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Mary Liddell
Mary Wherry Liddell (22 October 1877 – 3 October 1967) was an Australian journalist and feminist, born in Ireland. History Liddell was born Mary Wherry Bullock, daughter of Mary Bullock, née Wherry, and her husband Thomas Bullock of Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Ireland. The novelist Shan Bullock was her elder brother. She married James Crothers Liddell ( – 13 April 1946) on 18 June 1902 and settled at Cookstown, County Tyrone; they had two sons, Edward (1904) and Leslie (1907), then emigrated to Australia, settling in Sydney. Her husband was a member of the Ulster Association of New South Wales 1915–1928 at least. By 1915 Liddell was involved in patriotic work, raising funds for the Irish Ambulance, and Red Cross She joined Sydney's Feminist Club, and was elected to the committee in February 1916. In 1920 she was joint secretary with H. Marston, and secretary a year later, and in 1923 when the Club gained its own rooms in the basement of the Culwulla Chambers. And when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evening News (Sydney)
''The Evening News'' was the first evening newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was published from 29 July 1867 to 21 March 1931. The Sunday edition was published as the ''Sunday News''. History ''The Evening News'' was founded in 1867 by Samuel Bennett and was regarded as a "less serious read" than other Sydney newspapers. In 1875 labour difficulties forced Bennett to merge another of his papers, '' The Empire'' into ''The Evening News''. A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson was editor from 1903 to 1908, when he resigned. In November 1918 the firm of S. Bennett Ltd, capital £200,000, was established to acquire the assets of the late Samuel Bennett, including the ''Evening News'', ''Town and Country Journal'', and ''Woman's Budget''. Directors include K. L. Bennett. ''The Evening News'' continued to be published until 1931 at which point it was closed by Associated Newspapers Ltd, who had acquired most Sydney newspaper titles by that time. A Sunday morning e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the navy, naval branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (Australia), Chief of Navy (CN) Vice admiral (Australia), Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (admiral), Mark Hammond. The Chief of Navy is also jointly responsible to the Minister for Defence (Australia), Minister for Defence (MINDEF) and the Chief of the Defence Force (Australia), Chief of the Defence Force (CDF). The Department of Defence (Australia), Department of Defence, which is a part of the Australian Public Service, administers the ADF, and ergo, the Royal Australian Navy. In 2023, the Surface Fleet Review was introduced to outline the future of the Navy. The navy was formed in 1901 as the Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF) through the amalgamation of the colonial navies of Australia following the federation of Australia. Although it was originally intended for local defence, it became increasingly responsible for regional defence as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feminist Society
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism holds the position that modern societies are patriarchal—they prioritize the male point of view—and that women are treated unjustly in these societies. Efforts to change this include fighting against gender stereotypes and improving educational, professional, and interpersonal opportunities and outcomes for women. Originating in late 18th-century Europe, feminist movements have campaigned and continue to campaign for women's rights, including the right to vote, run for public office, work, earn equal pay, own property, receive education, enter into contracts, have equal rights within marriage, and maternity leave. Feminists have also worked to ensure access to contraception, legal abortions, and social integration; and to protect women and girls from sexual assault, sexual harassment, and dom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Le Gay Brereton
John Le Gay Brereton (2 September 1871 – 2 February 1933) was an Australian poet, critic and professor of English at the University of Sydney. He was the first president of the Fellowship of Australian Writers when it was formed in Sydney in 1928. Early life Brereton was born in Sydney, the fifth son of John Le Gay Brereton (1827–1886), a well-known Sydney physician who published five volumes of verse between 1857 and 1887, and his wife Mary, née Tongue. His parents had travelled on the ''Dover Castle'' from England, arriving in Melbourne on 25 July 1859 and then moved to Sydney. The younger Brereton was educated at Sydney Grammar School from 1881 and the University of Sydney where he graduated Bachelor of Arts, BA (1894), reading English under Mungo William MacCallum, Professor Sir Mungo MacCallum. He was editor of ''Hermes (publication), Hermes'', the student literary annual, and became the university's chief librarian in 1915. Brereton became a Vegetarianism, vegetaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert S
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Evening News (Sydney)
