The
Queensland University
, mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work
, established =
, endowment = A$224.3 million
, budget = A$2.1 billion
, type = Public research university
, chancellor = Peter Varghese
, vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry
, city = Br ...
Magazine (Q.U.M) later known as
Galmahra, was first published in 1911, the same year that the University was established in
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia. It was a publication of the Student Union.
The first issues were designed with the purpose of “building up University life and chronicling term by term, events of common interest”.
In 1920, the magazine changed its name to Galmahra, reflecting a change in the mood of the student body, and certainly of its editorial board. The new name, from the Aboriginal word for “poet, seer, teacher or philosopher amongst the tribes”, suggested “a poetic expression of the spirit of this sunlit-sombre land in which we live” as well as respect for the famous guide of the Kennedy expedition of 1948, known as
Jackey Jackey
Jackey Jackey (also spelled Jacky Jacky) (1833–1854) is the name by which Galmahra (a.k.a. Galmarra), the Aboriginal Australian guide and companion to surveyor Edmund Kennedy was known. He survived Edmund Kennedy's fatal 1848 expedition int ...
.
As well as publishing news relating to the University, it also featured literary articles, reviews, short fiction and verse, some of which was not contributed by undergraduates. It was hoped that the publication would inspire local poets, both of the University and outside to contribute material.
Several years of discord between the editors of the magazine and the conservative Senate of the University, almost led to the cancellation of the magazine in 1925.
In 1932, the student's weekly newspaper,
Semper Floreat
''Semper Floreat'' (Latin: "May it always flourish") is the student newspaper of the University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia. It has been published continuously by the University of Queensland Union (UQ Union) since 1932, when it began ...
was first published, and Galmahra eventually became an annual magazine.
It was suspended between 1951 and 1959, and again from 1969. Some of the featured poetry included works by
Judith Wright
Judith Arundell Wright (31 May 191525 June 2000) was an Australian poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award.
Biography
Judith Wright was born in Armidale, New Sou ...
,
Val Vallis,
David Rowbotham
David Harold Rowbotham (27 August 1924 – 6 October 2010) was an Australian poet and journalist.
Early life
Rowbotham was born in the Darling Downs of Queensland, in the city of Toowoomba. He attended Toowoomba Grammar School and studied at ...
and
David Malouf
David George Joseph Malouf AO (; born 20 March 1934) is an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and librettist. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008, Malouf has lectured at both the University of Quee ...
.
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Defunct magazines published in Australia
University of Queensland