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Issue Details: First known date: 1939... 1939 The Lost Shanty
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* Contents derived from the Perth, Western Australia,:Jack Sorensen , 1939 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Untitledi"I cleared a field when I was young,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 1)
The Lost Shantyi"They closed the little shanty by the crossing, years ago,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 5)
Re-Unioni"Now he was three score years and ten.", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 5)
Where Camel Pads Go Downi"Last night I dreamed that Father Time had turned life's pages back,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 6)
Spinifexi"It doesn't seem like forty years, but time has hastened on,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 6)
How O'Leary Broke the Droughti"Men seek no more for sandalwood at Dargaminder Bay,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 7)
The Sea Waggoni"Waggons of the seas, men call them, up along the Nor'-West coast,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 8)
The Dragon of the Spinifexi"Below a rugged inland range, where spinifex holds sway", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 9-10)
The Haunted Welli"When the night comes down on a long grey range", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 10)
The Blue Doei"They tell a story weird and strange", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
The Blue Doei"They tell a story weird and strange", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 11-12)
Jengee Willarai"Out of the mountains first he came,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 12)
Note: With title: Jengee Willarra
Yenda Dwells 'Lone on the Rangei"Down the Fitzroy water lilies are blooming,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 13)
Bill Dooley Crosses the Styxi"The woods were grey around me as I strode,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 14-16)
The Glenburgh Wool. The Glenburgh Wool Goes Downi"The ramp outside the woolshed door", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 16)
The Marineri""These Mariners they speak of," Dooley said,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Gun of Capricorni"Long years ago it so befell,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
The Man Who Called a Bishop "Joe"i"Bill Dooley said, "I'm feeling real depressed,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 19)
Bayley Streeti"Oh! men have come and men have gone,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 20)
Song of the State Batteryi"Near where the old Queen Dinah lies dreaming of `ninety-three,", Jack Sorensen , single work poetry (p. 21)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Perth, Western Australia,: Jack Sorensen , 1939 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Note/s:
      • Foreword by Gavin S. Casey.
      • Author's note: I would like to thank The Bulletin for permission to re-print here verses which have appeared in its columns, and also to express gratitude to my friend, Mr. R. S. Sampson, M.L.A., who has for many years advised me and criticised my verse, and has helped me in ways too numerous to set down.
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Works about this Work

Ballads from Westralia 1939 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 April vol. 60 no. 3086 1939; (p. 8)
— Review of The Lost Shanty Jack Sorensen , 1939 selected work poetry
Ballads from Westralia 1939 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 5 April vol. 60 no. 3086 1939; (p. 8)
— Review of The Lost Shanty Jack Sorensen , 1939 selected work poetry
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