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The Advent of Our King single work   poetry   "The stars look down on streamlets flow"
Issue Details: First known date: 1903... 1903 The Advent of Our King
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This is a Christmas poem that combines the idea of Australia and the bush--'banks', 'creeks', 'Southern Cross'--with the biblical nature of Christmas through 'angels', 'Heaven' and the 'Cross'. 

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    y separately published work icon The Advocate (Burnie) The Advocate Burnie : 1903 6503689 1890 newspaper (24 issues)

    The Advocate (Burnie) serves the North West and West Coast of Tasmania. The online newspaper About Us page states : The Advocate has proudly served this region since 1890.

    (http://www.theadvocate.com.au/about-us/ ) Sighted 23 September 2016

         Burnie : 1903     pg. 4 Section: Christmas Supplement
    Note:

    Published on 24 December 1904 (Saturday) . Specially written by W. W. (Waif Wander) for the Advocate's 'Christmas Supplement'.
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