Freedom on the Wallaby

Freedom on the Wallaby

"Freedom on the Wallaby", Henry Lawson's well known poem, was written as a comment on the 1891 Australian shearers' strike and published by William Lane in "the Worker" in Brisbane, May 16, 1891.

The last two stanzas of the poem were read out by Frederick Brentnall MP on July 15, 1891 in the Queensland Legislative Council during a 'Vote of Thanks' to the armed police who broke up the Barcaldine strike camp. There were calls in the chamber for Lawson's arrest for sedition. Lawson wrote a bitter rejoinder to Brentnall, "The Vote of Thanks Debate".

The "Rebel flag" referred to in the poem is the Eureka Flag that was first raised at the Eureka Stockade in 1854, above the Shearers' strike camp in 1891 and carried on the first Australian May Day march in Barcaldine on May 1, 1891.

References

* [http://unionsong.com/u021.html Union Songs]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Freedom on the Wallaby — (deutsch: „Freiheit für das Wallaby“) ist ein in Australien bekanntes Lied, das Henry Lawson für den Schafscherer Streik (1891) in Queensland schrieb. Erstmals veröffentlicht wurde der Text durch William Lane am 16. Mai 1891 in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Makem Brothers — Shane Makem, Conor Makem and Rory Makem are Irish musicians who live in the United States and perform together with two other brothers. They are the three sons of The Godfather of Irish Music Tommy Makem, and grandsons of Irish source singer… …   Wikipedia

  • The Pea-Pickers — infobox Book | name = The Pea Pickers title orig = translator = image caption = author = Eve Langley cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = genre = semi autobiographical novel publisher = Angus and Robertson release date …   Wikipedia

  • Eureka Stockade — The Eureka Stockade was the setting of a gold miners revolt in 1854 near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, against the officials supervising the mining of gold in the region. The revolt was prompted by grievances over heavily priced mining items,… …   Wikipedia

  • 1891 Australian shearers' strike — The 1891 Shearers Strike is one of Australia s oldest and most important industrial disputes. Working conditions for sheep shearers in 19th century Australia were considered by those in the industry to be less than optimal. In 1891 wool was one… …   Wikipedia

  • Wallabys — Hübschgesichtwallaby (Macropus parryi) Systematik Unterklasse: Beutelsäuger (Metatheria) Überordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Schafscherer-Streik (1891) — Lager der streikenden Schafscherer in Hughenden, Zentral Queensland, 1891. Der Schafscherer Streik (englisch Shearer’s Strike oder auch Great Shearer’s Strike genannt) in Queensland in Australien fand im Jahre 1891 statt. Dieser Str …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry Lawson — Infobox Person name = Henry Lawson caption = Henry Lawson, circa 1902 birth date = birth date|df=yes|1867|6|17 birth place = [Grenfell, New South Wales|Grenfell Goldfields] [New South Wales] , [Australia] death date = death date and… …   Wikipedia

  • William Lane (Utopist) — William Lane William Lane (* 6. September 1861 in Bristol, Großbritannien; † 26. August 1917 in Auckland, Neuseeland) war ein Gewerkschafter und Sozial Utopist, Autor und Journalist …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Saint Peter (poem) — Saint Peter is a well known poem by iconic Australian writer and poet Henry Lawson. It was first published in 1893.The poem references Saint Peter. It was written to music in 1975 by Australian musician Peter Duggan and is now a popular… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”