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Dedication: For Lincoln, Tait, Kendall, and Warwick.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Kensington,
Randwick area,
Sydney Eastern Suburbs,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Simtrak Studios
, 1991 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Introit : The Honest Gougeri"I never mine for potch: I leave it buried in the ground.", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Burnt Norton (or John Trelawney's Ride)i"O 'twas on a North-West station where the men are really men,", single work poetry humour (p. 8-11)
- The Ballad of the Bushmen's Club (Paradise Lost)i"Now there's a joint across in Sydney, I suppose you jokers know,", single work poetry humour (p. 12-15)
- The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Introductioni"Of all the puzzles in the world, that scientists have tried to break,", single work poetry humour (p. 16-17)
- The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip, single work poetry humour (p. 16-28)
- The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Prologue (the Old Stockman Speaks)i"This latest talk you know you blokes, about the old Blue Lake,", single work poetry humour (p. 18)
- The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Canto I : Blue Lake Billi"I'll tell you about old Blue Lake Bill (if you'll stand us another beer)", single work poetry humour (p. 19-23)
- The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Canto II : Sam McGregor's Leapi"But I s'pose you jokers want to know what made him disappear", single work poetry humour (p. 24-26)
- The Ballad of the Blue Lake Bunyip : Epiloguei"There is no pub erected there, nor even a council seat,", single work poetry humour (p. 28)
- The Ballad of the Birdsville Droveri"Oh come all youse wild young bushy blokes and listen unto me", single work poetry humour (p. 30-36)
- Temptationi"Many years have passed between this present time and then,", single work poetry (p. 38-42)
- Fencer's Yarni"I used to reckon drovers was the wildest bunch of coots", single work poetry humour (p. 44-47)
- The Brown Boots Incident (the Battle of Wongo Creek)i"Pengilly and Smith-Watson were two learned jackaroos,", single work poetry humour (p. 48-51)
- The Wombat and Goanna : The Ringer's Yarn (for Bill Scott)i"Come all you ringers of renown, great knights of the shearing board,", single work poetry humour (p. 52-58)
- Bardunyah Bellsi"I hear the bells, Bardunyah bells, I've heard so often in the past,", single work poetry (p. 60-63)
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