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Issue Details: First known date: 1961... 1961 Australian Poets Speak
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Rigby , 1961 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Agricultural Show, Flemington, Victoria A Melbourne Ode (The Agricultural Show, Flemington, Victoria)i"The lumbering tractor rolls its panting round,", Furnley Maurice , single work poetry (p. 38-39)
Note: Only Parts 1 - 3 appear in this anthology.
The Snakei"I killed a snake this morning in the grass,", Vance Palmer , single work poetry (p. 41-42)
The Dandenongsi"Blue Hills that tower against the sky!", Vance Palmer , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
The Poet's Widow Speaks, Nettie Palmer , single work prose (p. 43)
Our Corrugated-Iron Tanki"Our tank stood on a crazy stand,", James Hackston , single work poetry (p. 44-46)
The Day Beforei"We went out in the afternoon,", Harley Matthews , single work poetry war literature (p. 47-49)
The Frog Pooli"Week after week it shrank and shrank", James Devaney , single work poetry (p. 50)
The Poet Speaks, James Devaney , single work prose (p. 51)
Day of the Kingfisheri"Look! Look! See, the kingfisher comes-", Paul L. Grano , single work poetry (p. 52-3)
West of Alicei"We are travelling west of Alice Springs, and Sam is at the wheel;", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 54-57)
Note: illus. of W. E. (Bill) Harney
Cats on the Roofi"The street where I board is a forest of flats,", Edward Harrington , single work poetry humour (p. 58-60)
That Was a Floodi""Y'd think be the papers," the old hand sneered,", Timer , single work poetry humour (p. 61-62)
Riverina Memoryi"You dream of Roman galleys and the long-oared Viking ships;", Timer , single work poetry (p. 62-63)
Note: illus. Riverboat.
My Countryi"The love of field and coppice,", Dorothea Mackellar , single work poetry (p. 64-65)
Sheep Killeri"I should have known, when I undid his chain,", Ernest G. Moll , single work poetry (p. 66-67)
At the Pooli"I saw the way the butterfly", Ernest G. Moll , single work poetry (p. 68)
Star Drilli"Comfort me with stars, not apples,", T. Inglis Moore , single work poetry (p. 69-70)
Country Townsi"Country towns, with your willows and squares,", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 71-72)
Five Visions of Captain Cook, Kenneth Slessor , sequence poetry (p. 72-75)
Marco Poloi"Reading how Marco Polo came", Kenneth Slessor , single work poetry (p. 75-76)
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