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y separately published work icon The Bushwackers Australian Song Book anthology   poetry   short story   extract   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 The Bushwackers Australian Song Book
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Contents

* Contents derived from the South Yarra, South Yarra - Glen Iris area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,:Sphere , 1988 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Backblock Sheareri"I'm only a backblock shearer boys,", single work poetry (p. 56-57)
The Springtime It Brings On the Shearingi"Oh, the springtime it brings on the shearing,", E. J. Overbury , single work poetry (p. 58)
Click Go the Shears : An Australian Balladi"Out on the board the old shearer stands", single work poetry (p. 60-61)
One of the Has-Beensi"I'm one of the has-beens, a shearer I mean,", Robert Stewart , single work poetry (p. 62-63)
Shearing in the Bari"My shearing days are over, though I never was a gun:", Duke Tritton , single work poetry (p. 64-66)
The Swagless Swaggiei"This happened in the years gone by before the bush was cleared,", Edward Harrington , single work poetry (p. 67)
A Thousand Miles Awayi"Hurrah for the old stock saddle, hurrah for the stockwhip too,", Charles Augustus Flower , single work poetry (p. 68-69)
Clancy of the Overflowi"I had written him a letter which I had, for want of better", A. B. Paterson , single work poetry (p. 70-71)
The Overlanderi"There's a trade you all know well -", single work poetry (p. 72-73)
Ballad of Ben Hall's Gangi"Come all you wild colonials and listen to my tale;", Anonymous , single work poetry (p. 74-75)
The Streets of Forbesi"Come all you Lachlan men, and a sorrowful tale I'll tell", John McGuire , single work poetry (p. 76)
At Dead Dingo, Henry Lawson , single work short story humour (p. 77-79)
All for Me Grogi"Well I am a ramblin' lad, and me story it is sad,", single work poetry (p. 80-81)
Lazy Harry'si"Oh we started out from Roto, when the sheds had all cut out", single work poetry (p. 82-83)
The Shearer's Dreami"Oh, I dreamt I shore in a shearin'-shed, and it was a dream of joy,", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 84-85)
Flash Jack from Gundagaii"I've shore at Burrabogie, and I've shore at Toganmain,", Anonymous (fl. 1905) , single work poetry (p. 86-87)
Andy's Gone with Cattlei"Our Andy's gone with cattle now-", Henry Lawson , single work poetry (p. 88-89)
Billy of Teai"You can talk of your whisky, talk of your beer,", single work poetry (p. 90-91)
Boiling the Billy, single work short story (p. 92)
Mickety Mulgai"He worked wid us at Wantigong-", T. Ranken , single work poetry (p. 93)
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