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"The Old Squire Sir William rode to Virland," Henry Lawson

Henry Lawson (1867-1922), one of Australia's most famous poets, and a symbol for the Australian Nationalism Movement.

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‘Bards of the Backblocks: Knights of Chance’, The Bulletin, 26 May 1900.

Knights of Chance (26 May, 1900), p. 3.jpg

To describe everyday life in colonial Australia as entirely rural-based in 1900 would be misleading, for the country’s major urban centres, particularly Sydney and Melbourne, housed much of the population and fuelled its commercial vitality…

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Decorated Float in the St. Patrick's Day Procession, Warwick, ca. 1910

Image of a St. Patrick's Day float bearing a banner advocating Irish nationalist sentiments.

Establishing the Commonwealth Culture: A Distinctly Australian Event

This article written by the Australian Broadcasting Commission in 2010 displays a collection of primary source materials pertaining to the Australian Federation Parade in Sydney in 1901. Of particular interest are the groups of people present…

Heed Not, Poem by Henry Lawson

Henry Lawson (1867-1922), one of Australia's most famous poets, and a symbol for the Australian Nationalism Movement, protests against what he sees as the 'toadies knighthood' in this verse. He berates those (English) in Australia who seek to…

Irish National Foresters Float at the Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Sydney, ca. 1930

An image depicting members of the Irish National Foresters Friendly Society on board a float in a Saint Patrick's Day procession in Sydney, ca 1930. About the Society: The Irish National Foresters Organisation/Friendly Society is a mutual aid…

Irish National Foresters' Regalia

The Irish National Foresters Organisation is a mutual aid society, which was established to help members in distress and the relatives of members who are deceased. It began in 1877 as a breakaway from the Order of Foresters, which was originally set…

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Our Mistress and our Queen, poem by Henry Lawson

Henry Lawson (1867-1922), one of Australia's most famous poets, and a symbol for the Australian Nationalism Movement, protests against what he sees as the forced allegiance to the monarchy and the bloodshed of war in the name of the monarch.

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