The Antipodean

The Antipodean was an annual Australian illustrated literary periodical first published in 1892. It was edited by George Essex Evans in 1892, 1893 and 1897, with co-editors John Tighe Ryan (1892-3) and Banjo Paterson (1897).^[1] The publisher was George Robertson & Co..

In its early years, the periodical published works such as:

• The Bush Undertaker (1892), by Henry Lawson^[2]
• The Geebung Polo Club (1893), by Banjo Paterson
• My Gulf Helmet, by George Essex Evans under the pseudonym "Christophus"
• A Daughter of Maoriland, by Henry Lawson^[3]

References

1. "George Essex Evans: a Queensland poet". The Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW). 22 November 1909.
2. Leigh Dale, Simon Ryan (1998). The Body in the library. Rodopi. p. 158. ISBN 90-420-0753-2.
3. Jane Stafford and Mark Williams (2006). Maoriland: New Zealand literature, 1872-1914. Victoria University Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-86473-522-7.

External links

• The Antipodean, Trove, National Library of Australia
• Volume 3
• Reprint: In the '90s. When Stevenson Came to Sydney by W. Farmer Whyte
• PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED., Otago Daily Times, Issue 9929, 23 December 1893, Page 4
• LOCAL AND GENERAL., Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 114, 10 November 1897, Page 4
• The Antipodean, The Queenslander, 17 December 1892