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Ballad & Lyrical Poems by Shaw Neilson [advertisement, 1927]

29 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

The front cover of New Poems (1927), by John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This advertisement for Ballad and Lyrical Poems was published in New Poems (1927).] Ballad & Lyrical Poems By Shaw Neilson. Published by The Bookfellow, Sydney, Australia. In Neilson’s poems incongruities are reconciled. They strike arousing attention, … [Read more...] about Ballad & Lyrical Poems by Shaw Neilson [advertisement, 1927]

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New Poems [by John Shaw Neilson, 1927]

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The front cover of New Poems (1927), by John Shaw Neilson

[Editor: This book of poetry by John Shaw Neilson (given here as “Shaw Neilson”) was published in 1927.] New Poems by Shaw Neilson Contents. April Weather Colour Yourself for a Man Green Lover Half a Life Back He Sold Himself to the Daisies Lament … [Read more...] about New Poems [by John Shaw Neilson, 1927]

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Alfred Deakin [review, 10 December 1927]

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[Editor: This review of Alfred Deakin, by Walter Murdoch, was published in The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld.), 10 December 1927.] Alfred Deakin “Alfred Deakin,” by Walter Murdoch. Published by Constable and Company, London and Sydney. Australians who love their country and … [Read more...] about Alfred Deakin [review, 10 December 1927]

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May Day [poem by M. Forrest, 1 May 1927]

1 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem, regarding May Day, by Mabel Forrest was published in the Daily Telegraph Sunday Pictorial (Sydney, NSW), 1 May 1927.] May Day (By M. Forrest.) How busy the fairies have been last night! The rays of the moonshine looking thro’, They planned and … [Read more...] about May Day [poem by M. Forrest, 1 May 1927]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Mabel Forrest (1872-1935) (author), May Day, poem, SourceTrove, year1927

Australasian Authors’ Week: Our duty to our home-grown writers [by P. I. O’Leary, 25 August 1927]

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[Editor: This article by P. I. O’Leary was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 25 August 1927.] Australasian Authors’ Week Our duty to our home-grown writers Between the twelfth and nineteenth of next month Australian and New Zealand Authors’ Week is to be … [Read more...] about Australasian Authors’ Week: Our duty to our home-grown writers [by P. I. O’Leary, 25 August 1927]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australian literature, Patrick Ignatius O'Leary (1888-1944) (author), SourceTrove, year1927

Adam Lindsay Gordon: His poems in magnificent dress [by P. I. O’Leary, 6 January 1927]

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[Editor: This article about Adam Lindsay Gordon, by P. I. O’Leary, was published on “The Literary and Critical Page” of The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 6 January 1927.] Adam Lindsay Gordon. His poems in magnificent dress. “The Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Volume.” … [Read more...] about Adam Lindsay Gordon: His poems in magnificent dress [by P. I. O’Leary, 6 January 1927]

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Australian poets: Professor Brereton’s lecture [re. a lecture given by John Le Gay Brereton, 12 September 1927]

2 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about a lecture given by John Le Gay Brereton, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 12 September 1927.] Australian poets. Professor Brereton’s lecture. Colourful word pictures of Australian poets he had known were drawn by … [Read more...] about Australian poets: Professor Brereton’s lecture [re. a lecture given by John Le Gay Brereton, 12 September 1927]

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A variant: The innocent abroad [short story, 2 October 1927]

31 March 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This short story was published in The Sunday Mail (Brisbane), 2 October 1927.] A variant The innocent abroad (By “’Varsity Mac.”) Attired in a grey-tweed suit little too large for him, and carrying all the earmarks of a young dairy-farmer from the Darling … [Read more...] about A variant: The innocent abroad [short story, 2 October 1927]

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Anzac [poem by C. J. Dennis, 25 April 1927]

4 January 2019 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by C. J. Dennis was published in The Herald, 25 April 1927.] Anzac By C. J. Dennis Anzac! And war’s grim storm . . . The scream of a passing shell, Torn earth, and — a quiet form . . . . “Pass, comrade. All is well.” Nay, but his spirit lives; … [Read more...] about Anzac [poem by C. J. Dennis, 25 April 1927]

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The wreck of the Batavia [9 June 1927]

20 July 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article about the Batavia, a vessel of the Dutch East India Company, which was shipwrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. Published in The Capricornian, 9 June 1927.] The wreck of the Batavia. It is seldom realised how narrowly Australia escaped … [Read more...] about The wreck of the Batavia [9 June 1927]

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Gordon’s Grave [poem by M. Robinson, 15 January 1927]

18 April 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem about a visit to the grave of the poet Adam Lindsay Gordon. Published in The Camperdown Chronicle, 15 January 1927.] Gordon’s Grave. Beside thy grave I stand deep lost in muse Like some lone pilgrim at a sacred shrine, The shrine to where my thoughts … [Read more...] about Gordon’s Grave [poem by M. Robinson, 15 January 1927]

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Australia and self-containedness [4 May 1927]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article is a section from the “Smoke Ho” column in the The Worker. The writer advocates that Australia moves away from being a nation depending upon primary industries, and instead should develop more secondary industries — for reasons of defence, economic and … [Read more...] about Australia and self-containedness [4 May 1927]

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