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year1928

Miner’s Right (New South Wales) [for Julia Rammert, 30 November 1928]

9 December 2023 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This Miner’s Right was issued to Julia Rammert, in New South Wales, on 30 November 1928.] [Front of Miner’s Right] [Handwritten and stamped text has been rendered in italics.] New South Wales. No. 902       Renewal of no. 930 £ ~~ 5/ … [Read more...] about Miner’s Right (New South Wales) [for Julia Rammert, 30 November 1928]

Filed Under: ephemera Tagged With: 500x500, Editor's notes additional (new), gold miners, gold mining, HTML tables (side) div style, IAC Ephemera Collection, Miner's Rights (Australia), Miner's Rights (New South Wales), SourceIACLibrary, year1928

Buy “Australian-Made” [by W. R. Bagnall, 22 June 1928]

18 May 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, by W. R. Bagnall, was published in The Kyogle Examiner and Upper Richmond Advocate (Kyogle, NSW), 22 June 1928.] Buy “Australian-Made.” (By W. R. Bagnall, Director, “Australian-Made” Preference League.) All trade is not advantageous trade, even … [Read more...] about Buy “Australian-Made” [by W. R. Bagnall, 22 June 1928]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian-Made Preference League, buy Australian, SourceTrove, William Roy Clifford Bagnall (1882-1950) (author), year1928

Captain James Cook [26 October 1928]

14 July 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about James Cook was published in The Blue Mountain Echo (Katoomba, NSW), 26 October 1928.] Captain James Cook. To declare that any man is the greatest whom the world has seen in his particular vocation, savors of hyperbole; but there appears to be … [Read more...] about Captain James Cook [26 October 1928]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: James Cook (1728-1779) (subject), SourceTrove, year1928

True co-operation: The rights of living capital [by J. J. Kenneally, 12 April 1928]

4 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by J. J. Kenneally was published in The Labor Call (Melbourne, Vic.), 12 April 1928.] True co-operation. The rights of living capital. The terms “Capital” and “Labor” fail to truly and adequately describe or represent the factors and forces … [Read more...] about True co-operation: The rights of living capital [by J. J. Kenneally, 12 April 1928]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: economics, James Jerome Kenneally (author) (1871-1949), SourceTrove, year1928

Australia First [by Earle Page, 14 November 1928]

4 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, by Earle Page, was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 14 November 1928.] Australia First “We want Australia first!” shouted an interrupting crowd at one of the Prime Minister’s meetings recently. Certainly. All will endorse that Australia … [Read more...] about Australia First [by Earle Page, 14 November 1928]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia and British Empire relationship, defence, Earle Page (1880-1961) (author), phrase "Australia first", publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), racial attitudes, SourceTrove, year1928

The New Maid [poem by L. E. Homfray, 24 November 1928]

14 March 2017 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem for children, by L. E. Homfray, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 November 1928.] The New Maid. I’d very much like to be your maid, One shilling a week I must be paid; I’m tired of school, and I’m tired of play, I’ll work so hard if … [Read more...] about The New Maid [poem by L. E. Homfray, 24 November 1928]

Filed Under: poetry for children Tagged With: L. E. Homfray (1873-1951) (author), poem, poetry for children, SourceTrove, year1928

Permanent [poem by P. R. Stephensen, December 1928]

5 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by P. R. Stephensen. Published in The London Aphrodite, number three, December 1928.] Permanent I shall not sing these songs when I am dead. No melodies will murmur in my tomb. I shall not stir impatient in the womb Of death. I shall be dreamless in … [Read more...] about Permanent [poem by P. R. Stephensen, December 1928]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, The London Aphrodite, year1928

Bullets and Ballots [poem by P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]

5 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by P. R. Stephensen. Published in The London Aphrodite, number one, August 1928. The poem is referred to as a book review, although the subject matter is somewhat obscure; however, it does refer to the novel Mr. Britling Sees It Through (1916), by H.G. … [Read more...] about Bullets and Ballots [poem by P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: 500x500, book reviews, P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, The London Aphrodite, year1928

