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The task ahead [by John Curtin, 27 December 1941]

27 December 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Prime Minister John Curtin was published in The Herald (Melbourne, Vic.), 27 December 1941. It was written during the Second World War (1939-1945), almost three weeks after Japan entered the war against the Allies, with its attacks on Pearl Harbour, Hong … [Read more...] about The task ahead [by John Curtin, 27 December 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia and British Empire relationship, Australia and USA relationship, foreign relations, John Curtin (1885-1945) (author), SourceTrove, World War Two (1939-1945), year1941

How and when did the idea originate that the A.I.F. badge represents the rising sun? [8 October 1941]

22 July 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This untitled item is an extract from the “Society” section published in The Bulletin (Sydney, NSW), 8 October 1941.] [How and when did the idea originate that the A.I.F. badge represents the rising sun?] “Colonel Bungstarter”: How and when did the idea originate … [Read more...] about How and when did the idea originate that the A.I.F. badge represents the rising sun? [8 October 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, publication The Bulletin (Sydney), Rising Sun badge (Australian Army), SourceTrove, year1941

“Film is world-wide inspiration” [movie review, 25 January 1941]

31 October 2021 · Leave a Comment

An advertisement for the movie "Forty Thousand Horsemen", 1941

[Editor: This review of the Australian war movie “Forty Thousand Horsemen” (1940) was published in The Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA), 25 January 1941. The film was about some Australian Light Horsemen and their adventures in the Middle East during the First World War … [Read more...] about “Film is world-wide inspiration” [movie review, 25 January 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: @ graphics added, 500x500, Battle of Beersheba (1917), Light Horsemen, movie review, SourceTrove, World War One (1914-1918), year1941

Our slang: Buckley’s chance [8 March 1941]

21 May 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in ABC Weekly (Sydney, NSW), 8 March 1941.] Our slang Buckley’s chance Who was the Buckley commemorated in the popular Australian slang expression, Buckley’s Chance? No one knows for certain. Our best guess is that he was a convict … [Read more...] about Our slang: Buckley’s chance [8 March 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: @ graphics added, Australian slang, SourceTrove, William Buckley (1780-1856) (subject), year1941

“Dear old Bernie”: A Bohemian [by P. I. O’Leary, 10 July 1941]

12 April 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article about Bernard Ingleby and Victor Daley, written by P. I. O’Leary, was published in The Advocate (Melbourne, Vic.), 10 July 1941.] “Dear old Bernie”: A Bohemian There died in Sydney the other day one of the most remarkable men I have ever met, and — … [Read more...] about “Dear old Bernie”: A Bohemian [by P. I. O’Leary, 10 July 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Bernard Ingleby (1878-1941) (subject), Patrick Ignatius O'Leary (1888-1944) (author), SourceTrove, Victor Daley (1858-1905) (subject), year1941

Rommel’s comments on Australian soldiers [1941-1942]

7 February 2020 · 13 Comments

Following are some excerpts from The Rommel Papers (1953), which reproduces some letters from Rommel to his wife, in three of which he mentions Australian soldiers. Erwin Rommel was the German field marshal who led the German and Italian forces in North Africa during the Second … [Read more...] about Rommel’s comments on Australian soldiers [1941-1942]

Filed Under: correspondence Tagged With: Australian military, Erwin Rommel, SourceIACLibrary, World War Two (1939-1945), year1941, year1942, year1953

The late Cpl. Roberts: Poem to his children [article and poem, 25 November 1941]

21 October 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Published in The Braidwood Review and District Advocate, 25 November 1941.] The late Cpl. Roberts Poem to his children Details contained in a letter from Vic Young to his parents in Braidwood describe how the late “Barney” Roberts died in the fighting at … [Read more...] about The late Cpl. Roberts: Poem to his children [article and poem, 25 November 1941]

Filed Under: articles, poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, Tobruk, World War Two (1939-1945), year1941

Australianism [by Rex Ingamells, 1941]

29 April 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article by Rex Ingamells was published in the Summer 1941 edition of Meanjin.] Australianism The invitation from the editor of “Meanjin Papers” for a Jindyworobak introduction to the Nationality Number of the Papers is a significant courtesy, in appreciation … [Read more...] about Australianism [by Rex Ingamells, 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australianism, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (author), SourceRIR, year1941

No chance of maintaining good labour conditions: If dictatorships won war [6 May 1941]

24 December 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: Ned Hanlon, a Labor Party Minister, urges Australians to support the war effort (Hanlon later became Premier of Queensland, from 1946 to 1952). Published in The Morning Bulletin, 6 May 1941.] No chance of maintaining good labour conditions If dictatorships won … [Read more...] about No chance of maintaining good labour conditions: If dictatorships won war [6 May 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: democracy, SourceTrove, year1941

[John Curtin: Men and women of Australia, we are at war with Japan] [8 December 1941]

29 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is the text of a radio speech made by Prime Minister John Curtin on 8 December 1941 – the day after the Japanese attacked the USA’s naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, thereby entering the Second World War against the USA and its allies, including … [Read more...] about [John Curtin: Men and women of Australia, we are at war with Japan] [8 December 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: John Curtin (1885-1945) (author), SourceTrove, World War Two (1939-1945), year1941

Thoughts [poem, 14 December 1941]

13 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

Thoughts While the blazing sun is setting, Somewhere in the golden west, And its last dying embers Attack the clouds with colored zest, Perhaps the harsher shade of crimson Or peaceful Pacific blue, Then suddenly, changing To tender shades of pastel blue, And a breeze … [Read more...] about Thoughts [poem, 14 December 1941]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: poem, SourceTrove, year1941

Australian writers upheld [letter, 30 June 1941]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A letter from Ian Mudie in defence of Australian literature, and referring to Rex Ingamells. Ian Mudie and Rex Ingamells were leading figures in the Jindyworobak cultural movement. Published in The Advertiser, 30 June 1941.] Australian writers upheld “Ignorant … [Read more...] about Australian writers upheld [letter, 30 June 1941]

Filed Under: letters to the editor Tagged With: Australianism, Ian Mudie, Jindyworobaks, Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (subject), SourceTrove, year1941

Australianists [review of Jindyworobak poetry, 4 January 1941]

10 May 2012 · Leave a Comment

Australianists. “Corrobooree to the Sun,” by Ian Mudie, Hawthorn Press; “Jindyworobak Anthology, 1940.” Edited by Rex Ingamells, F. W. Preece, Adelaide; “Eighteen Poems,” by Garry Lyle. — The Cloister Press. Four of Mr. Mudie’s poems appear also in the new “Jindyworobak … [Read more...] about Australianists [review of Jindyworobak poetry, 4 January 1941]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: Australianism, Ian Mudie, Jindyworobaks, P. R. Stephensen (1901-1965) (subject), Rex Ingamells (1913-1955) (subject), SourceTrove, year1941

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