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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 The Earthquake Lands
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
On a Magazine of Social Justice Issuesi"Seventy years down the track", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 31)
Monsteri"Mists flowed round fabled Nehwon,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
Cairoi"Careful roulette at the Hilton, extra-careful hamburgers", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 34)
Approaching the Tower of London Near the Tower of Londoni"A fragment of the Roman Wall", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 35)
Engine Roomi"Making mock of uniforms, as Kipling said, was not too hard", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 36)
Seal Blubberi"The trouble was, the butchering", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 37)
Anemones, North Cottesloei"Always a small surprise to see them here, still between", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 38)
Walking Through London After Dinneri"Tides of mist, pale green in lamp-lit night.", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 39)
Birthday in Londoni"Fleet Street and The Strand a stair away,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 40-41)
Cadbury Castlei"Four rings of earth and stone about a centre.", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 42-43)
Sonnet on the Wreck of the Lygnerni"Balanced on a pinnacle of submarine rock", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 44)
The Retired Vic-Chancellor Wears his Order of Australia Button into the Supermarket The Retired Vice-Chancellor Wears His Order of Australia Lapel Badge into the Supermarketi"Appropriate, this fatuous gilt prize", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 45)
Going Backi"How odd that jumping into the river", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 46)
Australia Day Diary, 2025 Australia Tricentenniali"A magnificent sight. The Pacific Imperial Fleet", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 47)
Hold the Forti""Hold the fort!" is of course a platitude", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 48)
Tewkesbury Abbeyi"Massed, town on town, the empty churches stand,", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 49-50)
Anzac Day Dawn Servicei"Black sheets of rain. The taxi lights draw off", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 51-52)
After Watching Star Warsi"In the summer night my flood-lit office stands", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 53)
The Earthquake Landsi"Saturday morning, and a few of us gather", Hal Colebatch , single work poetry (p. 54-60)
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