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| FEDERAL ART EXHIBITION A GOOD COLLECTION. The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889-1931) Thursday 7 November 1907, page 9 News | 3 | grayfion 2009-11-19 16:20:30.0 | d |
| FEDERAL ART EXHIBITION A GOOD COLLECTION. The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889-1931) Thursday 7 November 1907, page 9 News | 3 | grayfion 2009-11-19 10:43:07.0 | Ernest William Christmas RBA (1863 - 1918) according to this well annotated website www.ernestwilliamchristmas.com is an Australian artist, not NZ as identified in the "Federal art exhibition" article. |
| Classified Advertising The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Saturday 5 April 1817, page 1 Advertising | 1 | grayfion 2009-11-12 13:00:25.0 | Thomas Lees, blacksmith [1801 Canada] |
| Advertising The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Friday 27 June 1856, page 6 Advertising | 1 | grayfion 2009-11-12 11:42:28.0 | Mariners and ships in Australian Waters RODNEYOF LONDON, ALEXANDER BISSET, MASTER, BURTHEN 877 TONS http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1856/06/001rod.htm |
| Advertising The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Thursday 26 June 1856, page 6 Advertising | 1 | grayfion 2009-11-12 11:41:05.0 | http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/1856/06/001rod.htm |
| No title The Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter (Tas. : 1816-1821) Saturday 24 January 1818, page 2 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-11-12 08:00:56.0 | Thomas Lees, most likely, husband of Amy (Emma) Staples [Glatton, 1803]. Father of 7 children. Arrived 'Canada' 14 Dec 1801, convict - Pioneers Register 2nd ed. Sentenced 10 July 1795 http://tony-barry.emu.id.au/gen/Records/INDIs/II26.html |
| To CORRESPONDENTS. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Saturday 4 October 1817, page 2 News | 2 | grayfion 2009-11-12 07:46:30.0 | Thomas Lee may be Thomas Lees [ , 1801] (married to Amy (Emma) Staples [Glatton, 1803] LEES, James. At Male Orphan Institution 1818 Aug 11 Son of Thomas and Emma Lees. Recommended for admission to Male Orphan Institution (Reel 6047; 4/1740 pp.257-8) http://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au |
| No title The Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter (Tas. : 1816-1821) Saturday 24 January 1818, page 2 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-11-11 16:10:44.0 | Thomas Lee may be Thomas Lees married to Amy (Emma) Staples [Glatton 1803] |
| QUEENSLAND NEWS [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] TOOWOOMBA, February 25. The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) Friday 26 February 1886, page 5 News | 3 | grayfion 2009-08-17 10:06:48.0 | www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A060391b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography entry for Mrs. Watson aka Mary Beatrice Phillips Watson, born Mary Oxnam (1860 - 1881), heroine, formerly of Lizard Island. |
| QUEENSLAND NEWS [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] TOOWOOMBA, February 25. The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) Friday 26 February 1886, page 5 News | 3 | grayfion 2009-08-17 10:05:52.0 | Alice Newman, reputedly the first white girl born in Cooktown and daughter of Joseph Newman (1831-1907), owner of the London Emporium Charlotte St., Cooktown. To find out more about Joseph http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an27790071 |
| Telegraphic. [OUR SPECIAL, MESSAGE.] Stranding of the Garonne. LONDON, June 13. The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864-1933) Saturday 15 June 1878, page 4 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-07-14 14:17:10.0 | Mussulmans = muslims |
| MASSACRE BY BLACKS. (AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS TELEGRAM) BRISBANE, SUNDAY NIGHT. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Monday 26 February 1877, page 5 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-07-06 14:16:55.0 | Possibly Dunk Island, not Dank Island, where the 'massacre' took place. |
| Extracts From the London Papers The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Sunday 24 April 1803, page 2 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-03-10 13:15:30.0 | seedsman1. A sower of seed 2. A delaer in seed. OED |
