With the passage of time Irish Catholics eventually did become part of the fabric of Australian society. With the coming of each generation, they moved along and some of them, up the social scale. But their ascent was neither rapid nor easy. Continue reading
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St Patrick’s Day in South Australia
From the beginning of European settlement, St Patrick’s Day in South Australia has been commemorated annually as a rallying call to express Irish identity in a new land. Continue reading
The Elusive Fenian
While his comrades John Devoy, John Boyle O’Reilly, and Michael Davitt achieved international renown over decades, Cody was so shadowy that historians lost track of him after the celebrated Catalpa rescue of 1876. Continue reading
The Warwick Irish Before the Egg, or John McEniery’s Shillelagh
The Irish stamp on Warwick is inescapable: its heritage-listed, gothic-revival sandstone edifices, the Cloisters (formerly Our Lady of the Assumption Convent) and St Mary’s Catholic Church dominate the townscape. Continue reading
When ‘Fenian’ meant ‘Terrorist’
A Book Review by Frank O’Shea Steve Harris. THE PRINCE AND THE ASSASSIN. Australia’s First Royal Tour and Portent of World Terror. Melbourne Books, 2017. 326 pp. ISBN: 9781925556131 RRP: $32.95 If someone from a Muslim country were to shoot an Australian politician today, that person would almost certainly be called a terrorist. And just as … Continue reading
Fenians, Freemantle and Freedom
A 10-day cultural festival which will be celebrating the Irish culture and influence on Australia Continue reading
Eureka’s Children
Today it is up to the Australian community to require our governments to deliver long-promised justice and recognition for our indigenous communities. Continue reading
Book Launch at MISS
Hugh Mahon has the dubious distinction of being the only member expelled from the federal parliament Continue reading