1853: we all know the common water mole was transferred into the duck-billed platypus, and in some distant emulation of this degeneration, I suppose we are to be favoured with a "bunyip aristocracy" — , speech at the Victoria Theatre in Pitt St, 15 August 1853, and reported in the the following day
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Bunyip aristocracy — The term Bunyip aristocracy was first coined in 1853 by Daniel Deniehy who made a speech lambasting the attempt by William Wentworth to establish a titled aristocracy in New South Wales government. This speech came to be known as the Bunyip… … Wikipedia
bunyip aristocracy — /bʌnjəp ærəsˈtɒkrəsi/ (say bunyuhp aruhs tokruhsee) noun (derogatory) Australians who consider themselves to be aristocrats. {coined by Daniel Deniehy, 1828–65, member of NSW parliament 1857–59, in response to WC Wentworth s proposal for a new… …
Daniel Deniehy — Daniel Henry Deniehy (18 August 1828[1] – 22 October 1865) was an Australian journalist, orator and politician; and early advocate of democracy in colonial New South Wales. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career … Wikipedia
peerage — noun a) the rank of a peer or peeress b) peers and peeresses as a group Syn: aristocracy, bunyip aristocracy … Wiktionary
William Wentworth — William Charles Wentworth (13 August 1790 – 20 March 1872) was an Australian poet, explorer, journalist and politician, and one of the leading figures of early colonial New South Wales. He was the first native born Australian to achieve a… … Wikipedia
Sunbury, Victoria — Sunbury Victoria Aerial view of Sunbury, Victoria … Wikipedia
History of New South Wales — This article describes the history of the Australian state of New South Wales.Foundation and growthIn 1770 Lieutenant (later Captain) James Cook sailed along the east coast of Australia, the first European to do so. On 22 August, at Possession… … Wikipedia
1853 in Australia — See also: 1850 in Australia, 1851 in Australia, 1852 in Australia,1853 in Australia, other events of 1853, 1854 in Australia, and the Timeline of Australian history.Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South … Wikipedia
Classifications of fairies — In mythology and folklore, fairies are classified in a variety of ways. Two of the most prominent categories, derived from Scottish folklore, are the division into the Seely Court and the Unseely Court. William Butler Yeats, in Irish Fairy and… … Wikipedia
