Item #CL174-84 “The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera
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“The Gadfly” Magazine And A.E. Martin Ephemera

1906-1908. Collection of material including five issues of The Gadfly, a periodical with process screen and colour line block illustrations, six vintage silver gelatin photographs, and several items of correspondence and printed ephemera including pen and ink sketches, many items annotated, signed or dated, sizes from 8 x 6.2cm to 31.1 x 25.1cm.

The collection pertains to The Gadfly Group and includes a photograph of the staff, dated October 1906 with a typed caption listing the sitters “A.E. Martin, Bill Donald, Beaumont Smith, C.J. Dennis, Percy Bird, Geoff Burgoyne” and the comment “Irreverently known as the Trial of Beau Smith.”

The Gadfly was an illustrated weekly periodical founded by C.J. Dennis in Adelaide in 1906 to showcase his and 16-year-old co-founder Archie Martin’s writing talents. The magazine featured stories, verse and articles on the arts and the general Australian social scene. The two founders started the venture on limited funds of £100 raised through family and friends. The magazine lasted for three years. The staff of The Gadfly consisted of C.J. Dennis, editor; Archie Martin, sub-editor; Beaumont Smith, drama and sport; writer Geoffrey Burgoyne; journalist Alice Grant Rosman; and Will Donald, artist. Ref: AusLit; ADB.

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