"White or Yellow? A Story of the Race-war of A.D. 1908"

Title"White or Yellow? A Story of the Race-war of A.D. 1908"
Year for Search1888
Authors[Lane], [William](1861-1917)
Tertiary AuthorsSketcher, [pseud.]
Secondary TitleThe Boomerang (Brisbane, QLD, Australia),
Volume / Editionnos. 14 - 25 [no. 17 misnumbered 16]
Pagination9; 8-9; 9; 9; 9; 9; 9; 9; 9; 9; 6
Date PublishedFebruary 18 - May 5, 1888
KeywordsAustralian author, Canadian author, Male author, UK author
Annotation

Racist dystopia. Heroic Australian whites fight the Chinese, whose immigration has produced the dystopia. See also 1892 Lane.

Holding Institutions

A, NSW

Author Note

The author (1861-1917) was born in England, moved to Canada age sixteen, returned to England briefly in 1885, and moved to Australia the same year, where he became a labour activist and editor of The Boomerang and then The Worker. He led the New Australia expedition to Paraguay in 1893 and then moved to New Zealand in 1899.

Full Text

1888 [Lane, William] (1861-1917). “White or Yellow? A Story of the Race-war of A.D. 1908.” By Sketcher [pseud.]. The Boomerang (Brisbane, QLD), nos. 14 - 25 [17 misnumbered 16] (February 18 - May 5): 9; 8-9; 9; [pages missing from 18, (March 17)] 9; 9; 9; 9; 9; 9; 6. A, M, NSW

Racist dystopia. Heroic Australian whites fight the Chinese, whose immigration has produced the dystopia. See also 1892 Lane. The author was born in England, moved to Canada age sixteen, returned to England briefly in 1885, and moved to Australia the same year, where he became a labour activist and editor of The Boomerang and then The Worker. He led the New Australia expedition to Paraguay in 1893 and then moved to New Zealand in 1899.