The Antipodean Explained

The Antipodean
Editor:	George Essex Evans
Frequency:	Annual
Publisher:	George Robertson & Co..
Founded:	1892
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

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]

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

Notes and References

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