''The Evening News'' was the first evening newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was published from 29 July 1867 to 21 March 1931. The Sunday edition was published as the ''Sunday News''. History ''The Evening News'' was founded in 1867 by Samuel Bennett and was regarded as a "less serious read" than other Sydney newspapers. In 1875 labour difficulties forced Bennett to merge another of his papers, '' The Empire'' into ''The Evening News''. A. B. 'Banjo' Paterson was editor from 1903 to 1908, when he resigned. In November 1918 the firm of S. Bennett Ltd, capital £200,000, was established to acquire the assets of the late Samuel Bennett, including the ''Evening News'', ''Town and Country Journal'', and ''Woman's Budget''. Directors include K. L. Bennett. ''The Evening News'' continued to be published until 1931 at which point it was closed by Associated Newspapers Ltd, who had acquired most Sydney newspaper titles by that time. A Sunday morning e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Council Of Women Of Australia
The National Council of Women of Australia (NWA) is an Australian organisation founded in 1931. The council is an umbrella organization, umbrella organisation with which are affiliated seven State and Territory National Councils of Women. It is non-party political, non-sectarian, volunteer organisation and open to all women. It first affiliated with the International Council of Women in 1896, through the New South Wales NCW. That NSW organisation was created on 26 August 1896 in Sydney Town Hall by eleven women-related organisations. The Constituent councils were formed in: * New South Wales −1896 * Tasmania – 1899, * Victoria and South Australia – 1902 * National Council of Women of Queensland – 1905 * Western Australia −1911 * Australian Capital Territory −1939 * Northern Territory – 1964. The NCWA works on a Triennium basis and holds a conference every 18 months to encourage participation in its policy platform. The Pacific Assembly was a gathering in Brisbane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Gilmore
Dame Mary Jean Gilmore (née Cameron; 16 August 18653 December 1962) was an Australian writer and journalist known for her prolific contributions to Australian literature and the broader national discourse. She wrote both prose and poetry. Gilmore was born in rural New South Wales, and spent her childhood in and around the Riverina, living both in small bush settlements and in larger country towns like Wagga Wagga. Gilmore qualified as a schoolteacher at the age of 16, and after a period in the country was posted to Sydney. She involved herself with the burgeoning labour movement and the Bulletin School of radical nationalists, and she also became a devotee of the utopian socialist views of William Lane. In 1893, Gilmore and 200 others followed Lane to Paraguay, where they formed the New Australia Colony. She started a family there, but the colony did not live up to expectations and they returned to Australia in 1902. Drawing on her connections in Sydney, Gilmore found wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pattie Fotheringhame
Pattie Fotheringhame (née Lewis, 10 January 1853 – 19 July 1955), commonly referred to as Mrs J. Fotheringhame, was a journalist in Sydney, Australia, who wrote for '' The Bulletin'' as "Mab". She has been described as Sydney's first woman journalist. History Fotheringhame was a daughter of James Lewis ( – ) and Mary Ann Blanshard (c. 1819 – 23 August 1894) of Escrick, near York, England. She began her writing career with children's stories for the '' Sydney Mail'', and was invited to join the staff of that paper, but accepted a counter-offer by her brother-in-law William Henry Traill to join the Sydney ''Bulletin'', of which he was editor and part-owner. Her first assignment, as an inexperienced 17 year old, was as founding editor of the "Women's Letter" society column, under the byline "Mab" in 1881, in competition with Mrs. Gullett's page in ''The Daily Telegraph''. Working at the ''Bulletin'' brought her into contact with many of Australia's leading writers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Baverstock
Florence Baverstock born Louisa Florence Blair (1860 – 8 September 1937) was an Australian journalist. She started writing by helping her father write books. She led the women's section of The Bulletin, The Daily Telegraph and the Sydney Morning Herald. She was chosen to be the inaugural President of the Australian ''Society of Women Writers''. Life Baverstock was born in 1860 in Melbourne. She had a sister named Lillian. Their parents were both immigrants. Her mother Annie (born Macpherson) was the sister of a politician. Her father David Blair was a journalist, writer and politician in Melbourne. Her father decided to write ''The History of Australasia'' and the ''Cyclopaedia Australasia''. While she was in her teens she was helping her father in the construction of these books. They were published in 1878 and 1881. Her father further assisted her career when he became the editor of the newspaper The Age. She submitted articles to that paper. She was involved with a periodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Northern Star
''The Northern Star'' is a daily newspaper serving Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. The newspaper is owned by News Corp Australia. ''The Northern Star'' is circulated to Lismore and surrounding communities, from Tweed Heads to the north, to Kyogle and Casino to the west and Evans Head to the south and includes the seaside towns of Byron Bay and Ballina. The circulation of ''The Northern Star'' is 14,737 Monday to Friday and 22,653 on Saturday. ''The Northern Star'' website is part of the APN Regional News Network. History The two-page first issue of ''The Northern Star'' was brought out on 13 May 1876, on a tiny Albion hand press. In 1955, building started on the media centre in Goonellabah, and in 1957 the move was made from the Molesworth Street office. In 1981, ''The Northern Star'' commissioned a seven-unit Goss Urbanite Web Offset press capable of printing 20,000 56-page copies — 1.12 million pages — per hour. The newspaper was owned by Northern Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
