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The Queensland University Magazine, later known as Galmahra (after the Indigenous name of Jackey Jackey), was first published in 1911, the same year that the University of Queensland was established. It was a publication of the Student Union. [1]

The first issues were designed with the purpose of “building up University life and chronicling term by term, events of common interest”. [1] 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”, [2] 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. [1] 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. [3]

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. [1] In 1932, the student's weekly newspaper, Semper Floreat was first published, and Galmahra eventually became an annual magazine. [1] It was suspended between 1951 and 1959, and again from 1969. Some of the featured poetry included works by Judith Wright, Val Vallis, David Rowbotham and David Malouf.

Editors

YearEditor
1911A. S. Fielding
1912A.S. Fielding
1913H. W. Dinning
1914A. H. Jones
1915C. R. Wonderley
1916T. Thatcher and A.E. Pearse
1917Geo. Cooling
1918T. Thatcher
1919 J. Lindsay
1920I. F. Jones
1921 P. R. Stephensen
1922W. J. Chamberlain and John Denis Fryer
1923Colin Bingham
1924 Cecil Hadgraft
1925Colin Bingham
1926 Edgar George Holt
1927 Frederick William Whitehouse
1928Rhys Jones
1929J. G. Harrison
1930W.A.L.T. Hyde
1931N.C. Tritton
1932S.L. Russell
1933M. E. Freeman
1934E.T.S. Pearce
1935J. H.P. Ryan
1936E.J. Ritchie and J.H. Richardson
1937 H.T. Gibbs
1938John Sachs
1939Donald MacFarlane
1940R. A. Beven
1941R. Mathews
1942Peter Miles
1943No issue published
1944Lucius Allen
1945A.M. Hertzberg
1946R.B. McIntyre
1947G. Watson
1948 D.H. Rowbotham
1949Bert Cornelius
1950John Quinlem
1960Dan O’Neill
1963A.B ("Barry") Baker and John Carmody
1968David Murr

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 O'Neill, Dan (1960). "Editorial". Galmahra. 1960: 3–9.
  2. "Queensland University Magazine and Galmahra: a glimpse into UQ's past". Library. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. Christesen, C. B. (1942). "Galmahra". Meanjin Papers. 1 (12): 31–32.