| Trial of Insurgents, &c. MARCH 16. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Saturday 19 March 1803, page 4 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-03-05 15:37:13.0 | Mr. Glover or Mr. Oliver deposed... |
| NORTH-SOUTH LINE. CAPITAL OF THE TERRITORY. Justice in Darwin. No. 9. (BY A CONTRIBUTOR.) The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Wednesday 5 October 1921, page 11 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-03-05 07:30:54.0 | re pay: 5/ = 5s. |
| PRESERVATION OF GRAIN. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Sunday 17 April 1803, page 2 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-02-26 11:55:04.0 | virtuoso... Pl. virtuosi (7 vert-) and virtuosos. One who has a general interest in arts and sciences, or who pursues special investigations in one or more of these; a learned person; a scientist, savant, or scholar. Obs. Sometimes tending towards a depreciatory sense... |
| WOMAN'S ORDEAL. LONG SWIM AT NIGHT. IN CHOPPY, WINTER SEA. Surprise for Station Staff. LONDON, Dec. 4. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Saturday 6 December 1930, page 21 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-02-26 08:55:09.0 | www.earlyaviators.com/espooner.htm Winifred Evelyn Spooner (1900 - 13/1/1933) accompanied by Flight Officer Edwards, her plane crashed into the Tyrrhenian sea, the plane floated, after two hours of setting off flares, Winifred swam to shore, near Belmonte Calabro. |
| General Orders. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Saturday 2 April 1803, page 1 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-02-24 12:12:16.0 | tierce, n. 1. a. A third part: = THIRD n. 1. Obs. |
| SHIP NEWS. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Sunday 10 April 1803, page 4 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-02-24 12:08:16.0 | nitre | niter, n. 1. a. Originally: natron, native sodium carbonate (obs.). In later use: sodium or potassium nitrate; spec. potassium nitrate (saltpetre).b. Chem. A salt of nitric or nitrous acid; a nitrate or nitrite. Obs. |
| GOVERNMENT PUBLIC NOTICE. Secretary's Office, Sydney, 16th November, 1816. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Saturday 30 November 1816, page 1 Detailed lists, results, guides | 1 | grayfion 2009-02-13 11:54:02.0 | Faulty OCR below means insufficent space to correct text |
| SYDNEY. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Sunday 15 May 1803, page 2 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-02-12 14:46:45.0 | abaft, adv. and prep.A. adv. 1. Of direction: backwards. Obs. 2. Of position: literally, back, behind, in the rear. From an early period, it seems to have been confined to a ship (in reference to which its immediate source baft is also found in the 14th c.); the bows are the foremost, and the stern the aftermost part, hence abaft means ?In the after part or stern half of the ship.? |
| [?]Trial of Insurgents. TUESDAY, MARCH 15. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1803-1842) Saturday 19 March 1803, page 2 News | 1 | grayfion 2009-02-12 12:02:00.0 | fusee - old flintlock or flare |
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| ART ASSOCIATION Skill and Variety. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 4 October 1918, page 8 News | 2009-11-21 16:28:02.0 | in "Givny, Normandy, a rich road-side Misses Ruth Sutherland ( "Katrine," a | in "Giverny, Normandy, a rich road-side Misses Ruth Sutherland ("Katrine," a |
| ART EXHIBITION. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Tuesday 15 July 1919, page 5 News | 2009-11-21 16:11:25.0 | exhibition of their paintings at the Athe | exhibition of their paintings at the Athe- |
| SUSPECTED SUICIDE CAPETOWN, Monday. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 13 June 1934, page 4 News | 2009-11-21 16:10:42.0 | ^SUSPECTED SUICIDE CAPETOWN. Monday, i | SUSPECTED SUICIDE CAPETOWN. Monday. |
| SUSPECTED SUICIDE CAPETOWN, Monday. The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) Wednesday 13 June 1934, page 4 News | 2009-11-21 16:10:14.0 | in the head. . Medical opinion Is tlint tho wound pas accidentally; self-infticted. , _i__, | in the head. Medical opinion Is that the wound was accidentally self-infticted. |
