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Peter Simson's Farm
"Peter Simson's Farm" (1896) is a poem by Australian poet Edward Dyson. It was originally published in '' The Argus'' on 22 February 1896 and subsequently reprinted in a collection of the author's poems, other newspapers and periodicals and a number of Australian poetry anthologies. Synopsis The poem tells of the fortunes of Peter Simson as he hacks a farm out of the scrub to make a home for his family. But the arrival of rabbits in the area ruins everything and his once-prosperous farm becomes a wasteland. Critical reception While reviewing the poet's collection of poems, ''Rhymes from the Mines'', a reviewer in ''The Australian Town and Country Journal'' noted: "Among the 'Other Lines,' those on 'Peter Simson's Farm' and 'The Theoretical Selector' are eloquent of the real conditions of the battle between man and nature, and worthy of the consideration of those who talk lightly of the advantages of 'going upon the land.'" In a review of ''The Oxford Book of Australasian Vers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Dyson
Edward George Dyson (4 March 1865 – 22 August 1931) was an Australian journalist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He was the elder brother of illustrators Will Dyson (1880–1938) and Ambrose Dyson (1876–1913), with three sisters also of artistic and literary praise. Dyson wrote under several – some say many – nom-de-plumes, including Silas Snell. In his day, the period of Australia's federation, the poet and writer was "ranked very closely to Australia's greatest short-story writer, Henry Lawson". With Lawson known as the "swagman poet", Ogilvie the "horseman poet", Dyson was the "mining poet". Although known as a freelance writer, he was also considered part of '' The Bulletin'' writer group. Early life He was born at Morrison's Diggings near Ballarat in March 1865. His father, George Dyson, arrived in Australia in 1852 and after working on various diggings became a mining engineer. His mother, Jane, née Mayall, came from "a life of refinement in Engla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Argus (Melbourne)
''The Argus'' was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 2 June 1846 to 19 January 1957, and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left-leaning approach from 1949. ''The Argus''s main competitor was David Syme's more liberal-minded newspaper, ''The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...''. History The newspaper was originally owned by William Kerr, who was also Melbourne's town clerk from 1851 to 1856 and had been a journalist at the '' Sydney Gazette'' before moving to Melbourne in 1839 to work on John Fawkner's newspaper, the ''Port Phillip Patriot''. The first edition was published on 2 June 1846. The paper soon became k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhymes From The Mines And Other Lines
''Rhymes From the Mines and Other Lines'' (1896) was the first collection of poems by Australian poet Edward Dyson. It was released in hardback by Angus and Robertson in 1896, but not reprinted until 1973, and then with the title ''Rhymes From the Mines''. It features some of the poet's major early works, including " The Old Whim Horse", "The Rescue" and "The Worked-Out Mine". The original collection includes 39 poems by the author that are reprinted from various sources, though they mainly originally appeared in ''The Bulletin''. Contents * " The Men of the Mines" * " The Old Whim Horse" * " Cleaning Up" * " The Rescue" * "Bashful Gleeson" * " The Worked-Out Mine" * "German Joe' * "Waiting for Water" * " When Brother Peetree Prayed: A Recollection" * "The Old Camp Oven" * " When the Bell Blew Up" * " The Trucker" * "'Stop-And-See'" * "In 'The Benevolent'" * "Jonah's Luck" * "Night Shift" * "A Friendly Game of Football" * "The Tale of Steven" * "The Fossicker" * "The Tin-Pot Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oxford Book Of Australasian Verse
''The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse ''(1918) is anthology of poems by Australian and New Zealand poets edited by Walter Murdoch. It was originally published in hardback by Oxford University Press in London in 1918. After the original publication by Oxford University Press in 1918, the anthology was reprinted in 1924, 1945, and 1950. The contents were changed with each edition. The anthology includes 192 poems by various authors in the 1918 edition, 186 poems in the 1924 edition, 205 poems in the 1945 edition, and 216 poems in the 1950 edition. Contents of the 1918 edition The 1918 edition of the anthology contained the following poems: * From : "Australasia", William Charles Wentworth * " Weary", Henry Parkes * "Four Score", Henry Parkes * "Fatherland", Henry Parkes * "The Eye of the Beholder", James L. Michael * "Words", Charles Harpur * " A Mid-Summer Noon in the Australian Forest", Charles Harpur * "Andrew Marvell", Charles Harpur * " A Similitude", Charles Harpur * " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Murdoch
Sir Walter Logie Forbes Murdoch, (17 September 187430 July 1970) was a prominent Australian academic and essayist famous for his intelligence and wit. He was a founding professor of English and former Chancellor of the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth, Western Australia. A member of the prominent Australian Murdoch family, he was the father of Catherine, later prominent as Dr Catherine King (1904–2000), a radio broadcaster in Western Australia; the uncle of both Sir Keith, a journalist and newspaper executive, and Ivon, a soldier in the Australian Army; and the great-uncle of international media proprietor Rupert Murdoch. Murdoch University is named in Sir Walter's honour; as is Murdoch, the suburb surrounding its main campus, located in Perth, Western Australia. Background and early career Murdoch was born on 17 September 1874 at Rosehearty, Scotland to Rev. James Murdoch, minister of the Free Church of Scotland, and his wife Helen, née Garden, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1896. Books * Guy Boothby ** ''The Beautiful White Devil'' ** '' Doctor Nikola'' * E. W. Hornung – ''The Rogue's March: A Romance'' * Fergus Hume – ''The Expedition of Captain Flick'' * Louise Mack – '' The World is Round'' * Ethel Turner – ''The Little Larrikin'' Short stories * Barbara Baynton – "The Tramp" (aka "The Chosen Vessel") * Ada Cambridge – "The Wind of Destiny" * Albert Dorrington – "A Bush Tanqueray" * Edward Dyson ** "The Elopement of Mrs Peters" ** "Spicer's Courtship" * Henry Lawson ** "Black Joe" ** "The Geological Spieler" ** '' While the Billy Boils'' * K. Langloh Parker – '' Australian Legendary Tales'' (edited) * A. B. Paterson – "White-When-He's-Wanted" * Steele Rudd – "Dad and the Two Donovans" * Ethel Turner – ''The Little Duchess and Other Stories'' Poetry * Christopher Brennan – " Towards the Source : 1894-97 : I : 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 In Poetry
Events January * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's discovery, last November, of a type of electromagnetic radiation, later known as X-rays. * January 6 – Cecil Rhodes is forced to resign as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope for his involvement in the Jameson Raid. * January 7 – American culinary expert Fannie Farmer publishes her first cookbook. * January 12 – H. L. Smith takes the first X-ray photograph. * January 16 – Devonport High School for Boys is founded in Plymouth (England). * January 17 – Anglo-Ashanti wars#Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War (1895–1896), Fourth Anglo-Ashanti War: British British Army, redcoats enter the Ashanti people, Ashanti capital, Kumasi, and Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I is deposed. * January 28 – Walter Arnold, of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
