"The Commonwealth Crisis"

Title"The Commonwealth Crisis"
Year for Search1908
Authors[Fox], [Frank Ignatius](1874-1960)
Tertiary AuthorsKirmess, Charles H. [pseud.]
Secondary TitleThe Lone Hand (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
Volume / Edition3.18 - 5.28
Pagination683-91; 65-76, 185-96, 303-13, 421-32, 547-61, 671-81; 70-81, 169-84, 321-35, 437-45
Date PublishedOctober 1, 1908 - August 2, 1909
KeywordsAustralian author, Male author, UK author
Annotation

The Japanese invade Australia and establish a dystopia in the North. Set in 1922, the Japanese have been defeated and Australia has recovered, although Japan still occupies a small part of the North. The story ends by calling for white settlement of the North and says that a white Christian Australia is essential for the survival of Christian civilization.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. as The Australian Crisis. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: George Robertson & Co., 1909.

Pseudonym

Charles H.​ Kirmess [pseud.]. 

Holding Institutions

A, ATL

Author Note

The Australian author (1874-1960) moved to the U.K. in 1909..

Full Text

1908-09 [Fox, Frank Ignatius] (1874-1960). “The Commonwealth Crisis.” By Charles H.​ Kirmess [pseud.]. The Lone Hand (Sydney, NSW, Australia) 3.18 - 5.28 (October 1, 1908 - August 2, 1909): 683-91; 65-76, 185-96, 303-13, 421-32, 547-61, 671-81; 70-81, 169-84, 321-35, 437-45. Rpt. as The Australian Crisis. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: George Robertson & Co., 1909. A, ATL

The Japanese invade Australia and establish a dystopia in the North. Set in 1922, the Japanese have been defeated and Australia has recovered, although Japan still occupies a small part of the North. The story ends by calling for white settlement of the North and says that a white Christian Australia is essential for the survival of Christian civilization. The Australian author moved to the U.K. in 1909..