[Editor: This obituary, regarding Mrs. Roydhouse (the wife of Thomas Richard Roydhouse), was published in The Woodend Star (Woodend, Vic.), 24 September 1938.] Obituary A voice out of the past. An obituary notice appearing in “The Press,” published at Burwood, N.S. … [Read more...] about Obituary: A voice out of the past [by Richard Cornish, 24 September 1938]
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Miss Sarah McLeod [obituary, 13 August 1938]
[Editor: This obituary was published in The Woodend Star, (Woodend, Vic.), 13 August 1938.] Miss Sarah McLeod. The death, at Trentham, on Wednesday morning, of Miss Sarah McLeod, at the age of 44 years, brought to a close a life of early promise, but unfortunately, in … [Read more...] about Miss Sarah McLeod [obituary, 13 August 1938]
Mr. Thomas McKenzie [obituary, 13 August 1938]
[Editor: This obituary was published in The Woodend Star, (Woodend, Vic.), 13 August 1938.] Mr. Thomas McKenzie. The passing of Mr. Thomas McKenzie removed from Hesket a highly respected resident who was connected with that district from its earliest recollections, when … [Read more...] about Mr. Thomas McKenzie [obituary, 13 August 1938]
Miss Blanche Adelaide Ryan [obituary, 13 August 1938]
[Editor: This obituary was published in The Woodend Star, (Woodend, Vic.), 13 August 1938.] Miss Blanche Adelaide Ryan. The death occurred last week of Miss Blanche Adelaide Ryan, aged 79 years, of Mt. Macedon, an aunt of Mrs. R. G. Casey, the wife of the Federal … [Read more...] about Miss Blanche Adelaide Ryan [obituary, 13 August 1938]
Obituary: Mrs. Ada Cornish [obituary, 13 August 1938]
[Editor: This obituary was published in The Woodend Star, (Woodend, Vic.), 13 August 1938.] Obituary Mrs. Ada Cornish. Since the last issue of this paper, the proprietor has suffered a very poignant loss through the death of his wife, a loyal partner and true helpmeet … [Read more...] about Obituary: Mrs. Ada Cornish [obituary, 13 August 1938]
The Men of the Fifties [poem by John Neilson (senior), 1 December 1938]
[Editor: This poem by John Neilson (1844-1922), regarding the Eureka Rebellion, was published in The Labor Call (Melbourne, Vic.), 1 December 1938.] The Men of the Fifties A book of verse by the late John Neilson, father of poet John Shaw Neilson, is in the course of … [Read more...] about The Men of the Fifties [poem by John Neilson (senior), 1 December 1938]
A Miner’s Song [song, 26 September 1938]
[Editor: This song was published in the “On the Track” section in The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld.), 26 September 1938. The song mentions the Miner’s Right.] A Miner’s Song. My Miner’s Right is numbered nine one nine, And my tent is an eight by ten; I camp on … [Read more...] about A Miner’s Song [song, 26 September 1938]
The man who wrote “Nine Miles from Gundagai” [29 January 1938]
[Editor: This article about Jack Moses was published in Pix (Sydney, NSW), 29 January 1938.] The man who wrote “Nine Miles from Gundagai” Everybody knows the lines — “The dog sat on the tucker box, nine miles from Gundagai.” Not everybody knows who … [Read more...] about The man who wrote “Nine Miles from Gundagai” [29 January 1938]
Gundagai’s mysterious dog: Origin of “The Tucker Box” story unknown [7 April 1938]
[Editor: This article was published in the Gundagai Independent (Gundagai, NSW), 7 April 1938.] Gundagai’s mysterious dog Origin of “The Tucker Box” story unknown Immortal tradition benefits Gundagai How did the story of “The Dog and the Tucker Box” come about, is … [Read more...] about Gundagai’s mysterious dog: Origin of “The Tucker Box” story unknown [7 April 1938]
The real Australian tongue [by P. I. O’Leary, 11 August 1938]
[Editor: This article about the languages of the Australian Aborigines, by P. I. O’Leary, was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 11 August 1938.] The real Australian tongue Too true it is, alas, that the Australian Aborigines are becoming fewer and fewer. Will … [Read more...] about The real Australian tongue [by P. I. O’Leary, 11 August 1938]
A Rhyme of the Ragged Thirteen: A Back-to-the-Goldfields Ballad [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 21 August 1938]
[Editor: This poem by “Dryblower” Murphy was published in The Sunday Times (Perth, WA), 21 August 1938.] A Rhyme of the Ragged Thirteen A Back-to-the-Goldfields Ballad (By Dryblower.) The cases of fizz are on the ice, the table turkey’s trussed (Hang the bother and … [Read more...] about A Rhyme of the Ragged Thirteen: A Back-to-the-Goldfields Ballad [poem by “Dryblower” Murphy, 21 August 1938]
Young Australia: “Carry on our heritage”: Plea for democracy [by Herbert Gepp, 3 September 1938]
[Editor: This article by Herbert Gepp was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (Newcastle, NSW), 3 September 1938.] Young Australia “Carry on our heritage” Plea for democracy (By Sir Herbert Gepp) Youth may be defined as elasticity, as … [Read more...] about Young Australia: “Carry on our heritage”: Plea for democracy [by Herbert Gepp, 3 September 1938]
