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Around the Boree Log
Phil K. Walsh
(director),
1925
Australia
:
Phillip K. Walsh Productions
,
1925
Z1311227
1925
single work
film/TV
Based on the poems of John O'Brien (the nom de plume of Catholic priest Father Patrick Joseph Hartigan), the narrative is a sentimental retelling of the early life of a priest, presumably Hartigan (who in the film is seen reading from a book of poems). The story elements include the priest's early life in the country during the 1870s, his first school (a shaky old slab hut), a tender childhood romance, and his latter years as part of the 'modern' world of the mid-1920s.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1921 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Around the Boree Logi"Oh, stick me in the old caboose this night of wind and rain,", single work poetry (p. 11-12)
- Calling to Mei"Through the hush of my heart in the spell of its dreaming", single work poetry (p. 13-14)
- The Little Irish Motheri"Have you seen the tidy cottage in the straggling,", single work poetry (p. 15-17)
- One by Onei"With trust in God and her good man", single work poetry (p. 18-19)
- Ten Little Steps and Stairsi"There were ten little Steps and Stairs,", single work poetry (p. 21-22)
- The Trimmin's on the Rosaryi"Ah, the memories that find me now my hair is turning gray,", single work poetry humour (p. 23-27)
- The Birds Will Sing Againi"She saw The Helper standing near", single work poetry (p. 28-29)
- The Old Bush Schooli"`Tis a queer old battered landmark that belongs to other years;", single work poetry (p. 30-33)
- Six Brown Boxer Hatsi"The hawker with his tilted cart pulled up beside", single work poetry (p. 34-35)
- The Libeli"'The flowers have no scent, and the birds have", single work poetry (p. 36-37)
- When the Circus Came to Towni"When the circus came to town", single work poetry (p. 38-40)
- His Fatheri"We meet him first in frills immersed,", single work poetry (p. 41-45)
- The Kookaburrasi"Fall the shadows on the gullies, fades the purple", single work poetry (p. 46-47)
- Peter Nelson's Fiddlei"Do you dream you hear it, you who went", single work poetry (p. 48-49)
- The Church upon the Hilli"A simple thing of knotted pine", single work poetry (p. 50-52)
- Currajongi"Old Father Pat! They'll tell you still with", single work poetry (p. 53-56)
- The Helping Handi"When the hour comes when I shall sit alone", single work poetry (p. 57-59)
- Vale, Father Pati"Yes, that's the hardest hand at all upon my frosted head-", single work poetry (p. 60-64)
- Josephinei"The presbytery has gone to pot since this housekeeper came;", single work poetry (p. 65-68)
- The Old Mass Shandrydani"I can see it in my dreaming o'er a gap of thirty years,", single work poetry (p. 69-74)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille, sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Legendary Australians
The Legend and the Legacy
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing Across the Continent 2008; -
`Around the Boree Log' Revisited
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tirra Lirra , Winter vol. 8 no. 4 1998; (p. 11-15) -
Parish Poet with Banjo in His Heart
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 December 1992; (p. 4) - y 'John O'Brien' and the Boree Log Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1981 Z224717 1981 single work biography
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Poetry
1921
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 17 December 1921; (p. 3)
— Review of Elegy on an Australian Schoolboy 1921 single work poetry ; Around the Boree Log and Other Verses 1921 selected work poetry ; Alma Venus! and Other Verses 1921 selected work poetry
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Poetry
1921
single work
review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 17 December 1921; (p. 3)
— Review of Elegy on an Australian Schoolboy 1921 single work poetry ; Around the Boree Log and Other Verses 1921 selected work poetry ; Alma Venus! and Other Verses 1921 selected work poetry -
Around the Boree Log
1921
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 29 December vol. 42 no. 2185 1921; (p. 25)
— Review of Around the Boree Log and Other Verses 1921 selected work poetry -
Legendary Australians
The Legend and the Legacy
2008
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Writing Across the Continent 2008; -
Parish Poet with Banjo in His Heart
1992
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 26-27 December 1992; (p. 4) - y 'John O'Brien' and the Boree Log Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1981 Z224717 1981 single work biography
-
`Around the Boree Log' Revisited
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Tirra Lirra , Winter vol. 8 no. 4 1998; (p. 11-15)
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