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year1926

Armistice Day [poem by A.C., 12 November 1926]

11 November 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem, regarding Armistice Day (later known as Remembrance Day), was published in The Frankston and Somerville Standard (Frankston, Vic.), 12 November 1926.] Armistice Day 11th November, 11 a.m. Oh, nation, pause! in solemn silence stand, Let one deep … [Read more...] about Armistice Day [poem by A.C., 12 November 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, Armistice Day, poem, Remembrance Day, Remembrance Day poetry, SourceTrove, year1926

A Plea for Wattle Day [poem by Marion Miller Knowles, 19 August 1926]

1 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Marion Miller Knowles, written in support of raising funds for orphanages on Wattle Day, was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 19 August 1926.] A Plea for Wattle Day. Written for “The Advocate.” Little gold heads on the green wattle … [Read more...] about A Plea for Wattle Day [poem by Marion Miller Knowles, 19 August 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, Marion Miller Knowles (1865-1949) (author), poem, SourceTrove, Wattle Day, wattle poetry, year1926

Wattle Day [19 August 1926]

1 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Wattle Day was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 19 August 1926.] Wattle Day. Wattle Day has been fixed for Friday, 27th inst., and sprigs of wattle and buttons will be sold in the streets on behalf of the various children’s homes … [Read more...] about Wattle Day [19 August 1926]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Catholic charities, Catholic Church, SourceTrove, Wattle Day, year1926

The King’s title [2 December 1926]

29 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article notes the change in status of the Governor-General of Australia, as well as changes to the titles of the Government and Prime Minister of Australia. It was published in the Kalgoorlie Miner (Kalgoorlie, WA), 2 December 1926.] The King’s … [Read more...] about The King’s title [2 December 1926]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australia and British Empire relationship, SourceTrove, term Motherland, term Old Country, year1926

Anzacs’ achievements: Cavalry and Flying Corps eulogized: Lord Allenby’s tribute [13 January 1926]

31 October 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about the visit of Lord Allenby to Melbourne in 1926, was published in the Geelong Advertiser (Geelong, Vic.), 13 January 1926. The article gives some details about the Battle of Beersheba (1917), which took place during the First World War … [Read more...] about Anzacs’ achievements: Cavalry and Flying Corps eulogized: Lord Allenby’s tribute [13 January 1926]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Battle of Beersheba (1917), Edmund Allenby (1861-1936) (subject), Light Horsemen, SourceTrove, World War One (1914-1918), year1926

Anzac Day: An eloquent tribute to the noble dead: Anzac ideals in times of peace [30 April 1926]

25 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Anzac Day was published in The Southern Mail (Bowral, NSW), 30 April 1926.] Anzac Day. An eloquent tribute to the noble dead. Anzac ideals in times of peace. The Empire Theatre, Bowral, was crowded on Anzac Day, when a united religious … [Read more...] about Anzac Day: An eloquent tribute to the noble dead: Anzac ideals in times of peace [30 April 1926]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Anzac Day (25 April), SourceTrove, year1926

The drovers [16 November 1926]

2 February 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about a train accident, some reminiscences of drovers’ work, and regarding cattle being transported by train. Published in The Federal Capital Pioneer Magazine (Canberra, ACT), 16 November 1926.] The drovers. By “Yarrum.” “Possibly the first to be … [Read more...] about The drovers [16 November 1926]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: drovers, SourceTrove, train accidents, year1926

Ben Hall: Bushranger’s charity [16 November 1926]

25 July 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about Ben Hall, the bushranger. Published in The Federal Capital Pioneer Magazine, 16 November 1926.] Ben Hall. Bushranger’s charity Mr. James Frost, of Thirroul, still “going strong” at 91 years of age, claims to be the oldest living coach driver … [Read more...] about Ben Hall: Bushranger’s charity [16 November 1926]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Ben Hall (1837-1865) (subject), SourceTrove, year1926

Australia Felix [poem, 8 October 1926]

24 September 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A patriotic poem by Daisy Farrell. Published in The Frankston and Somerville Standard, 8 October 1926.] Australia Felix Australia! My country, my heart fills with rapture, At thought of thy beauty in sunshine or rain. Ah! How can my pen all thy sweet aspects … [Read more...] about Australia Felix [poem, 8 October 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: good poetry, patriotic poetry, poem, SourceTrove, year1926