Seducer [poem by P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]

5 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by P. R. Stephensen. Published in The London Aphrodite, number one, August 1928.] Seducer You are religious? — Well, if I say The Immortal Gods Walk on the wide earth still And laugh with us In our love’s play On this sunny-grassed hill; And … [Read more...] about Seducer [poem by P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (author), poem, SourceIACLibrary, The London Aphrodite, year1928

Editorial manifestos [article by Jack Lindsay and P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]

5 March 2015 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An article by Jack Lindsay and P. R. Stephensen. Published in The London Aphrodite, number one, August 1928.] Editorial manifestos (a) We stand for a point of view which equally outrages the modernist and the reactionary. It is certain that J. C. Squire and T.S. … [Read more...] about Editorial manifestos [article by Jack Lindsay and P. R. Stephensen, August 1928]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: @ NND, graphics to be added, Jack Lindsay, P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (author), SourceIACLibrary, The London Aphrodite, year1928

Norman Lindsay Does Not Care: An Outburst [by P. R. Stephensen, 1928]

18 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This pamphlet regarding Norman Lindsay was written by P. R. Stephensen.] Norman Lindsay Does Not Care An Outburst by P. R. Stephensen Fanfrolico Pamphlets No. I Price One Farthing Why should Norman Lindsay care if suburbia shudders with a horror … [Read more...] about Norman Lindsay Does Not Care: An Outburst [by P. R. Stephensen, 1928]

Filed Under: books booklets pamphlets Tagged With: booklets, Norman Lindsay (1879-1969) (subject), P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (author), SourceSLV, year1928

The Death of Ben Hall [poem by William Henry Ogilvie, 20 June 1928]

22 March 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by William Henry Ogilvie. Published in the Narromine News and Trangie Advocate, 20 June 1928.] The Death of Ben Hall. (By Will. H. Ogilvie) Ben Hall was out on the Lachlan side With a thousand pounds on his head, A score of troopers were scattered … [Read more...] about The Death of Ben Hall [poem by William Henry Ogilvie, 20 June 1928]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, William Henry Ogilvie (author) (1869-1963), year1928

Autumn [poem, 26 May 1928]

28 October 2012 · Leave a Comment

Autumn. There’s blue in the sky, and there’s blue in the sea, And a blue mist is veiling the mountains from me. A blue wren is calling his mate from the bower, And there is the butterfly over the flower. There is gold in the sunshine and gold in the sand; And gold in the … [Read more...] about Autumn [poem, 26 May 1928]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Frida Allen Phillips, poem, SourceTrove, year1928

There Be Ladies [poem, 22 November 1928]

1 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

There Be Ladies. (By Alexander Turner.) There be ladies, who by night Are a wonder and delight; But when freshly comes the dawn Where is then their beauty gone? Starry-pale anemones Shining deep among the trees; Children of the cool-breathed night, Even so do … [Read more...] about There Be Ladies [poem, 22 November 1928]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, year1928

Fractures [poem by Dorothea Mackellar, 7 January 1928]

24 July 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This poem by Dorothea Mackellar was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 7 January 1928.] Fractures. When I was very little I heard the grown-ups say Old Reuben’s leg was broken — It filled me with dismay, For when I broke my doll’s leg The … [Read more...] about Fractures [poem by Dorothea Mackellar, 7 January 1928]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968) (author), poem, SourceTrove, year1928

Friendship [poem, 16 August 1928]

13 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

Friendship [poem, 16 August 1928] [Editor: This poem was published in 1928, attributed to Gwen Trent; however, it was also published in 1934, attributed to R. Ambrose Roberts. It could be assumed that Gwen Trent, being noted in the earlier publication, is the original … [Read more...] about Friendship [poem, 16 August 1928]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, year1928

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