Ald. Robert G. Kilgour [obituary, 31 March 1938]
[Editor: This article was published in The Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser (Raymond Terrace, NSW), 31 March 1938.] Ald. Robert G. Kilgour The death occurred on Sunday 20th, of Ald. R. G. Kilgour for a long period one of Newcastle’s … [Read more...] about Ald. Robert G. Kilgour [obituary, 31 March 1938]
Ald. R. Kilgour: Death ends long career: Seven times mayor [obituary, 21 March 1938]
[Editor: This article was published in Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (Newcastle, NSW), 21 March 1938.] Ald. R. Kilgour Death ends long career Seven times mayor Ald. Robert George Kilgour, seven times Mayor of Newcastle, and a man with an outstanding … [Read more...] about Ald. R. Kilgour: Death ends long career: Seven times mayor [obituary, 21 March 1938]
Outback [poem by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
[Editor: This poem by Rex Ingamells was published in the Jindyworobak Anthology, 1938.] Rex Ingamells Outback All the unhallowed beauty I have found; All free-discordant shrills and form-defying wonders above ground, like writhen trees with draggled … [Read more...] about Outback [poem by Rex Ingamells, 1938]
Australia in the making: The sensational story of Bligh and Macarthur [3 August 1938]
[Editor: A review of H. V. Evatt’s book on the Rum Rebellion. Published in The Australian Worker (Sydney), 3 August 1938.] Australia in the making The sensational story of Bligh and Macarthur A review of Mr. Justice Evatt’s book, “Rum Rebellion” There are few … [Read more...] about Australia in the making: The sensational story of Bligh and Macarthur [3 August 1938]
Kinship [poem, 15 January 1938]
[Editor: A poem by Frida Allen Phillips. Published in The Methodist, 15 January 1938.] Kinship No level stretch of snowy white Greets our awak’ning eyes, But under Summer’s shimmering sun Our Christmas landscape lies. No brightly breasted robin waits Our kindly … [Read more...] about Kinship [poem, 15 January 1938]
Beauty Imposes [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] Beauty Imposes Beauty imposes reverence in the Spring. Grave as the urge within the honeybuds, It wounds us as we sing. Beauty is joy that stays not overlong. Clad in … [Read more...] about Beauty Imposes [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
I Spoke to the Violet [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] I Spoke to the Violet Shy one, I said, you can take me away in a breath, But I like not the coat that you come in — the colour of death. The silence you come with is … [Read more...] about I Spoke to the Violet [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
Sunday Evening [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] Sunday Evening Homeward, still homeward The calm folk ride, And the unsoiled children In dreams abide. Homeward, still homeward, Fond arms display Flowers and calm … [Read more...] about Sunday Evening [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
The Poor Can Feed the Birds [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Poor Can Feed the Birds Ragged, unheeded, stooping, meanly shod, The poor pass to the pond: not far away The spires go up to God. Shyly they come from the … [Read more...] about The Poor Can Feed the Birds [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
He Saw the Jig [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] He Saw the Jig He saw the jig, he said, an emerald thing With speech of love, whose blood is liberty: It lies beyond the fiddler and the string. Hotly it tells how … [Read more...] about He Saw the Jig [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
Golden Fugitive [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] Golden Fugitive To a departing Smoker Parrot Moonlight and sunrise ran about your wing, Lightning and sundown, every joy in yellow Came for your raiment and your … [Read more...] about Golden Fugitive [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
The Time of Tumult [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Time of Tumult Joy in the wilderness, joy in the mart: A mystery beats in at every door; The tender thoughts assail the tender heart; In the undimmed the little … [Read more...] about The Time of Tumult [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
The Long Week-end [poem by John Shaw Neilson]
[Editor: This poem by John Shaw Neilson was published in Beauty Imposes: Some Recent Verse (1938).] The Long Week-end Beauty she fought for, she had need to spend; The foreman that she feared in all her woes Leaves not a cloud. How fortunate she goes Upon the long … [Read more...] about The Long Week-end [poem by John Shaw Neilson]