scholarly journals William Wentworth – Democrat by Worldview, Australian Politician and Explorer by Calling

2019 ◽  
pp. 185-199
Author(s):  
O. Zernetska
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
New South ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Legislative Council ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Press ◽  
Magnum Opus ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Political Figure

The article is dedicated to William Charles Wentworth, the leading Australian political figure during the first half of the 19th century, whose lifelong work for self-government culminated in the NewSouth Wales in 1855. While detecting his life-long activity we come to the conclusion that he was an exceptionally talented men: explorer, author, gifted barrister (he graduated from CambridgeUniversity with honours), landowner, and statesman. In 1819 he published a book “Statistical, Нistorical, and Political Description of The Colony of New South Wales and Its Dependant Settlements in Van Diemen’s Land” which was the first book of Australia written by native-born Australian. The analyses of this outstanding magnum opus, written by a young man before his thirties, allow to state that his book did much to stimulate emigration to Australia. It was reissued in revised and enlarged editions in 1820 and 1824. It is found out that while returning to Australia, Wentworth as a gifted orator and excellent journalist became the colony’s leading political figure of the 1820s and 1830s, calling for the abolition of convicts’ transportation and establishing representative government, freedom of the press and trial by jury. It is disclosed how he struggled for the Legislative Council (Parliament) and new Constitution in 1840s and 1850s; how he made primary education for all children in the colony a reality and did his utmost to open Sydney University. In sum: this great son of Australia accomplished everything he planned for his native land.

scholarly journals “My box of memories”: An Australian Country Girl Goes to London

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-66
Author(s):  
Ian Willis
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The 19Th Century

In 1954 a young country woman from New South Wales, Shirley Dunk, ex- ercised her agency and travelled to London. This was a journey to the home of her fore- fathers and copied the activities of other country women who made similar journeys. Some of the earliest of these journeys were undertaken by the wives and daughters of the 19th-century rural gentry. This research project will use a qualitative approach in an examination of Shirley’s journey archive complemented with supplementary interviews and stories of other travellers. Shirley nostalgically recalled the sense of adventure that she experienced as she left Sydney for London by ship and travelled through the United Kingdom and Europe. The article will address questions posed by the journey for Shirley and her travelling companion, Beth, and how they dealt with these forces as tourists and travellers. Shirley’s letters home were reported in the country press and reminiscent of soldier’s wartime letters home that described their tales as tourists in foreign lands. The narrative will show that Shirley, as an Australian country girl, was exposed to the cosmo- politan nature of the metropole, as were other women. The paper will explore how Shirley was subject to the forces of modernity and consumerism at a time when rural women were often limited to domesticity.

Hibiscus Section Furcaria (Malvaceae) in Australia

1974 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
FD Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Chromosome Number ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Chromosome Numbers ◽  
East Coast ◽  
New South ◽  
The Other ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The 19Th Century

Of the approximately 50 species in Hibiscus section Furcaria DC. emend. Hochr., 15 native and one naturalized taxa are recognized in Australia. Thirteen of the 15 native taxa are endemic; four of these are described as new (Hibiscus arnhemensis, H. bymesii, H. minutibracteolus and H. mustiae). Of the other two species, H. meraukensis Hochr. is the only one that is wide ranging in Australia proper, being distributed from the Kimberleys of Western Australia to south-eastern Queensland; it occurs also in neighbouring southern New Guinea. The other one, H. diversifolius Jacq., is confined to the east coast from southern Queensland to central New South Wales in Australia, but its total distribution is pantropical. The single naturalized species, H. sabdariffa L., was introduced into Australia in the 19th century and grown for its fleshy calyces, which were processed and marketed as 'rosella jam'. Fourteen of the 15 native taxa form a morphologically coherent group within Hibiscus section Furcaria and are characterized by involucral bracteoles with entire apices and calyx lobes without nectaries on the midrib. The nine taxa for which chromosome numbers are available are also cytologically coherent (hexaploid: n = 54). H. diversifolius is set apart from the other taxa by its calyces with nectaries, its octoploid (n = 72) chromosome number, and its extra-Australian distribution. It most likely had a history in Australia distinct from that of the endemic species.

Enhancing Environmental Experiences through Effective Partnerships among Teacher Educators, Field Study Centers, and Schools

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Ferry
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
New South ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
South Wales

Few teacher educators would dispute that preservice teachers benefit from active participation in planning, implementing, and evaluating experiential learning activities in natural environments. Such experiences help them to understand how environmental education can be successfully woven into a teaching program rather than just an added “frill” presented in isolation. However, it is difficult to find efficient ways of organising these experiences in tertiary institutions. This paper discusses a partnership formed among teacher educators, schools, and field study centers in New South Wales, Australia. It was devised to enhance the experiences in environmental education for all participants, and at the same time make efficient use of human resources.

