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Issue Details: First known date: 1963... 1963 Favourite Australian Poems
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Adelaide, South Australia,:Rigby , 1963 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Lonelyi"I've been around the city... seen the pictures and the shows,", Corpuscle , single work poetry (p. 54)
The Bunyip and the Whistling Kettlei"I knew a most superior camper", J. S. Manifold , single work poetry humour (p. 55-56)
Around the Boree Logi"Oh, stick me in the old caboose this night of wind and rain,", 'John O'Brien' , single work poetry (p. 56-57)
The Mallee Firei"I suppose it just depends on where you're raised.", Nil , single work poetry (p. 58)
The Old Black Billy an' Mei"The sheep are yarded, an' I sit", Louis Esson , single work poetry (p. 59)
Whalin' Up the Lachlani"I've eaten bitter bread, mates,", Louis Esson , single work poetry (p. 60)
The Sundowneri"I know not when this tiresome man", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 61-62)
The Dear South-Westi"It's autumn in the far South-West,", O. D. Watson , single work poetry (p. 63)
When It's Springtime On the Clarencei"There are jacarandas growing,", Bert Beros , single work poetry war literature (p. 64-65)
Irish Lordsi"The clover burr was two feet high, and the billabongs were full,", C. H. Souter , single work poetry (p. 66)
Leavei"Dust, and the hum of wheels, and aching noon", Alexander Turner , single work poetry war literature (p. 67)
Song of the Boundary Rider Song of the Old Boundary Rideri"Fat and full of health are the valleys of the Condamine,", Vance Palmer , single work poetry (p. 68)
Condamine Bellsi"By a forge near a hut on the Condamine River,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 69)
The Poor, Poor Country [2]i"Oh 'twas a poor country, in Autumn it was bare,", John Shaw Neilson , single work poetry (p. 70)
The Black Swans North-East by North (Black Swans)i"North-east by north, in an inky sky,", C. H. Souter , single work poetry (p. 71-72)
Tumult of the Swansi"What else had I come to find,", Roland Robinson , single work poetry (p. 72)
Where the Pelican Builds Her Nest Where the Pelican Buildsi"The horses were ready, the rails were down,", Mary Hannay Foott , single work poetry (p. 73)
Where the Dead Men Liei"Out on the wastes of the Never Never-", Barcroft Boake , single work poetry
A poem about the many man - settlers - who perished in the Australian outback, with allusions to the landscape itself as a possible cause of these deaths. 
 (p. 74-76)
We Drank to Nedi"I met old Bill outside a pub, his bearded face was drawn,", W. E. Harney , single work poetry (p. 76-77)
In Memoriam: Bare-Footed Harryi"Bare-footed Harry has slung it in,", F. H. Browne , single work poetry (p. 77)
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