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1 Drunks i "Wild drunks, mild drunks, weary drunks and sad", Syd Swagman , 2002 single work poetry
— Appears in: An Australian Treasury of Popular Verse 2002; (p. 224)
1 Once Bitten i "Who would go a-trampin',", Syd Swagman , 1932 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 1 April vol. 1 no. 12 1932; (p. 26)
1 The Road to Camooweal i "I was droving from Cloncurry", Syd Swagman , 1932 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 1 April vol. 1 no. 12 1932; (p. 15)
1 Sons of Pioneers i "Our fathers drove their stock in search of grasslands,", Syd Swagman , 1932 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 4 March vol. 1 no. 11 1932; (p. 32)
1 The Sundown Track i "It was in the dreamy distance", Syd Swagman , 1932 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 5 February vol. 1 no. 10 1932; (p. 26)
1 The White Woman Captive of Keppel Bay Syd Swagman , 1932 single work column
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 5 February vol. 1 no. 10 1932; (p. 14) For years rumour circulated of a young woman, lost in a shipwreck in 1858, who had subsequently been held captive by an Aboriginal tribe. Despite numerous searches she was never found.
1 Romance of the Swag i "Does the uninstructed swagman", Syd Swagman , 1932 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 8 January vol. 1 no. 9 1932; (p. 26)
1 Twang Syd Swagman , 1932 single work short story
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 8 January vol. 1 no. 9 1932; (p. 13) Zamut accidentally kills the daughter of a Chinese friend when he breaks in to his friend's house to steal some opium to feed his own addiction. Zamut soon suffers the worst effects of withdrawal, however, when his friend exacts his revenge.
1 'The Israelites' Syd Swagman , 1931 single work column
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 4 December vol. 1 no. 8 1931; (p. 9) In times of scarcity, many owners send their sheep out to scavenge whatever food they can find along the road.
1 Early Townsville Syd Swagman , 1931 single work column
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 4 December vol. 1 no. 8 1931; (p. 8) Syd Swagman recounts the settlement and early history of Townsville, North Queensland.
1 Lumpin' Sugar i "Yes, you'll have to keep 'em bumpin'", Syd Swagman , 1931 single work poetry
— Appears in: Northern Affairs , 6 November vol. 1 no. 7 1931; (p. 26)
1 Droving Weaners i "If you fancy you've struck trouble when", Syd Swagman , 1930 single work poetry humour
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 March vol. 51 no. 2612 1930; (p. 25)
1 Shed Fantasy i "Men that clamor, dogs that yammer, while a thousand small hoofs hammer", Syd Swagman , 1930 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 2 April vol. 51 no. 2616 1930; (p. 23)
1 The Echo i "The line of straining horse teams,", Syd Swagman , 1927 single work poetry
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 28 February 1927; (p. 34)
1 The Welcome Home i "Crawling in from the plains afar,", Syd Swagman , 1927 single work poetry
— Appears in: Bill Bowyang's Magazine , November vol. 1 no. 2 1927; (p. 50)
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