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Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:National Council of Realist Writers
, 1962 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- What About the People : Introduction, single work criticism (p. 6-7)
- What About the People, single work (p. 8)
- The Lost Wordi"The lost word...the lost word:", single work poetry (p. 9)
- What About the People?i"I've been workin' for a livin', I been a station hand,", single work poetry (p. 10)
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Clancy and Dooley and Don McLeodi"Clancy and Dooley and Don McLeod",
single work
poetry
(p. 11-12)On May Day 1946, in the Pilbarra district, Western Australia, Aboriginal station hands struck for 30 bob a week and the right to organise. Their leaders, the white man Don Mcleod and two Aborigines, Clancy McKenna and Dooley, were arrested and convicted. Pressure through the Labour movement and the United Nations secured their release.
- The Fencer : (Letter to Ted Robinson, Consuelo Station, Q.)i"What can I say so the world will see you with the same kind of", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- Lucky Gemi"I rode from the dance in the grey dawn", single work poetry (p. 14)
- Once I Rode with Clancy...i"Once I rode with Clancy through the wet hills of Wickepin,", single work poetry (p. 15-16)
- Fragment of Gershwini"When Gershwin plays on summer afternoons", single work poetry (p. 16)
- Country Dancei"A country dance with lanterns hung", single work poetry (p. 17)
- So Many Girls are in My Arms Tonighti"So many girls are in my arms tonight,", single work poetry (p. 18)
- The Scab and the Crossi"The cold, cold, morning western winds", single work poetry (p. 18)
- A Station-Hand's Replyi"I'm a happy little back-blocks man, I'm not a bit depressed", single work poetry (p. 18)
- Humpty Doo, Alan Chasei"The magpie geese have claimed your rice", single work poetry (p. 21)
- The Death of Henry Armstrongi"Henry Armstrong was a great big baby,", single work poetry (p. 22-23)
- Solitudei"The Lord one day came back to earth", single work poetry (p. 24)
- In Midland Where the Trains Go Byi"In Midland still the trains go by,", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Barnard Blacki"In the tropics of North Queensland where teamsters crawled along,", single work poetry (p. 26)
- Because There Is a Loveliness That Burnsi"The earth upon its axis turns", single work poetry (p. 27)
- When Freedom Cannot Marryi"I want to live my life again, though time will never tarry", single work poetry (p. 28)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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What about the People
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Realist Writer , November no. 10 1962; (p. 17-18)
— Review of What About The People! 1950 selected work poetry -
What About the People : Introduction
1962
single work
criticism
— Appears in: What About The People! 1962; (p. 6-7)
-
What about the People
1962
single work
review
— Appears in: Realist Writer , November no. 10 1962; (p. 17-18)
— Review of What About The People! 1950 selected work poetry -
What About the People : Introduction
1962
single work
criticism
— Appears in: What About The People! 1962; (p. 6-7)
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