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.
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.
[1] In 1932, the student's weekly newspaper, Semper Floreat was first published, and Galmahra eventually became an annual magazine.