Teach ’Em To Shoot [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 ·

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Teach ’Em To Shoot. When you’ve done with your frivol and fooling, Your parlor diversions and games; When your stripling has come from his schooling, Swell-headed with figures and … [Read more...] about Teach ’Em To Shoot [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), good poetry, patriotic poetry, poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Shicker, I S’pose [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Shicker, I S’pose. I’m writing this rhyme on an East-bound ship (The pilot will bear it back); I’m taking a once-in-seven years’ trip, And in seven days’ time the Queenscliff … [Read more...] about Shicker, I S’pose [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

The Devout Lover [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] The Devout Lover. ’Twas by the sandy Crawley Spit His eye upon his float, I saw a fishing person sit Within a fishing boat. And glancing upwards from my book, From one of many … [Read more...] about The Devout Lover [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Bricks of Beer [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Bricks of Beer. You talk of your old “Golden Shanty” Ted Dyson invented and built, But you’ll warble a weakly andante When I’ve lifted you my little lilt. Gold in a brick-clay you … [Read more...] about Bricks of Beer [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

On Nights Like These [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] On Nights Like These. (Written during the fearful Trevessa storm.) On nights like these, when breezes bitter blow And all the wrath of God comes down in rain, When crowded clouds … [Read more...] about On Nights Like These [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Fighting in France [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Fighting in France. Perth daily paper ad.:— “Will some kind person adopt a motherless baby girl? Father killed in France?” Are you list’ning, O, Heavyheart, childless and lone? Are … [Read more...] about Fighting in France [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), good poetry, melancholy poetry, patriotic poetry, poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Wot’s Yours? [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Wot’s Yours? “I never nursed a dear gazelle,” The decomposing poet rhymed, “But when it came to know me well The high-up, heavenly stairs he climbed.” The last line may not be … [Read more...] about Wot’s Yours? [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

The Storm [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] The Storm. I am the storm: My mother the wastes of the frozen Pole, My father the still, equatorial heat, My cradle the seas where the surges roll And all the points of the compass … [Read more...] about The Storm [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Snores [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Snores. It was the old night-porter At the Knock-em-up Hotel, He’d been a racecourse wroughter In the years that yester dwell. He had snared what he could snavel, He had chewed it … [Read more...] about Snores [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Renunciation [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Renunciation. Renunciation clangs its cruel chords Upon the diapason of our souls, As struck by brutal and unbending swords The tocsin through a mist heart-breaking tolls. The … [Read more...] about Renunciation [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Signals [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Signals. Since man made love in prehistoric times, Since maidens wooed and winked in leafy lanes; Lovers have sung their songs in raptured rhymes, Don Juans serenaded Jills and … [Read more...] about Signals [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Cooking and Patching Their Dungaree Pants [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Cooking and Patching Their Dungaree Pants. (The woman said she was sick of cooking and patching his dungaree pants at the mulga mine.) Think of it, dwell on it, mining camp … [Read more...] about Cooking and Patching Their Dungaree Pants [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

My Love [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] My Love. My love’s not like the lilies fair, And all that sort of thing; Although her voice is rich and rare I seldom hear her sing. Within a restaurant she works Wherein I daily … [Read more...] about My Love [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

Leah Fouracre: Vale! [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] Leah Fouracre. Vale! Peace to the ashes that lie Down where the jarrah-trees old, Stretching their arms to the sky, Shower their leaves on the mould. Untended the scrub-scattered … [Read more...] about Leah Fouracre: Vale! [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

The Rhymes Our Hearts Can Read [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] The Rhymes Our Hearts Can Read. We are sated of songs that drone the praise, Of a world beyond our ken; We are bored by the ballads of beaten ways And milk-and-water men; We are … [Read more...] about The Rhymes Our Hearts Can Read [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

“Pink” [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

7 June 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in Dryblower’s Verses (1926).] “Pink.” (Private David Simcock, known as ‘Pink Top,’ died a hero at the Dardanelles). I carnt berleeve ’e’s gorn — Pore ole Pink — Bullet ’it an’ shrapnel torn, In a wink, ’Cos us … [Read more...] about “Pink” [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 1926]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dryblower Murphy (1866-1939) (author), Dryblower’s Verses (Dryblower Murphy 1926), poem, SourceSLV, year1926

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