[Editor: This letter, from the Eureka Rebellion prisoners, was published in The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), 14 February 1855.] The state prisoners The following is the copy of a letter addressed by the state prisoners now awaiting their trial in the Melbourne Gaol to the … [Read more...] about The state prisoners [letter from the Eureka Rebellion prisoners, 14 February 1855]
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[Mr. John Lynch] [22 March 1906]
[Editor: This article about John Lynch was published in the “About people” column in The Age, 22 March 1906.] [Mr. John Lynch] Mr. John Lynch, one of the early pioneers of Ballarat and the last of the captains who fought under Peter Lalor at the Eureka Stockade, died on … [Read more...] about [Mr. John Lynch] [22 March 1906]
Vern’s last letter [15 January 1855]
[Editor: A letter from Frederick Vern, one of the leading figures in the Eureka Rebellion. Published in The Age, 15 January 1855.] Vern’s last letter The following letter — the last written in these colonies by the now celebrated Vern — has been sent to us for … [Read more...] about Vern’s last letter [15 January 1855]
[An amusing incident] [26 April 1887]
[Editor: An extract from the news section of The Age, 26 April 1887.] [An amusing incident] An amusing incident which happened at the King-street police station last week is the subject of conversation amongst the city force, and is to be enquired into at … [Read more...] about [An amusing incident] [26 April 1887]
[The subject of Chinese immigration] [11 January 1888]
[Editor: This untitled article considers the problems of a future Australia dealing with an emergent China. Published in The Age, 11 January 1888.] [The subject of Chinese immigration] One of the questions that a Federal Council might deal with to some good purpose is the … [Read more...] about [The subject of Chinese immigration] [11 January 1888]
[The report of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines] [11 January 1888]
[Editor: This untitled article provides an example of the thinking of the time that the Australian Aborigines were a dying race, saying that “the aboriginal race is doomed, and is fated to disappear entirely within a few years”. Published in The Age, 11 January 1888.] [The … [Read more...] about [The report of the Board for the Protection of the Aborigines] [11 January 1888]