| Family Notices The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954) Friday 23 August 1867, page 8 Family Notices | 2009-11-20 09:00:43.0 | BlK'lüS, MARKIAGES, AND DEAIilb ATRINSON- August 13th, at MonruoHouse, Redfern, Mis J li Atkinson, of n son BAGOT-July 18th, at her residence, Bot Bush Cottage Piper street Woollahra tho wifo of Mr 1 hourn Bagot, inn, of i | BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS ATRINSON- August 13th, at Monrue House, Redfern, Atkinson, of a son. BAGOT-July 18th, at her residence, Box Bush Cottage Piper street. Woollahra tho wifo of Mr 1 hourn Bagot, inn, of i |
| ART ASSOCIATION Skill and Variety. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 4 October 1918, page 8 News | 2009-11-20 08:23:53.0 | Some dia^-ussion v ill ho caused bv Mr | \ 13 Newbury- "Portrait of i Voung | Some discussion will be caused by Mr. A. E. Newbury's "Portrait of a Young |
| ART ASSOCIATION Skill and Variety. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Friday 4 October 1918, page 8 News | 2009-11-20 08:22:35.0 | There is much skilful and nttnclivo work in the sixth annual exhibition of the Ans traban Art Association which is to be opened at the Athenäum Hnll this I afternoon Hie time of war in which we, live is brought to mind bv Hie Snphead ip which Mr Pcnleigh Jloyd has used Ins cxpencncc it the front in the lcnbstic patnling of i lilt of trench life, the soldier tocia showing variety beneath their metal helmets in the sunlight A t\pical .il*. trillan lands-ripe of grouped tiees; with a hine range of lulls, is tieatcel with gooej feeling bj the same artist in Afternoon" Skill p.nd Variety. | There is much skilful and attractive work in the sixth annual exhibition of the Aus- tralian Art Association which is to be opened at the Athenaeum Hall this afternoon. The time of war in which we live is brought to mind by "The Saphead," in which Mr. Penleigh Boyd has used Ihis expencnce at the front in the realistic painting of a bit of trench life, the soldier faces showing variety beneath their metal helmets in the sunlight. A typical Aus- tralian landscape of grouped trees, with a blue range of hills, is treated with good feeling by the same artist in "Afternoon." Skill and Variety. |
| AUSTRALIAN ART ASSOCIATION. FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 13 September 1917, page 5 News | 2009-11-20 08:19:15.0 | Arthur Stanley) who congratulated artists keptthe flag flying during the war, but on then handsome contribution to the Red freely studled "Portait of a Musician" | Arthur Stanley), who congratulated artists kept the flag flying during the war, but on their handsome contribution to the Red freely studied "Portait of a Musician" |
| AUSTRALIAN ART ASSOCIATION. FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 13 September 1917, page 5 News | 2009-11-20 08:17:48.0 | represented 1 arc Mi t lewin Harcourt Shippini/ (71) Mi Norm in Cartel an cxccsxlinglv adroit I1 owl YanI (80) w herein the art of suggestion is most dei tcrousl) lundlcd Air A Colquhnnn a fred) st idled Portait of i Musician (li) Alms I "Micatmsn Mr A, AfcCTm tiel Ali«, Kuth Siitluilanil Air lohn Shirlow Mr louis AlcCubbm Mr A 1 "Nsrivbiiiy and Mr Nonnan AIaccieori,c | represented are Mr. Clewin Harcourt, "Shipping" (71) ; Mr. Norman Carter, an exceedlingly adroit "Fowl Yard"(86), wherein the art of suggestion is most dex- terously handled ; Mr. A. Colquhoun, a freely studled "Portait of a Musician" (11) ; Miss J. Sweatman, Mr. A. McClin- tock, Miss Ruth Sutherland, Mr John Shirlow, Mr Louis McCubbin, Mr. A. E. Newbury, and Mr. Norman MacGeorge. |
| AUSTRALIAN ART ASSOCIATION. FIFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION. The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848-1954) Thursday 13 September 1917, page 5 News | 2009-11-20 08:10:54.0 | (34), and a "Spring Harvest" (24). Mr I UcCubbin s brüllt ansl attmtivc sainvas Spring W and Stud) of Wattle (9) will not lack arslcnt admncrs Otl cr artists represente 1 arc Mi t lewin Harcourt | (34), and a "Spring Harvest" (24). Mr F. McCubbin's bright and attractive canvas, "Spring" (8), and "Study of Wattle" (9), will not lack ardent admirers. Other artists represented 1 arc Mi t lewin Harcourt |
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