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The Creek of the Four Graves single work poetry "I tell a Settler's tale of the old times,"

Author:agent Charles Harpur http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/harpur-charles

Issue Details: First known date: 1845... 1845 The Creek of the Four Graves

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First known date: 1845
Serialised by: The Weekly Register of Politics, Facts and General Literature 1843-1845 newspaper (100 issues)

Notes:

Serialised in three parts on 9 August (p.67), 16 August (p.78) and 23 August (p.90) 1845. An Erratum was published on 30 August 1845 (p.101).

Link: Web resource

1848 .

(Manuscript) assertion

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Held at: State Library of NSW

Local Id: C382

Note:
4 Line untitled fragment from Part I.

1849 .

(Manuscript) assertion

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Held at: State Library of NSW

Local Id: C376

Note:
139 line fragment.

Appears in:

y The Bushrangers, a Play in Five Acts, and Other Poems Charles Harpur , Sydney : W. R. Piddington , 1853 Z100447 1853 selected work poetry drama Sydney : W. R. Piddington , 1853
(
1853
)
pg. 63-70

y ca. 1853 .

(Manuscript) assertion

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Held at: State Library of NSW

Local Id: A98

Note:
Cutting from 'The Bushrangers' with handwritten alterations.

1855 .

(Manuscript) assertion

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Held at: State Library of NSW

Local Id: B78

Note:
104 line fragment.

y ca. 1861 .

Holdings

Held at: State Library of NSW

Local Id: C384

Note:
Printed version from 'Braidwood Dispatch' with handwritten alterations.

1866 .

(Manuscript) assertion

Holdings

Held at: State Library of NSW

Local Id: A93

Note:
8 line untitled fragment.

1867 .

(Manuscript) assertion

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Held at: State Library of NSW

Local Id: A95

Note:
410 lines.

1867 .

Holdings

Held at: State Library of NSW

Local Id: A87

Note:
410 lines.

Appears in:

y Poems Charles Harpur , Melbourne : George Robertson , 1883 Z139167 1883 selected work poetry Melbourne : George Robertson , 1883
(
1883
)
pg. 47-59
Appears in:

y Australian Ballads and Rhymes : Poems Inspired by Life and Scenery in Australia and New Zealand Douglas Sladen (editor), London : Walter Scott Publishers , 1888 Z178621 1888 anthology poetry London : Walter Scott Publishers , 1888
(
1888
)
pg. 78-86
Appears in:

y A Century of Australian Song Douglas Sladen (editor), London : Walter Scott Publishers , 1888 Z475202 1888 anthology poetry London : Walter Scott Publishers , 1888
(
1888
)
pg. 190-198
Appears in:

y A Century of Australian Song Douglas Sladen (editor), London : Walter Scott Publishers , 1888 Z475202 1888 anthology poetry London : Walter Scott Publishers , 1888
(
1888
)
pg. 190-198
Appears in:

y The Poetical Works of Charles Harpur Charles Harpur , Elizabeth Perkins (editor), Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984 Z459555 1984 selected work poetry satire Abstract 'This collection represents one version of almost every poem written by Charles Harpur, with the omission of some translations and paraphrases. The verse drama, "Stalwart the Bushranger", and the fragments of the dramatic poem "King Saul" are not included. ... The collection is edited from Harpur's manuscript poems held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney, and from printed copies in colonial newspapers when no manuscript version existed.' (Preface) Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1984
(
1984
)
pg. 161-172
Appears in:

y Cross-Country : A Book of Australian Verse John Barnes (editor), Brian McFarlane (editor), Richmond : Heinemann , 1984 Z900285 1984 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) Richmond : Heinemann , 1984
(
1984
)
pg. 12-22
Appears in:

y Charles Harpur, Selected Poetry and Prose Charles Harpur , Michael Ackland (editor), Ringwood : Penguin , 1986 Z382696 1986 selected work poetry correspondence prose Ringwood : Penguin , 1986
(
1986
)
pg. 140-150
Appears in:

y Cross-Country : A Book of Australian Verse John Barnes (editor), Brian McFarlane (editor), Richmond : Heinemann , 1984 Z900285 1984 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) Richmond : Heinemann Education Australia , 1988
(
1988
)
pg. 12-22
Appears in:

y The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse Richard Douglas Jordan (editor), Peter Pierce (editor), Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 1990 Z299524 1990 anthology poetry biography Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 1990
(
1990
)
pg. 88-97
Appears in:

y The Penguin Book of 19th Century Australian Literature Michael Ackland (editor), Ringwood : Penguin , 1993 Z203182 1993 anthology short story poetry extract prose criticism biography humour satire crime Ringwood : Penguin , 1993
(
1993
)
pg. 26-36
Appears in:

y Australian Verse : An Oxford Anthology John Leonard (editor), Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1998 Z461207 1998 anthology poetry (taught in 1 units) Abstract A thorough survey of poetry by Australians in English, beginning with a selection of contemporary work by younger poets, and going backward in time to the early colonial period. In addition to poems in the literary tradition, it indudes performance poetry, convict songs and old bush ballads. An extensive selection has been provided from the work of five major twentieth-century poets: Les Murray, Gwen Harwood, Judith Wright, A.D. Hope and Kenneth Slessor. Several features are provided to assist the reader: the date of first publication of each poem is provided; footnotes explain unfamiliar words and allusions; and brief biographical notes assist in locating each poet in his or her place in time. Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1998
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1998
)
pg. 361-369
Appears in:

y An Anthology of Australian Poetry to 1920 John Kinsella (editor), Nedlands : University of Western Australia Library , 2007 Z1908582 2007 anthology poetry column prose Nedlands : University of Western Australia Library , 2007
(
2007
)
pg. 135-144
Note: With first line: I verse a Settler's tale of olden times -
Appears in:

y The Puncher & Wattmann Anthology of Australian Poetry John Leonard (editor), Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2009 Z1674214 2009 anthology poetry (taught in 16 units) Glebe : Puncher and Wattmann , 2009
(
2009
)
pg. 410-420
Note: First line: I verse a Settler's tale of olden times -

First line of verse: "A settler in the olden times went forth"

Appears in:

y Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 Adrian Mitchell (editor), Brian Elliott (editor), Melbourne : Nelson , 1970 Z429552 1970 anthology poetry Melbourne : Nelson , 1970
(
1970
)
pg. 42-47
Appears in:

y The Penguin Book of Australian Verse Harry Payne Heseltine (editor), Ringwood Harmondsworth : Penguin , 1972 Z334403 1972 anthology poetry Abstract Selection of works by Australian poets from Charles Harpur (1813-1868) to Charles Buckmaster (b. 1951). Ringwood Harmondsworth : Penguin , 1972
(
1972
)
pg. 55-62

First line of verse: "A settler in the olden times went forth"

Appears in:

y A Collection of Australian Bush Verse Castle Hill : Peter Antill-Rose , 1989 Z91384 1989 anthology poetry Castle Hill : Peter Antill-Rose , 1989
(
1989
)
pg. 90-91
Note: Appears to be an abridged version of the version of the poem as it appears in Poems (1883)

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