Heed Not, Poem by Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson, Australian poetry, bush poet, Australian Nationalism Movement, Monarchy satire, estates satire, knighthood
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 reproduce all things British: banquet table, garden fair and social circle. This poem praises Australian 'classlessness', hard work, and esoteric knowledge of the 'bush'
Lawson, Henry
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1901
Public domain
Poem; Hyperlink
English
"The Old Squire Sir William rode to Virland," Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson, Australian poetry, Australian, poem, poetry, bush poetry, poet, bush poem, bush poet, Australian, nationalism, Nationalism Movement, Australian nationalism, Sir William rode to Virland
Henry Lawson (1867-1922), one of Australia's most famous poets, and a symbol for the Australian Nationalism Movement.
Lawson, Henry
Austlit Database
1908
Public Domain
Poem; Hyperlink
English
Queen Hilda of Virland, poem by Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson, bush poem, poem, poetry, poet, bush poet, bush poetry, Australian, Australian nationalism, nationalism, Australian Nationalism Movement, bush, Australian poetry, Queen Hilda of Virland, Jules Verne
Henry Lawson (1867-1922), one of Australia's most famous poets, and a symbol for the Australian Nationalism Movement, wrote this poem in 1910 (MS). The meaning is unclear but Lawson writes of a mythical kingdom of Virland. It could be an allegory of the English queen and Commonwealth. In Jules Verne's 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' there was a girl from Virland. Virland was also the ancient name for northern Estonia. In 'The Old Squire' is a poem titled 'Sir William Rode to Virland'.
Lawson, Henry
The Bulletin, vol.29 no.1476, 28 May 1908
The Bulletin
28 May 1908
Public domain
Poem; Hyperlink
English
Logo of Geelong Trades Hall Council
Labor Omnia vincit, Knights of Labor, Geelong Trades Hall Building, Latin mottoes, unions, Eureka Flag, Australian Nationalism, Geelong Trades Hall Council logo, logo, insignia
‘Labor Omnia Vincit’ (work conquers everything) is a historically significant slogan associated with the American and English labour movements. It was also the motto of the Knights of Labour, a group started in the 1860s in America. The Knights of Labor had members in Australia in the late nineteenth century. Geelong (Vic.) Trades Hall adopted the slogan as its motto and inscribed it on their building. A large number of Australian schools have also taken the slogan as their school code. Geelong Trades Hall Council log associates the Eureka flag (a symbol of Australian nationalism) with the Latin Motto of some of the union movement in America and Australia.
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