[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter V Australia’s reply The flutter of excitement into which the Commonwealth had been thrown by the cablegrams from Thursday Island relating to the Changsha discovery, died quickly … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
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Part I Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter IV Japan explains The Japanese colony in the Northern Territory had been successfully founded. Of its first period of existence and growth no official information has yet become … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter IV [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part I Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter III Dancing on a volcano Thomas Burt and his friend reached Pine Creek on April 6; exhausted and dishevelled. Their news created such an impression locally that a railway engine … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter III [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part I Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Chapter II An unadvertised immigration policy For several years preceding 1912 constant reports of famine in Japan had reached Europe. Travellers had vouchsafed for their accuracy, and … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter II [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Part I Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is a chapter from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Part I The Feet of Clay Chapter I Ships that pass in the night In the evening of April 1, 1912, two white men were camping upon a sandy rise overlooking Junction Bay, Northern … [Read more...] about Part I Chapter I [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
Preface [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This is the preface from the novel The Australian Crisis by C.H. Kirmess.] Preface “The Australian Crisis” is the final result of an attempt on my part, early in 1907, to write a magazine article dealing with the dangers to which the neighbourhood of overcrowded … [Read more...] about Preface [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]
The Australian Crisis [novel by C. H. Kirmess, 1909]
[Editor: This novel about a Japanese invasion of Australia was written by Charles H. Kirmess. The story was originally published as a serial in The Lone Hand (Sydney) from October 1908 to August 1909, under the title of “The Commonwealth Crisis”; it was then published in book … [Read more...] about The Australian Crisis [novel by C. H. Kirmess, 1909]
A Ballad of Eureka [poem by Victor Daley]
[Editor: A poem by Victor Daley about the Eureka Rebellion which occurred in Ballarat in 1854. Published in Creeve Roe: Poetry by Victor Daley, 1947.] A Ballad of Eureka Stand up, my young Australian, In the brave light of the sun, And hear how Freedom’s battle Was in … [Read more...] about A Ballad of Eureka [poem by Victor Daley]
The mother of Henry Lawson [biographical article about Louisa Lawson, 26 September 1922]
[Editor: This article, by Gertrude Lawson, was published in Aussie: The Cheerful Monthly (Sydney, NSW), 15 July 1922.] The mother of Henry Lawson By Gertrude Lawson. In 1845, the time when pioneer settlers were making Australian History, a young couple migrated over … [Read more...] about The mother of Henry Lawson [biographical article about Louisa Lawson, 26 September 1922]
Come, Sing Australian Songs to Me! [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Come, Sing Australian Songs to Me! Come, Little One, and sing to me A song our big wide land to bless, Around whose gentle parent-knee We’ve twined the flowers of … [Read more...] about Come, Sing Australian Songs to Me! [poem by John O’Brien]
Could I Hear the Kookaburras Once Again [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Could I Hear the Kookaburras Once Again May a fading fancy hover round a gladness that is over? May a dreamer in the silence rake the ashes of the past? So a spirit might … [Read more...] about Could I Hear the Kookaburras Once Again [poem by John O’Brien]
Making Home [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Making Home No, you don’t quite get the meaning when the fun is at its height With the neighbours at the breakfast, and the world is warm and bright; And it doesn’t come … [Read more...] about Making Home [poem by John O’Brien]
Honeymooning from the Country [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Honeymooning from the Country To the rooms where I am dining in the glaring city’s day Come the happy honeymooners from the country far away, Two days old, and very awkward … [Read more...] about Honeymooning from the Country [poem by John O’Brien]
Said the White-Haired Priest [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Said the White-Haired Priest Said the white-haired priest, “So the boy has come, And the old, old dreams are o’er you, And you give no thought to the gray humdrum Of the … [Read more...] about Said the White-Haired Priest [poem by John O’Brien]
Wisha, What is the Matter with Jim? [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Wisha, What is the Matter with Jim? “Wisha, what is the matter with Jim, I dunno? Is he right in the mind for this last week or so? Or has he come in for a station? He is … [Read more...] about Wisha, What is the Matter with Jim? [poem by John O’Brien]
The Wiree’s Song [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] The Wiree’s Song The wiree sang that Christmas Day, A rippling, limpid, liquid lay In clump and cover trilling; On ripened grain and gleaming road The molten, golden … [Read more...] about The Wiree’s Song [poem by John O’Brien]
Tell Me, What’s a Girl to do? [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Tell Me, What’s a Girl to do? Tell me, what’s a girl to do When the gossoons court and cozen? Some have none and some have two, More can count a baker’s dozen. Mary, … [Read more...] about Tell Me, What’s a Girl to do? [poem by John O’Brien]
A Stranger in the Church [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] A Stranger in the Church ’Twas Callagan who jerked the thumb — A mute, interrogating thumb — That set the people staring At Casey’s lot arriving late. They had in tow a … [Read more...] about A Stranger in the Church [poem by John O’Brien]
Moryah [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Moryah “Wisha, where is he goin’ to now With the hat on the back of the poll. And the hair of him curled on the brow, Like a millionaire out for a stroll?” “Ar’, Old Man, … [Read more...] about Moryah [poem by John O’Brien]
Laughing Mary [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] Laughing Mary With cheeks that paled the rosy morn She bounded o’er the heather, And romped with us among the corn When we were kids together. Her mother’s help, her … [Read more...] about Laughing Mary [poem by John O’Brien]
Ownerless [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses (1921).] Ownerless He comes when the gullies are wrapped in the gloaming And limelights are trained on the tops of the gums, To stand at the sliprails, awaiting the homing Of one … [Read more...] about Ownerless [poem by John O’Brien]
The Parting Rosary [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] The Parting Rosary They have brought the news, my darlin’, that I’ve waited for so long. Faith, ‘twas little news they brought me; every story, every song That I’ve heard … [Read more...] about The Parting Rosary [poem by John O’Brien]
When Old Man Carey Died [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] When Old Man Carey Died A night of wind and driving rain, No light on land or sky — The sharp squalls shook the window-pane And scurried loudly by, When sped abroad the … [Read more...] about When Old Man Carey Died [poem by John O’Brien]
The Carey’s [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] The Carey’s Their new house stood just off the road. A fine big brick two-storey, All gabled, tiled, and porticoed, To flaunt its owners’ glory. We never had, to tell the … [Read more...] about The Carey’s [poem by John O’Brien]
St. Patrick’s Day [poem by John O’Brien]
[Editor: This poem by John O’Brien was published in Around the Boree Log and Other Verses, 1921.] St. Patrick’s Day ’Tis the greatest splash of sunshine right through all my retrospection On the days when fairies brought me golden dreams without alloy, When I gazed … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day [poem by John O’Brien]