Queensland University Magazine

The Queensland University Magazine (Q.U.M) later known as Galmahra, was first published in 1911, the same year that the University was established in Queensland, Australia. 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
Year Editor
1911 A. S. Fielding
1912 A.S. Fielding
1913 H. W. Dinning
1914 A. H. Jones
1915 C. R. Wonderley
1916 T. Thatcher and A.E. Pearse
1917 Geo. Cooling
1918 T. Thatcher
1919 J. Lindsay
1920 I. F. Jones
1921 P.R. Stephenson
1922 W. J. Chamberlain and J.D. Fryer
1923 Colin Bingham
1924 C. H. Hadgraft
1925 Colin Bingham
1926 Edgar Holt
1927 F. W. Whitehouse
1928 Rhys Jones
1929 J. G. Harrison
1930 W.A.L.T. Hyde
1931 N.C. Tritton
1932 S.L. Russell
1933 M. E. Freeman
1934 E.T.S. Pearce
1935 J. H.P. Ryan
1936 E.J. Ritchie and J.H. Richardson
1937 H.T. Gibbs
1938 John Sachs
1939 Donald MacFarlane
1940 R. A. Beven
1941 R. Mathews
1942 Peter Miles
1943 No issue published
1944 Lucius Allen
1945 A.M. Hertzberg
1946 R.B. McIntyre
1947 G. Watson
1948 D.H. Rowbotham
1949 Bert Cornelius
1950 John Quinlem
1960 Dan O’Neill
1963 A.B ("Barry") Baker and John Carmody
1968 David Murr
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References
  1. 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.
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