, NSW), 20 April 1924.] Jack Moses A breath of the bush is to be caught in the verses and sketches contained in Jack Moses’s book “Beyond … [Read more...] about Jack Moses [book review, 20 April 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, graphics added, Jack Moses (1861-1945) (subject), poem, SourceTrove, year1924

The Fighting 13th [book review, 22 March 1924]

1 June 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of “The History of the Thirteenth Battalion, A.I.F.” was published in the “Books and Bookmen” column in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 22 March 1924.] The Fighting 13th “The History of the Thirteenth Battalion, A.I.F.,” by Thomas A. White (Sydney, … [Read more...] about The Fighting 13th [book review, 22 March 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian military history, book review, graphics not included, SourceTrove, year1924

John Shaw Neilson [by A. G. Stephens, 22 March 1924]

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[Editor: This article about John Shaw Neilson, written by A. G. Stephens, was published in the “Books and Bookmen” column in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 22 March 1924.] John Shaw Neilson (By A.G.S.) A considerable interest is manifested in Australian literary … [Read more...] about John Shaw Neilson [by A. G. Stephens, 22 March 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, A. G. Stephens (1865-1933) (author), John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (subject), poetry (subject), SourceTrove, year1924

John Shaw Neilson [review of “Ballad and Lyrical Poems”, 8 September 1924]

29 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This review of Ballad and Lyrical Poems (by John Shaw Neilson) was published in The Daily News (Perth, WA), 8 September 1924.] John Shaw Neilson. Though Australia has more poets than prose writers, the Australian public as a whole is not a poetry-loving public. … [Read more...] about John Shaw Neilson [review of “Ballad and Lyrical Poems”, 8 September 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, book review, John Shaw Neilson (1872-1942) (subject), SourceTrove, year1924

“Buy Australian-Made” [29 October 1924]

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[Editor: This article was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 29 October 1924.] “Buy Australian-Made” There is every opportunity for housewives to be patriotic by buying goods made in Australia. It seems a pity that so few take the trouble to inquire the source … [Read more...] about “Buy Australian-Made” [29 October 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian-Made Preference League, buy Australian, publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1924

The best Christmas story: The old, old story [by L. E. Homfray, 30 December 1924]

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[Editor: This article by L. E. Homfray was published in Daylight (Adelaide, SA), 30 December 1924.] The Best Christmas Story. The old, old story. “Tell me the story always, If you would really be In any time of trouble A comforter to me.” Despite all our … [Read more...] about The best Christmas story: The old, old story [by L. E. Homfray, 30 December 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: L. E. Homfray (1873-1951) (author), religion, SourceTrove, year1924

White Australia’s bulwark: People are prepared to pay: What the sugar industry means [26 October 1924]

26 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in Truth (Brisbane, Qld.), 26 October 1924.] White Australia’s bulwark. People are prepared to pay. What the sugar industry means. Whether or not Prime Minister Bruce went into Queensland’s Northern sugar districts, with ideas of … [Read more...] about White Australia’s bulwark: People are prepared to pay: What the sugar industry means [26 October 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: SourceTrove, Stanley Bruce (1883-1967) (subject), sugar industry, White Australia policies, year1924

Some Day They Will Hang [poem by C.H.O., 7 September 1924]

23 January 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C.H.O. was published in Truth (Sydney, NSW), 7 September 1924.] Some Day They Will Hang: All wowsers, killjoys, all intol’rant pests; All scum that give them some excuse; All sots whose weakness puts more vice in beer Than honest hops could e’er … [Read more...] about Some Day They Will Hang [poem by C.H.O., 7 September 1924]

Filed Under: poetry for children Tagged With: C.H.O. (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1924

My Wish For Thee [poem by L. E. H., 13 June 1924]

14 March 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in The Albury Banner, and Wodonga Express (Albury, NSW), 13 June 1924.] My Wish For Thee. Dear child! May Sorrow never place His heavy hand upon thy brow; In years to come may Time behold Thy tranquil face as pure as … [Read more...] about My Wish For Thee [poem by L. E. H., 13 June 1924]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: L. E. Homfray (1873-1951) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1924

“We’ve Got a Big Brother in America” [song by “Dryblower” Murphy, (written 1908) published circa 1924]

22 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A song by “Dryblower” Murphy about the visit of the American fleet to Australia in 1908. From the sheet music published circa 1924.] “We’ve Got a Big Brother in America” Written and Composed by “Dryblower” Murphy. Ship O’ war from Yankee land, anchor’d in the … [Read more...] about “We’ve Got a Big Brother in America” [song by “Dryblower” Murphy, (written 1908) published circa 1924]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: American fleet visit to Australia 1908, Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Editor’s notes additional, song, SourceSLWA, year1908, year1924, YearApproximate, yearsX2

Man from Ironbark: Charged 1/6 for haircut: Complains to police [25 February 1924]

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[Editor: An amusing human interest story. Published in The Morning Bulletin, 25 February 1924.] Man from Ironbark. Charged 1/6 for haircut. Complains to police. A favourite recitation years ago was a poem entitled “The Man from Ironbark,” the author being Banjo … [Read more...] about Man from Ironbark: Charged 1/6 for haircut: Complains to police [25 February 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: humour and humourous stories, SourceTrove, year1924

Introduction (to Australian Musical Possibilities) [by Bernard O’Dowd, 1924]

28 January 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Bernard O’Dowd was published as the introduction to Australian Musical Possibilities by Henry Tate (1924).] Introduction Those of us whose faith it is that Australia is the matrix of a richer humanity and a kindlier as well as more enlightened … [Read more...] about Introduction (to Australian Musical Possibilities) [by Bernard O’Dowd, 1924]

Filed Under: chapters Tagged With: Australianism, Bernard O’Dowd (1866-1953) (author), SourceSLV, year1924

The Old Mail Coach [poem, 7 June 1924]

24 July 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June 1924.] The Old Mail Coach (Suggested by the Picture in “S.M. Herald.”) They may carry them high by way of the sky, Or hid in a submarine, They may rush in loads o’er the iron roads, Or sail on the seas … [Read more...] about The Old Mail Coach [poem, 7 June 1924]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, year1924

The Sydney bridge: Insufficient Australianism [16 February 1924]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

The Sydney bridge Insufficient Australianism. Sydney, February 15. “If this idea of buying a foreign bridge for Sydney goes through,” said Mr. Randolph Bedford, “we will sell good money overseas and get the bridge. If it were made here, we would have the money, and the … [Read more...] about The Sydney bridge: Insufficient Australianism [16 February 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australianism, SourceTrove, year1924

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