year1924

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

14 March 2017 by IAC · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by L. E. Homfray was published in The Albury Banner, and Wodonga Express, 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 now. May He in whom we live […]

Filed Under: poetry · Tagged: L. E. Homfray (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1924

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

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[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 bay Underneath the flag of Uncle Sam Built of […]

Filed Under: songs · Tagged: American fleet visit to Australia in 1908, Dryblower (Edwin Greenslade Murphy), 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 Patterson, who is no relation to “Battler” of that ilk, who is probably better […]

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

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

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[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 civilisation than the present, here or elsewhere, will welcome Henry Tate’s […]

Filed Under: chapters · Tagged: Australianism, Bernard O’Dowd (author), SourceSLV, year1924

The Old Mail Coach [poem, 7 June 1924]

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[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 between; But never […]

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