The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Kahn
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Popular Fiction ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
The Press ◽  
Character Study ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Plot Design

The Short Story: A Very Short Introduction charts the rise of the short story from its original appearance in magazines and newspapers. For much of the 19th century, tales were written for the press, and the form’s history is marked by engagement with popular fiction. The short story then earned a reputation for its skilful use of plot design and character study distinct from the novel. This VSI considers the continuity and variation in key structures and techniques such as the beginning, the creation of voice, the ironic turn or plot twist, and how writers manage endings. Throughout, it draws on examples from an international and flourishing corpus of work.

scholarly journals Orthography of books and their authors at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Jurgita Venckienė
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Standard Language ◽  
The Press ◽  
Prayer Books ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Research Period

During development of the Standard Lithuanian language at the end of the 19th century, the dialectal basis was chosen first, and the orthography varied yet for another twenty years. This article analyses the dual orthography – of books and personal orthography of their authors. The study is designed to find out whether the books published during that period reflect the orthographic model chosen by their authors; what factors, in addition to the author’s choice, may have influenced the orthography of the books.The influence of printers on the orthography of books during that period was smaller than before, as many authors did the proofreading themselves. Thus, printers were able to change the orthography in cases where books were printed without the author’s knowledge or consent, such as prayer books. If the author chose unusual, rare, or even self-invented characters, a limited inventory of prints could be a serious obstacle to keep their orthography in the book. As the case of Jonas Basanavičius shows, even when the author offered to finance the acquisition of the necessary prints, this was not necessarily done.At the end of the 19th century, books were published as supplements to periodicals. The editors of newspapers Ūkininkas and Tėvynės sargas adapted the orthography of such books to their periodicals. Under the terms of the press ban, it was often important for authors just to print a book, and the spelling model was chosen by the publisher. However, authors such as Basanavičius, who considered themselves the creators of the standard language, took care to present their chosen or created model of orthography in their books as well.As the cases of Liudvika Didžiulienė, Dominykas Tumėnas and Basanavičius show, two orthographic standards emerged during the research period: correspondence was written one way and books were printed another. Hence, it is not always possible to judge the orthographic model chosen by the authors in books published at the end of the 19th century and the early 20th century. 

scholarly journals Akademickie periodyki narodowe. Z dziejów prasy Narodowej Demokracji (do 1939 roku

2021 ◽  
pp. 262-279
Author(s):  
Aneta Dawidowicz
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Political Thought ◽  
Democratic Movement ◽  
Creation Process ◽  
The Press ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The 19Th Century

The community periodicals had accompanied the creation process of the press system in the Polish territory since the end of the 19th century. The community dimension of the press relates to both its spatial scope and the concreteness of the publishing profile. The National Democracy press was a collection of periodicals characterised by their typological diversity, in which the world presented equalled reality of the readers. From its beginnings, the National Democracy treated press in a purely utilitarian manner, as a form of dissemination of political thought and the tool which supported the achievement of political goals. The press took a multifaceted part in the development of national democratic movement.

scholarly journals Lunacy Legislation in New Zealand

1873 ◽  
Vol 18 (84) ◽  
pp. 498-521
Author(s):  
W. Lauder Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
Medical Journal ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Present State ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Good News ◽  
Legislative Council ◽  
South Wales ◽  
British Colony ◽  
State Of Affairs

Some months ago, in an article on “Colonial Lunacy Boards,” [in the number of the “Edinburgh Medical Journal” for March, 1872,] I had occasion to announce that the New Zealand Government had put upon paper certain “Resolutions”1 regarding Lunacy-Reform in the Colony, including a proposal forthwith to appoint at least one Commissioner in Lunacy, who should act as adviser to Government in all Lunacy matters, as well as supervise all the Lunatic Asylums of the Colony. I expressed a fear that the intentions apparently embodied in the said resolutions were “too good news to be true,” and that they would prove but formal suggestions—to be laid upon the table of the House of Assembly, there to remain [shelved] for an indefinite period, just as similar proposals for Lunacy Reform have been treated in the sister colony of New South Wales. Unfortunately for the insane, and for the Lunatic Hospitals, of New Zealand, my surmises have proved to be only too correct —my fears only too well founded. By the August mail (1872) I received two letters from tne Honourable Dr. Buchanan, of Dunedin, Member of the Legislative Council, and mover of the Parliamentary Resolutions above referred to.2 That the proposals which these resolutions contained, have not yet been adopted, is certainly no fault of his; for of his hearty interest and honest intention in the matter there can be no question. In his letters he gives the following most unsatisfactory account of the present state of affairs in New Zealand in regard to Lunacy Progress or Reform—a state of affairs which I quite agree with him in considering discreditable and disgraceful to its reputation as a British Colony!

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